8:45-9:00       Welcome
Jess Maurer, Executive Director, Maine Council on Aging (MCOA)
Dr. Elizabeth Hart Androscoggin Home Healthcare + Hospice, Keynote Sponsor

9:00-9:45       Keynote – Ageism Unmasked
Dr. Tracey Gendron, MS, Ph.D., Chair and Associate Professor, Department of
Gerontology and Executive Director, Virginia Center on Aging

9:45-10:30     Reflections & Recommendations Panel
Moderator: Donald Harden, Power in Aging Project Manager, MCOA
Carl Toney, Health Care Planning Consultant/Board Southern ME Agency on Aging
Elizabeth Gattine, Senior Policy Associate, Muskie School of Public Service
Sara Squires, Public Policy Director, Disability Rights Maine
Shirl Weaver, M.A. Ph.D., University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Geriatrics Education Mentor Program Consultant

10:30-10:45    Wellness Break
Anna Guest, Southern Maine Agency on Aging

10:45-12:00    Fishbowl Conversation on Aging, Ageism and LGBTQIA+ Issues
Mary Bonauto, Esq, Civil Rights Project Director, GLAD
Bennett Klein, Esq, Senior Attorney & AIDS Law Project Director, GLAD
James Moorhead, Aging Services Manager, Maine DHHS, OADS
Panel
Moderator: Jess Maurer, Executive Director, Maine Council on Aging
Franklin Brooks, Ph.D., LCSW, Community Member; former SAGE Maine Board
Gia Drew, Executive Director, EqualityMaine
Micaela Cassily, Volunteer Coordinator MaineTransNet
Ruby Parker, Community Member

12:00-12:15    Awards Presentation
Gabriel Martinez, Director, FQHC Champion and Community Engagement, UnitedHealthcare, Awards Sponsor

12:15-12:55 Lunch Break

12:55-1:00      Welcome Back
Jess Maurer, Executive Director, Maine Council on Aging

1:00-1:30       Keynote – Intersections: Gender, Race, and Ageism
Dr. Leslie Hill, PH.D., Professor Emerita of Politics, Bates College

1:30-2:15       Reflections & Recommendations Panel
Moderator: Betsy Sawyer Manter, President & CEO, SeniorsPlus
Claudette Ndayininahaze, Executive Director, In Her Presence
Daryl Fort, Leadership and Organizational Development Consultant
Destie Hohman Sprague, Executive Director, Maine Women’s Lobby
Fran Seeley, AmeriCorps Senior Foster Grandparent, MCOA Community Member

2:15-2:30       Wellness Break
Jennifer Fortin, Training & Fidelity Manager, Healthy Living for ME

2:30-3:00       Panel – Wabanaki Voices on Aging & Ageism
Moderator: Joy Barresi Saucier
Newell Lewey, MS, Culture and Education Division Manager, Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness
Lauren Stevens, Injury & Violence Prevention Division Manager, Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness
Amy Tomah, Elder Service Coordinator, Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness
Cyril Francis, Culture and Language Advisor, Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness

3:00-3:15       Awards Presentation
Gabriel Martinez, Director, FQHC Champion and Community Engagement, UnitedHealthcare, Exclusive Awards Sponsor

3:15-3:55      Facilitated Breakouts – Building an Inclusive Age-Equity Lens

3:55-4:05      Padlet Jam Session

4:05-4:15      Closing Reflections

Ageism Unmasked: Keynote Presentation & Panel
Coming soon: Presentation by Dr. Tracey Gendron

Fishbowl Conversation on Aging, Ageism and LGBTQIA+ Issues & Panel
Click Here for GLAD Answers 
Click Here for Maintaining Dignity: Understanding & Responding to the Needs of Older LGBT Americans

Intersections: Gender, Race, and Ageism Keynote Presentation & Panel
Click Here for Presentation by Dr. Leslie Hill

Language Matters: Wisdom Summit Pre-Session Webinar
Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Presenters:

Don Harden, Maine Council on Aging
Kim Moody, Disability Rights Maine
Maulian Dana, Wabanaki Alliance
Hibo Omer, New Mainers Public Health Initiative
Micaela Cassily, Maine TransNet
James Moorhead, Maine DHHS Office of Aging & Disability Services

Click Here for Micaela Cassily, MaineTransNet Presentation
Click Here for Don Harden, Maine Council on Aging Presentation
Click Here for Anti-Ageism: Language 
Click Here for Anti-Ageism: Action