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Fresh Ideas for the New Old Age

47th Annual Conference of the State Society on Aging of New York Tuesday, October 29 – Wednesday, October 30, 2019

The Gideon Putnam Hotel 24 Gideon Putnam Road Saratoga Springs, New York 12866

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47th Annual Conference of the

State Society on Aging of New York

Executive Committee

Christian González-Rivera, MUP, President

Melissa Lang, DrPH, MPH, MPA, MA, President Elect, Vice President, Secretary

Robert Maiden, PhD, Treasurer

Tina Maschi, PhD, Past-President

Thomas V. Caprio, MD, MPH, MS, FACP, AGSF, FAAHPM, Co-Chair of Governance Committee

Jurgis Karuza, PhD, Co-Chair of Governance Committee

Board Members

Jacquelin Berman, PhD

Mary Ann Erickson, PhD

Danielle D. Gagne, PhD

Annette Marie Hintenach, MSSW

Lakshman Kalasapudi, MA

James C. O’Neal, MA

Manoj Pardasani, PhD, LCSW, ACSW

2019 Conference Committee

Janna C. Heyman, PhD, Co-Chair

James C. O’Neal, MA, Co-Chair

SSA Past Presidents

Peter Oppenheimer, PhD Cynthia Stuen, PhD Carol J. Hunt, MUP

Glenn McKibben, MA John Feather, PhD Judith L. Howe, PhD

Lucille Nahemow, PhD Pasquale Gilberto, MSW Beverly Horowitz, PhD

Norman Cates, PhD Richard Machemer, Jr., PhD Patricia Brownell, PhD

Ann Hudis, EdD Amy Horowitz, DSW Deborah Heiser, PhD

Neal Bellos, PhD Harvey Catchen, PhD Thomas V. Caprio, MD

Susan Sherman, PhD Jurgis Karuza, PhD Mark Brennan-Ing, PhD

Philip Taietz, PhD John Krout, PhD Janna C. Heyman, PhD

Victoria Olds, DSW Margaret Donnelly, PhD Manoj Pardasani, PhD

Marguerite Kermis, PhD M. Joanna Mellor, DSW Mary Beth Morrissey, PhD, MPH, JD

Mary Ann Lewis, PhD Joann P. Reinhardt, PhD Tobi Abramson, PhD

William Lane, PhD Rose M. Kriss, PhD Mary Ann Erickson, PhD

Lenard Kaye, DSW Brij Mullick, PhD Tina Maschi, PhD

Ronald Lucchino, PhD Robert J. Maiden, PhD

Gloria D. Heinemann, PhD James O’Neal, MA

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Dear Colleagues:

On behalf of my fellow board members, I am very pleased to welcome you

to this year’s conference in beautiful Saratoga Springs!

As the number of older New Yorkers grows, our work in the field of aging

becomes more critical than ever. More than one out of every five New

Yorkers are age 60 and above, a greater share than ever in the state’s history.

Across the state, New Yorkers ages 60 and older are the fastest growing age

group. Already there are more older adults in the state than there are

children under the age of 18.

Our theme for the conference, “Fresh Ideas for the New Old Age,”

reflects the fact that the opportunities—as well as the challenges—facing today’s generation of older

adults are unlike those of previous generations in important ways. Over the next two days of workshops,

meetings, and presentations, we hope to spark dozens of conversations about what we can do as a field to

address the needs of today’s older adults and their families. What policies need to be changed to better

serve New Yorkers who are living longer than ever? How must existing practices and program

interventions be re-examined in order to better serve a new generation of older adults? How can research

establish an evidence base for the policies and practices that will define the experiences of this generation

of older New Yorkers?

This year’s conference features a cross section of the minds and hearts who dedicate their working lives to

serving older New Yorkers. We are proud to create a platform where academicians, researchers, service

providers, administrators, policy makers, clinicians, and many others from the field can showcase their

approaches to policy, research, and practice.

