JANICE JACKSON
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Janice worked with the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) for ten years, as legislative director, executive director and director of the Center for Aging Policy. Before n4a, she worked on Capitol Hill for both the Senate and House Special Committees on Aging, directed the Oregon Association of Area Agencies on Aging, coordinated an Administration on Aging-funded elder abuse prevention project in Pennsylvania and started her career in aging as a senior nutrition project director in California. She received her MSW from the University of Washington in Seattle, with an emphasis in gerontology and community organization. |
PATRICIA KELLY
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Pat Kelly is a program evaluator and writer whose research portfolio includes criminal justice, health, and education programs. She conducts workshops on program evaluation, data collection methods, instrumentation, and logic models and creates written products for nonprofits that capture and share lessons, translate ideas into action, and promote promising policy and practice. Ms. Kelly received her undergraduate degree from Swarthmore College, and a Master's degree in Public Policy from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. |
GORDON WALKER
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Gordon has been the executive director and chief executive officer of the Jefferson Area Board for Aging (JABA) in Charlottesville, VA since 1982. In addition to presiding over JABA's operations, programs, marketing and development activities, he is an adjunct professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Virginia. Previously he has served as associate director of a university gerontology center, a legislative aide to the U.S. Senate Committee on Aging, and deputy director of the Vermont Department of Aging. He holds an MPA from San Diego State University. |
JOSEPH YAO
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Joseph has more than 20 years of diversified experience and visible achievements as an economic advisor, professor of economics, researcher, published author, and consultant on economics and related social science issues. He has consulted with the World Bank, the African Development Bank and United Nations development agencies. In addition, he has served as Director of CIRES, the most advanced social sciences research center in Francophone Africa. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics of Education from Stanford University and is based in Abidjan, Cote d'lvoire. |
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