Plenary Speakers

Vice President, Marketing and Communications, Encore.org @heymarci

CEO and Founder,
AgeWell Global LLC

Co-founder,
Solutions Journalism Network
@dnbornstein

Principal, Sankofa Academy, Oakland Unified School District

Professor of Psychology,
Stanford University Director,
Stanford Center on Longevity

Program Manager, City of Fremont Human Services


Director of Programs, The Eisner Foundation

CEO, Tides

Founder and Executive Director, Latinas Contra Cancer @ysabelduron

Founder and CEO, The Tornante Company
@Michael_Eisner

Founder & CEO, Smart Living 360
@ryanefrederick

CEO and Founder, Encore.org @marc_freedman

Director, After School Division, California Department of Education

Publisher, Midcentury Modern Magazine; Associate Director, Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State
@debgalant

Senior Rabbi, Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills

President and CEO, America’s Promise Alliance
@johngomperts

Director, The Goodman Center @GoodmanCenter

Best-selling author, journalist, speaker and expert columnist
@KerryHannon

Executive Director, Global Coalition on Aging

Jody Holtzman
SVP, Enterprise Strategy and Innovation, AARP

Chairman, Milken Center for the Future of Aging @MIAging

Chief Executive Officer, AARP @JoAnn_Jenkins

IMPACT Repertory Theatre

Jazz Pianist Composer

Founder and CEO,
The Sherry Lansing Foundation

President and CEO,
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation


Co-Founder,
Solutions Journalism Network
@courtwrites

President, Encore.org
@annmacdougall

Dancing with the Spirit

Director, The Purpose Prize, Encore.org

President and CEO,
The Atlantic Philanthropies
@Atlantic

Executive Board, Körber Foundation, Germany

Veteran journalist and television anchor

Founding Director Stanford DCI; Former Dean, Stanford School of Medicine

Director, National Domestic Workers Alliance Co-director, Caring Across Generations Campaign
@aijenpoo

Founding Executive Director, Center for High Impact Philanthropy
@ImpactSP2

CTO and Co-Founder,
Bridge for Billions


CEO, Presidio Graduate School

Chief Digital Officer,
Metropolitan Museum of Art
@sree

CEO, The Eisner Foundation @EisnerFound

Vice President of External Affairs and Experience Corps, AARP Foundation
@experiencecorps

Director, ReServe

Founder, Substantial

President and CEO MetLife Foundation

Employment Immersion Program Manager, Lighthouse for the Blind

CEO, Temasek Trust
Workshop Speakers

Process & Systems Improvement Director
Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center

Developement Director, Freedom to Marry

Field Manager, Encore Campaign for Children and Youth; Founder/Executive Director, Man Up Campaign

Executive Director, Emeriti Center, University of Southern California; Executive Director, AROHE

Associate Dean, Presidio Graduate Institute

Co-founder and CEO, Abaris @careymatthewr

Tampa Bay Field Coordinator, AARP Florida

Specialist in Aging, Employment & The New Retirement

Marketing and Communications Associate, Encore.org,
@AanchieD

Co-Founder, Encore Boston Network

Executive Director, University of Washington Retirement Association; Host, UW Encore Initiative

Director, Center for Nonprofit Excellence, United Way of Central New Mexico
@CNPENewMexico

Vice President of Programs, Missouri Foundation for Health

Senior Program Officer, Rose Community Foundation

Executive Vice President, Encore.org
@jemerman

Program Director, Nonprofit Leadership Program, University of Connecticut Department of Public Policy

Chief Program Officer,
Playworks

Director, Nonprofit Leadership Program, University of Connecticut

General Partner, 1517 Fund

Manager of Leadership Education, Presidio Institute
@AKGold11

Doctoral Student, Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis

Chair and Co-Founder, Boomerang Giving
@BoomerangGiving

Co-Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Asian American Christianity (ISAAC)

Senior Vice President, Strategic Talent Solutions, Education Pioneers

Author, Speaker, and Coach @RetireOnFire

Co-Director, Boston College Center on Aging and Work
@agingandwork

Vice President, AROHE Board of Directors

Program Officer
The Cleveland Foundation

Professor of Finance and Dean of Adult Education & Extension Programs of the Department for Lifelong Learning, Wagner College

Director, Encore Fellowships Program, Aspiranet

Program Director, Grand Rapids Community Foundation

Co-Founder, Billions Institute
@billions_inst

Encore Fellows Program Director, Social Venture Partners

Encore Innovation Fellow, Encore.org
@sarahmck

Chief Partnerships Officer
Change Heroes: Journey
@amyjmerrill

Director of Intergenerational Initiatives, Alliance for Strong Families and Communities

National Director, Encore Fellowships Network
Encore.org

Associate State Director, AARP Michigan

Executive Director, Boomers Leading Change in Health

Founder and President, Encore Tampa Bay
@EncoreTampaBay


Business Coach

Coach, Consultant, and Educator @kateschaefers

Vice President, Encore.org; former Board Chair, Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence


Founder, Embrace Your Legacy

Dean of Continuing Education and Extension, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

VP, Community Engagement, Dayton Foundation

President and CEO, Community Foundation of Tampa Bay

Manager of Program & Business Development, Presidio Institute


President and Founder, Challenge Factory Inc. @Challengfactory

Director, Pace Encore Transition Program, Pace University

Vice President, Communications and Knowledge Management, America’s Promise Alliance @Stef_Weiss

Director, National Expansion, Encore.org

Marketing/Advertising Expert; Master’s Degree Student, Union Theological Seminary
Post Conference Speakers

President, Chesapeake Chapter, Life Planning Network

Founder, LifeEncore