I would like to thank the members of the board and individual SSA members who contributed towards

making this conference happen. My deepest appreciation goes to Janna Heyman and James O’Neal who

dedicated so many hours of their time to sourcing proposals for presentations from all of you, securing

space for us here at the Gideon Putnam, and recruiting our generous sponsors without whose support we

would not be gathered here today. Thanks also to Karen Dybing, who has provided us with important

logistical support. Please thank them when you see them around.

To our sponsors, thank you for your support! Your support makes possible the knowledge sharing that

makes for a stronger, more effective field of aging.

And of course, thank you for attending! We hope you will come away from this retreat with new ideas and

fresh dedication to improving the lives of older New Yorkers.

Kind regards,

Christian González-Rivera, MUP

President, 2019

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Conference Schedule

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Registration Lobby

Light breakfast will be available outside Orenda until 9:30 Gallery

9:00 - 9:20 am – Welcome! Orenda

Introduction to SSA

o James O’Neal, MA, Co-Chair of the Program Committee, SSA

Welcome Remarks

o Christian González-Rivera, MUP, President, SSA

9:25 - 10:40 am – SESSION A

A1: Technology Blue

o What Can Older Adults Teach Us About Technology?

Lorraine Voytek, MS, DOROT

A2: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care Red

o Using Clinical Case Presentations to Educate Clinicians on Pallative Care and Hospice Care

Adults

Anna Rosenblatt, MPA, Ithca College

Kristin Levin, MD, University of Louisville

o Working Towards a Culture of Trauma-Informed End-of-Life Care

Barbara Ganzel, PhD, Ithaca College

A3: Community-Based Engagement Orenda

o Community Engagment in the Large Audience Program Space

Jamie Phillips, MEd, DOROT

Shannon O’Connor, MSW Student at Hunter College, DOROT

10:45 - 12:00 pm – SESSION B

B1: Intergenerational Blue

o Not Just Someone’s Grandma: The Witness to Empowerment in a Personal History

Su-Yi Chou, EdD, University of Rochester

o Goodbye Naz, I’m Going to be Living at St. John’s Meadow Next Semester

David Steiz, PhD, Nazareth College

Yen Tan, PhD, Nazareth College

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Tuesday, 10/29 (continued)

B2: Symposium on Community Collaboration Red

o Collaboration through Mutual Referrals: Travel Companions, Friendly Vistors and Social

Workers

Lauren Kranson, LCSW, DOROT

Anna Becker, LMSW, DOROT

B3: Symposium on Health Orenda

o Partners in Health: A Model for Intergenerational Health Literacy Training and Dialogue

Elizabeth Bergman, PhD, Ithaca College

Karen Brown, MA, Ithaca College

Cassandra Hoover, BA student, Ithaca College

Jessica Martinez-Peraza, BA student, Ithaca College

B4: Session Estate

o Regional Approaches to Addressing the Workforce Crisis in Long-Term Services and

Supports

Allison Cook, MPH, PHI

Illana Berger, Hand-in-Hand

Lindsay Goldman, LMSW, NY Academy of Medicine

Melissa Wendland, Director of Strategic Initiatives at Common Ground

o A Three-Model Approach to Combatting Ageism Among High School Students in the

Community

Tobi Abramson, PhD, NYC Dept. for the Aging

Jackie Berman, PhD, NYC Dept. for the Aging

Yvette Parrisj-Chanault, NYC Dept. for the Aging

12:00 – 1:30 pm – Buffet Lunch and Presentation Geyser

LUNCHEON PRESENTATION - Geyser

“The Opioid Epidemic and Older Adults:

Development of Education and Training in the Finger Lakes Region”

Opening Remarks

Christian González-Rivera, MUP Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging at Hunter College, CUNY

Presentations

Thomas V. Caprio, MD, University of Rochester Paul Caccamise, LMSW, Lifespan

Ann Olin, CASAC-T, Lifespan

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Tuesday 10/29 (continued)

1:30 - 2:45 pm – SESSION C

C1: Evidence-Based Interventions Blue

o Age-Tastic! An Evaluation of an Evidence-Based Interventuin for Older Adults

Manoj Pardasani, PhD, Hunter College CUNY


o Early Identification of Cogniative Impairment Among Vulnerable Adults Living at Home

