Senior Center Summit: Overview of Intergenerational Engagement led by Generations United

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Dianne Stone

Associate Director of Network Development and Engagement, Modernizing Senior Centers Resource Center and NISC

National Council on Aging

Dianne Stone has more than 20 years of experience with senior centers and aging issues, primarily as the Director of the Newington Senior and Disabled Center in Newington, Connecticut. Stone has also worked, volunteered, and held leadership positions with a variety of organizations in Connecticut, including Connecticut AgeWell Collaborative, the ADA Coalition of Connecticut, Connecticut Medicaid Oversight Council, and the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity. She joined NCOA in January 2022, as a member of the Center for Healthy Aging, where she is primarily focused on supporting senior centers throughout the country through the ACL-funded Modernizing Senior Centers Resource Center and NISC. 

Nancy Z. Henkin, Ph.D

Senior Fellow

Generations United

Dr. Henkin, the founder and former Executive Director of the Intergenerational Center at Temple University, is currently serving as a Senior Fellow at Generations United. Dr. Henkin received her B.S. from Simmons College and her Ph.D. from Temple University. Over the past 40 years, she has developed a wide range of cross-age programs, provided consultation to local, national, and international organizations in the aging, youth, housing, and educational fields, and published numerous articles and program materials.   A leading authority in intergenerational practice, community building, and lifelong civic engagement/learning, Dr. Henkin is a frequent presenter at national and international conferences. Dr, Henkin serves on the International Journal on Intergenerational Relations editorial board. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Maggie Kuhn Award from the Gray Panthers (1988),  the Jack Ossofsky Award from the National Council on the Aging (2005),  the Eisner Prize for Intergenerational Excellence 2101 (on behalf of the  Intergenerational Center) , ARK Ageing Programme Fellowship (Queens University, Belfast, Ireland 2013), the Marjorie Cantor Leadership Award from Elders Share the Arts (2013) and the Intergenerational Champion Award from Generations United (2015).  In 2006, she was elected into the Ashoka Fellowship, a global community of social entrepreneurs, for her efforts to build Communities for All Ages.

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Senior Center Summit: Overview of intergenerational engagement led by Generations United
06/26/2024 at 1:00 PM (EDT)  |  60 minutes
06/26/2024 at 1:00 PM (EDT)  |  60 minutes