M. Powell Lawton Conference on Urban Aging
Aging in Community: Three Models
Monday March 26th, 2012, 9 AM – 4:45 PM
Loews Philadelphia Hotel,
1200 Market Street, Philadelphia Pennsylvania

 

Introduction (9-9:15)
David Nevison, M.S.S., M.B.A., Chief Planning, Development
and Government Relations Officer, PCA


Panel One: Understanding the Impact of Environment on the Health
and Well-being of Older Adults
(9:15-10:45)
Chair: Allen Glicksman, Ph.D., Director of Research and Evaluation, PCA

  1. Amanda Lehning, Ph.D., NIA Postdoctoral Research Fellow,
    University of Michigan, School of Social Work
  2. Lauren Ring, B.A., Planning Department, PCA
  3. Margaret B. Neal, Ph.D., Director, Institute on Aging, and
    Professor, School of Community Health, Portland State University
  4. Rachel B. Cohen, M.S.W., M.U.P., Director, ThirdAge, a division of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP

Panel Two: National Models of Aging in Community Programs (11-12:30)
Chair: Kathy Sykes, M.A., Senior Advisor, Aging Initiative, Office of Research
and Development, United States Environmental Protection Agency

  1. Ruth Finkelstein, Sc.D., Senior Vice President for Policy and Planning,
    The New York Academy of Medicine
  2. Carrie L. Graham, Ph.D., M.G.S., Senior Research Associate, Center for the Advanced Study of Aging Services, UC Berkeley, School of Social Welfare
  3. Fredda Vladeck LMSW, Director, Aging in Place Initiative, United Hospital Fund
  4. Laura M. Keyes, M.S., AICP, Community Development Manager,
    Lifelong Communities, Atlanta Regional Commission.

Lawton Award Luncheon and Keynote Address (12:30-2:30)
Fredda Vladeck
“Community Matters:  Rethinking an Aging Society”


Panel Three: Local Perspectives (2:30-4)
Chair: Deborah Howe, Ph.D., FAICP Professor and Department Chair,
Community and Regional Planning, Temple University

  1. Sara R. Popkin, MSW, LSW, Project Director, West Oak Lane NORC
  2. Tania Rorke, MS OTR/L, Executive Director, Penn's Village
  3. Kate Clark, M.P.A., Planner, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging
  4. Rose Gray, Vice President of Community and Economic Development for Asociación de Puertorriqueños En Marcha (APM)

Discussion: Perspectives on the Future (4-4:30)
Moderator: David Nevison

  1. Meaghan Brown, M.S., Manager, Healthy Aging, United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania
  2. Brian D. Gralnick, MSSP, Director, Center for Social Responsibility, Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
  3. Brian M. Duke, M.H.A., M.B.E.; Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Aging

Summing Up (4:30-4:45)
Allen Glicksman