Maria Brown, PhD, Syracuse University

Kathy Pearson, Syracuse Model Neighborhood Facility

C2: Intersectionality and Health Red

o Integrating Intersectionality in Practice with Diverse Older Adults: Practical Tips and Tools

Tina Maschi, PhD, Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service (GSS)

Adriana Kaye, BA, MSW Student at Fordham University GSS

o Turning Ageism on its Ear: Promoting Positive Self-Perceptions of Aging for Better Health & Longevity

Susan Perlstein, Founder, Elders Share the Arts

C3: Symposium on Community Engagement Orenda

o Public Engagement in Health Research: A Community Perspective

Fern Hertzberg, MSW, ARC XVI Fort Washington Inc.

Keith Diaz, PhD, Columbia University Department of Medical Behavioral

Cardiology

Alejandra Aguirre, DrPH, Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research at

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

C4: Community-Based Services Estate

o Looking Beyond Aging Services to Meet the Needs of Older New Yorkers

Christian González-Rivera, MUP, Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging at Hunter

College, CUNY

o Combatting Healthcare Fraud in New York State

Maria Alvarez, MS, NY StateWide Health Care

C5: Aging and Dementia Garden

o Inclusion & Engagement; building a Dementa-Friendly Community

Sonja Shute, MSW, Senior Director PSS Circle of Care

o Improv & Empathy; Dementia Communication Essentials for Family Caregivers

Sonja Shute, MSW, Senior Director PSS Circle of Care

Chidi Chizor, MS, PSS Circle of Care

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2:50 - 3:50 pm – SESSION D

D1: KERMIT SCHOOLER SYMPOSIUM

Orenda

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Age Discrimination in the Workplace

Older adults are living longer and healthier lives. Many want to keep working longer, either by necessity or by choice. While research shows that workers can remain capable and productive into

older age, older workers face significant discrimination in hiring and on the job. This group of experts will discuss the challenges facing older workers from different perspectives.

Moderator

Christian González-Rivera, MUP

Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging at Hunter College, CUNY

Panelists

Beth Finkel State Director, AARP New York

Maria Heidkamp

Director, Program Development & Technical Assistance Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Peter Gosselin

Senior Fellow, Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging at Hunter College, CUNY

This session is designated as the Kermit Schooler Symposium. Dr. Schooler was Professor and Dean of the School of Social Work at Syracuse University for two decades. A social psychologist, he was recognized

nationally and internationally for his research and theory development in aging, particularly in the area of environment, stress and coping, and morale. Just before Kermit's death in 1991, the Executive Board of SSA established the Kermit Schooler Symposium at the Annual Meeting to honor his lifetime contributions to the

field of gerontology. As part of SSA’s tradition, this special symposium is in honor of Kermit Schooler.

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D2: Addressing Social Isolation Estate

o Addressing Mental Health and Social Isolation: Innovative Approaches



Daniel Chen, MD, Flushing Hospital Medical Center

Ira Frankel, PhD, Flushing Hospital Medical Center

o Library Access: Alleviating Social Isolation for Older Adults

Taina Evans, MLIS, Brooklyn Public Library

D3: Human Rights and Advocacy Blue

o The Sustainable Developmental Goals and Aging

Carole Cox, PhD, Fordham University

o Medicare Resources and Priorities for 2020

Thomas Bane, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Danielle Liss, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

D4: Livable Communities Garden

o Next Stage Network: A Program of the Livable Communities Initiaitve

Colette Phipps, LMSW, Westchester County Department of Senior Programs and

Services

Jennifer Crawford, LMSW, Westchester County Department of Senior Programs

and Services

o Age- Friendly Brooklyn

Nan Blackshear, Brooklyn Borough President’s Office

Lindsay Goldman, LMSW, New York Academy of Medicine

D5: Community Outreach Red

o Successful Aging Among non- Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Older Adults

Mark Brennan-Ing, PhD, Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging, Hunter College

CUNY

o The Virtual Town Square- Technology, Community Organizing, Education, Service and

Ongoing Data Collection

Paul Nagle, MA, Stonewall Community Development Corporation

4:00 – 4:45 pm – Reflections on the Day: Discussion with all conference attendees Orenda

Come hear from your fellow colleagues about the the takeways from the sessions you missed! There will

be time to discuss overarching themes from the conference.

