Senior Center Summit: Powering Connections Session 3

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. 

Ali Fehlhaber joined USAging in April 2022 and serves as a Program Manager supporting USAging’s efforts related to addressing social isolation, loneliness and promoting social connection. In this role, Ali supports activities related to engAGED: The National Resource Center for Engaging Older Adults and Commit to Connect. She also supports work aimed at fostering peer support across the Aging and Disability Networks. Prior to joining USAging, Ali worked in the health care field providing services to older adults for nearly five years. Ali completed her undergraduate degree in Health Sciences as well as her Master of Public Health at The Ohio State University.