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5:30 – 8:00 pm – Reception, Dinner, Awards, and Silent Auction Arches

RECEPTION, POSTER SESSION, DINNER, AWARDS, AND SILENT AUCTION

Arches

President’s Award

Beth Finkel, MSW

State Director, AARP New York

Walter M. Beattie Award

Beverly Horowitz, PhD, OTR/L, LMSW, FAOTA, FGSA

York College

Advocate for Older Adults Award

Maria Alvarez, MS

New York StateWide Senior Action Council

SSA Undergraduate Paper Award

Cassandra Hoover

Ithaca College

SSA Graduate Paper Award

Peggy Kelly, LMSW

Fordham University

SSA Student Representation Award

To be Announced Based on Conference

Raffle Announcement

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Poster Session – Tuesday, 10/29 at 5:30 Tuesday, 5:30-8:00 pm

The Effect of Caregiver Training on Hospital Readmission Rates of Care Recipients

o Samantha Barrett, Jenna Morlock, Allison LaRosa, Kathleen Mastramano, and Priya James

Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Older Adult Chronic Pain Suffers

o Tyler Buchiero, MA

A Quantitative Analysis of Community Assets and Needs

o Smita Dewan, PhD, New York City College of Technology

o G. Lawrence Farmer, PhD, Fordham University

o Peggy Kelly, LMSW, Fordham University

o Janna Heyman, PhD. Fordham University

o Susan Matloff-Nieves, LMSW, Goddard Riverside Community

o Dalys Castro, MS, Goddard Riverside Community

o Nancy Wackstein, MSW, Fordham University

o Rosanna Minaya, MSW, Fordham University

o Candace Mercardo, MSW, Fordham University

Grandpa United

o Jim Isenberg, PhD, Grandparents United

o Doug Peterson, Grandparents United

o Don Wiede, MPA, North American Family Institute

Justice-Informed Practice with Diverse Older Adults

o Tina Maschi, PhD, Fordham University

o Adriana Kayne, BA, Fordham University

Key Organizational and Team Characteristics of an Interprofessional Community-Based Education

and Practice Partnership

o Tobie Olsan, PhD, University of Rochester

o Debra Fromm Faria, LCSW, SUNY Brockport

o Anna Ratka, PhD, St John Fisher College, Wegmans School of Pharmacy

o Jody Rowe, BA, Lifespan

Empowering Seniors Through Culturally Competent Case Management Services

o Selvia Sikder, MA, India Home

o Shaaranya Pillai, BA, India Home

o Vasundhara Kalasapudi, MD, India Home

A Fall Prevention Program for Older Adults

o Maggie Walters, MPH, Lighthouse Guild

Caring for Chronic Versus Acute Diseases: Analysis of Differences in Health of Caregivers

o Ghenet Weldeslassie, PhD, SUNY Stony Brook

o Marissa Perez, SUNY Stony Brook

o Marienella Forkel, SUNY Stony Brook

o Sabrina Collado-Castillo, SUNY Stony Brook

o Emily Johnson, SUNY Stony Brook

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Wednesday, 10/30

7:45 – 8:30 am – Join us for a morning hike! Lobby

Marcus Harazin of NY StateWide Senior Action will lead a short hike/walk

around the Gideon Putnam Grounds. Please meet in the lobby of the Gideon Putnam.

8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Registration Lobby

Light breakfast will be available outside Orenda until 9:30 Gallery

8:45 - 9:45 am – SESSION E

E1: Community-Based - Building Evidence Blue

o Importance of Strengthening Older Adults’ Communiation with Their Health Care

Provider

Linda White-Ryan, PhD, Fordham University

Janna Heyman, PhD, Fordham University

Peggy Kelly, PhD , Fordham University

Manoj Pardasani, PhD, Hunter College CUNY

Thomas V. Caprio, MD, University of Rochester



o Implementation of a Patient Empowerment Care Transitions Model for Veterans Admitted

to Non-VA Hospitals

Nicholas Koufacos, MSW, GRECC at James J. Peters VA Medical Center

E2: Education and Training Red

o The Pragmatic Lessons of Applying AGHE’s Competency-Based Madel in a Self-Study of a

Gerontology Program

Robert Maiden, PhD, Alfred University

Donna Schafer, PhD, NAPG

Danielle Gagne, PhD, Alfred University

o On the Frontline of Gerontological Advocacy: Assignments and Resources for Student

Activism – This session is approved for CEs for Social Workers by Lehman College

Patricia Kolb, PhD, Lehman College

Estelis Roy, MSW Student

E3: Community Approaches Orenda

o Aging and Disability

Juliette Vetare, Ithaca College

o Alternative and Complementary Approaches to peopple Living with Dementia who

Experience Behavorial Disturbances

Carlie Bartleson, BSW, GRC MSW Program

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Wednesday, 10/30 (continued)

E4: Health Estate

o Fit for the Next Fifty Exercise Program: Evolving by Involving Participants for 25 Years

Mary Pagan, MS, MA, SUNY Oswego and Syracuse University

E5: Education and Work with Older Adults Garden

o A Community-Academic Partnership to Improve Nutrition and Blood Pressure Control for

Seniors Aging in Place

Rhoda G. Kost, MD, Rockefeller University

Jonathan Tobin, PhD, Clinical Directors Network

Dozene Guishard, EdD, Carter Burden Network

Kimberly Vasquez, MPH, Rockefeller University

o Next Stage Network- A Program of Livable Community

Colette Phipps, LMSW, Westchester County Department of Senior Programs and

Services

Jennifer Schwartz-Crawford, LMSW, Westchester County Department of Senior

Programs and Services

Marikay Capasso, MA, Westchester County Department of Senior Programs and

Services

9:50 - 10:50 am – SESSION F

F1: WALTER M. BEATTIE, JR. SYMPOSIUM

Orenda Understanding Health and Economic Inequality and Aging: A Systematic Review of

Cumulative Disadvantage and Advantage

Ruth Finkelstein, ScD Mark Brennan-Ing, PhD

Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging, Hunter College, CUNY Walter M. Beattie, Jr., received his M.A. in sociology from the University of Chicago. Through his outstanding contributions and commitment to SSA, he was influential in broadening the conceptualization of aging. The Symposium recognizes these contributions by highlighting the work of SSA members in the field of aging.

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F2: Education and Training Garden

o Transforming Professional Education through Interprofessional

Community-Based Collaboration

Debra Fromm Faria, MSW, SUNY Brockport

Anna Ratka, Pharm D., St. John Fisher College

Tobie Olsan, PhD, University of Rochester

Jody Rowe, BA, Lifespan of Greater Rochester

o Teaching Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) skills to Senior Center Participants

Aaron Rooney, LMSW, Issac Center

Misha Thomas, MDiv, Cornell University

F3: Housing Blue

o A Story of Community Assets and Needs

Susan Matloff-Nieves, MSW, Goddard Riverside Community Center

Dalys Castro, MS, Goddard Riverside Community Center

Nancy Wackstein, MSW, Fordham University


Peggy Kelly, LMSW, Fordham University

G. Lawrence Farmer, PhD, Fordham University

Smita Dewan, PhD, NYC College of Technology, CUNY

Rosanna Minaya, MSW, Fordham University

Henry Davis, PhD, Fordham University

o Bridging Medical Care with Addressing Social Determinants of Health In Low Income

Senior Housing

Sue Ellen Stuart, MS, Visiting Nurse Service of Ithaca and Tompkins County

F4: Interactive Game Estate

o Age-Tastic! A Health and Wellness Program for Older Adults. Take a Roll of the Dice

for An Interactive Experience

Jackie Berman, PhD., NYC Dept. for the Aging

Mebane Powell, PhD, NYC Dept. for the Aging

F5: Community Outreach Red

o Sage Vets, Challenges and Solutions for Elder LGBT Veterans

Ashton Stewart, MPA, SAGE, US Navy Veteran

o Selfhelp Active Services for Aging Model (SHASAM): Supporting Health with Affordable

Senior Housing

Mohini Mishra, LMSW, Selfhelp Community Services Inc.

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11:00 am - 12:00 pm – SESSION G

G1: Community-Based Services Orenda

o How Big is the Problem of Age-Discrimination in Employment in NYS?

Ruth Finkelstein, ScD, Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging, Hunter College, CUNY

Christian González-Rivera, MUP, Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging, Hunter

College, CUNY

o Student-Older Adult Roomates (SOAR) in East Harlem

Ruth Finkelstein, ScD, Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging, Hunter College, CUNY

Jennie Kaufman, MPH, Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging, Hunter College,

CUNY

G2: Education and Training Estate

o Engaging Millennials: The Development of Young Professional Alzheimer’s Council

Eva Rooszkowski, MS, Alzheimer's Association Hudson Valley Chapter

Amy LaFleur, YPAC

Jennifer Schwartz-Crawford, LMSW, Westchester County Department of Senior

Program and Services

o Socioeconomic Factors Afecting Older Adults’ Health

Jessica Martinez-Peraza, Ithaca College

G3: Health and Wellness Red

o A Fall Prevention Program for older Adults with Low Vision

Maggie Walters, MPH, Lighthouse Guild

o A Rabbi, A Priest and an Imam Walk into An Agency

Yael Kornfeld, LCSW, DOROT

Jane Blumenstein, LMSW, DOROT

G4: Symposisum on Interprofesssional Practice Blue

o Interprofessional Practice: Listening to Students’ Needs

Peggy Kelly, LMSW, Fordham University


Linda White-Ryan, PhD, Fordham University

Derek Tice-Brown, PhD, Fordham University

o Internet Practices and Uses Among Older Adults

Cassandra Hoover, Ithaca College

G5: Aging Garden

o The Wrinkle Salon: An Innovative, Interactive Exploration of Internalized Ageism

Stacey Gordon, LMSW, NYU Doctoral Candidate 2021

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12:10 - 1:40 pm – PAST PRESIDENTS’ SYMPOSIUM AND LUNCHEON Geyser

1:45 - 3:15 pm – TOWN HALL DISCUSSION Orenda

3:20 – 4:20 pm – SSA Annual Membership Meeting Orenda

4:20 – 4:40 pm – Closing Remarks from SSA President Christian González-Rivera, MUP Orenda

PAST PRESIDENTS’ SYMPOSIUM AND LUNCHEON - Geyer

Past, Present, Future: Through the Caregiving Lens

Moderator Judith L. Howe, PhD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/

GRECC at James J. Peters VA Medical Center

Caregiving in the Past Tobi Abramson, PhD, NYC Department for the Aging

Caregiving in the Present

Kathy Kelly, MPA, Family Caregiver Alliance

Beginning of the Future for Caregiving Alex Glazebrook, Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)

Discussion

TOWN HALL DISCUSSION - Orenda

The Future In this Town Hall, hear from legislators, practitioners, and other leaders about their work

to serve a growing, increasingly diverse older adult population.

Moderator James O’Neal, MA

Panelists

Robert Blancato, Director, Elder Justice Coalition Harry B. Bronson, NY State Assembly, Chair - Committee on Aging

Beth Finkel, AARP Greg Olsen, Acting Director, New York State Office for the Aging

Representative for Susan Serino, NYS Senate

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Award Recipients

President’s Award

Beth Finkel, MSW

State Director, AARP New York

The President’s Award recognizes a leader in the field for his/her

outstanding service. This year’s Award is presented to Beth Finkel.

As State Director, Beth R. Finkel leads the day-to-day operations of

AARP New York, the most visible and successful organization in

the state advocating for New York’s 50 plus population. During

her tenure as State Director, AARP’s powerful lobbying efforts on

behalf of its 2.6 million New York members and their families

have led to historic NYS reforms including passage of the Secure

Choice Savings Program, Care Act, Assisted Living protections,

Anti Predatory Lending, Paid Family Leave and Affordable

Housing and Right to Counsel in NYC legislation and numerous

bills on Kincare.

Through her years at AARP New York, she led and developed the statewide Kincare Coalition and New

York’s Older Adults Hunger Stakeholders Coalition. She convened the first Older Adults Hunger Summit to

find solutions to barriers to food insecurity. She also co-created the NYS Medicare Savings Program

Taskforce, a consortium of government, public policy makers and advocates that works to break down

obstacles to enrollment of low-income Medicare beneficiaries to this group of benefits. She serves on the

Governor’s Hunger Taskforce. Beth represented AARP New York on the Governor’s SMART (Saving More

to Achieve Richer Tomorrows) Commission, which helped develop the Secure Choice Savings Program,

and she serves on U.S. Senator Kristen Gillibrand’s Working Group for the Aging as well as the NYC Age

Friendly Commission. Beth has published numerous white papers and research reports.

A native New Yorker, Beth holds a Masters of Social Work from Yeshiva University in Community

Organizing and a Bachelor of Science from American University in Business Administration. She and her

husband live in Manhattan.

Previous President’s Award Recipients

Helen Hamlin Michael Friedman Lilliam Barrios-Paoli

Neal Lane Carter Catlett Williams Carol Levine

Msgr. Charles Fahey Mae Carpenter Susan Perlstein

T. Franklin Williams Bob Blancato Karl Pillemer

Patricia Bomba Ann Marie Cook Mark S. Lachs

Mary Beth Morrissey

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Walter M. Beattie Award

Beverly Horowitz, PhD, OTR/L, LMSW, FAOTA, FGSA

Director, Occupational Therapy Program and Associate Professor,

York College

The purpose of the Walter M. Beattie Jr. award is to honor a distinguished

member of SSA for outstanding contributions to the work of SSA and for

commitment to the goals of the State Society. This year’s Award is

presented to Dr. Beverly Horowitz.

Dr. Horowitz is a licensed occupational therapist, social worker, and

professional geriatric care manager. Dr. Horowitz’s clinical occupational

therapy practice has focused on geriatric rehabilitation, long term care,

and community-based gerontology practice, including dementia care. Her

geriatric care management practice primarily addresses the needs of older

adults and families, including long term care planning and dementia care.

Dr. Horowitz’s research has explored the influence of social, instrumental and leisure activities on life

satisfaction among assisted living residents, service-learning pedagogies to promote occupational therapy

gerontology education and practice, workforce issues across disciplines in NYS, ageism, cultural

competence, occupational therapy gerontology practice, and occupational therapy education. As an

occupational therapy educator she has taught courses addressing pathophysiology and medical

conditions, adult and gerontology clinical practice, health promotion, and has mentored graduate

research exploring aging issues, including ageism, home safety and fall prevention, home health care,

cultural competence, universal design, and palliative care.

She has been a member of SSA since 1992 and has held many roles in the organization, including

President from 2006-2007. She received her B.A. from Stony Brook University, M.S. in Occupational

Therapy from Columbia University, and Ph.D. from Fordham University’s Graduate School of Social

Service. SSA awarded her a doctoral student research award in 1992 for her research on shared housing

and older adults, beginning her valued relationship with SSA.

Previous Walter M. Beattie Award Recipients

Ruth Bennett T. Franklin Williams Terry Fulmer

Msgr. Charles Fahey Theodora G. Jackson Michael Burgess

Neal Bellos Janet Sainer Jurgis Karuza

Sheldon Tobin William Lane Marcus Harazin

Evan Calkins M. Beatty, Jr. Judith L. Howe

Rose Dobrof Anna "Honey" Zimmer Robert J. Maiden

Susan Sherman Lou Glasse Patricia Brownell

Marjorie Cantor Patricia Pine Janna C. Heyman

Pasquale Gilberto John Krout James O‘Neal

Cynthia Stuen Joanna Mellor Mark Brennan-Ing

Barbara Silverstone Helen Hamlin Mary Ann Erickson

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Advocate for Older Adults Award Maria Alvarez, MS

Executive Director, New York StateWide Senior Action Council

The Advocate for Older Adults Award recognizes a record of planning,

policy development and advocacy work. This year’s award is presented to

Maria Alvarez.

María Alvarez is the Executive Director of NY StateWide Senior Action

Council and Brooklyn-wide Interagency Council on Aging. These

organizations strive to improve the quality of life of New Yorkers of all

ages through consumer leadership, advocacy, and empowerment.

Under her leadership StateWide has played an important role in bringing

awareness to the importance of economic security for elders, age friendly

banking, enacting the NYS Observation Status Law, the Safe Patient

Handling Law, the re-funding of the NYS Elderly Pharmaceutical

Insurance Coverage, and other important policies in the state and the

nation. She has worked with senior citizens groups as an organizer,

advocate, and director of housing and caregivers programs for over 27 years. She has designed and

implemented educational, social service,

and leadership programs for older adults.

In 1995 Maria had the honor of being named one of the NYS Delegates to the White House Conference on

Aging and participates in a variety of advisory boards, boards of directors, and coalitions conducive to

consumer advocacy and empowerment.

She holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Marquette University and a Master’s Degree in Non-Profit

Management from the New School for Social Research where she was a Sloan Fellow.

Previous Advocate for Older Adults Award Recipients

James Collins Bobbie Sackman Robert Blancato

Rosie Marie Fagan James O’Neal Bill Thomas

William Dionne Alejandro Garcia Donna Corrado

Evelyn Laureano Greg Olsen

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Undergraduate Awards Cassandra Hoover

Ithaca College

Cassandra Hoover is a senior at Ithaca College. She is a psychology major

with a double minor in counseling and German. Cassandra is from

Denver, Pennsylvania. She became interested in the field of gerontology

when took the class Counseling the Older Adult. The course had

Cassandra thinking about ways that she can help older adults that might

not use traditional therapeutic techniques.

Overall, “I really enjoy helping people and plan to go into a counseling

related field in the future.”

Graduate Awards

Peggy Kelly, LMSW

Fordham University

Peggy Kelly, LMSW, is a Fordham University doctoral student. She is

also Research Director at Fordham University’s Ravazzin Center on

Aging and Intergenerational Studies in the Graduate School of Social

Service, where she helps to direct an array of research projects

addressing vulnerable and disadvantaged populations across the

lifespan.

Peggy is in her fourth-year of the doctoral program at Fordham

University Graduate School of Social Service at Fordham.

In 2014, she received her Masters of Social Work degree from Fordham

University , with a concentration in research. Prior to becoming a social worker, Ms. Kelly was Social

Affairs Officer for the United Nations Program on Aging. Ms. Kelly has extensive experience in both

qualitative and quantitative analyses, and recently helped to coordinate a randomized control trial

assessing the impact of an educational intervention on improving communication between older adults

and their health care providers.

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NOTES

Thank You to Our Sponsors and Exhibitors!

Gold Sponsors

AARP

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center

Fordham University Henry C. Ravazzin Center on Aging

and Intergenerational Studies


Past Presidents of the State Society on Aging of New York

Tobi Abramson, Mary Ann Erickson, Janna Heyman, Judy Howe,

Beverly Horowitz, John Krout, Robert Maiden,

James O’Neal and Cynthia Stuen

Bronze Sponsors

Alfred University Gerontology Program

Brookdale Center for Health Aging – Hunter CUNY

Gilda’s Club Westchester

York College

Exhibitors

AARP, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center,

Fordham University Ravazzin Center on Aging and Intergenerational Studies,


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