Age-Friendly DC Task Force

Next Meeting

The next Age-Friendly DC Task Force meeting will be held on Thursday, September 28, 2017 from 10:00am - 12:00pm, location TBA. The meeting notes from previous Task Force meetings are posted below.

Task Force meetings are open to anyone. Please RSVP to [email protected] or call 202-727-7973 if you would like to attend.

The Age-Friendly DC Task Force—comprised of District government agency directors, community leaders, representatives from the nonprofit and business communities and the AARP District of Columbia State Office—will evaluate progress made in implementing the Age-Friendly DC Strategic Plan.

The Task Force currently consists of:

HyeSook Chung*	Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services
Kim Alfonso*	Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind
Eric Shaw	DC Office of Planning
Leif Dormsjo	District Department of Transportation
Christian Kent	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Polly Donaldson	Department of Housing and Community Development
Deborah Royster	Seabury Resources for Aging
Charon Hines	Mayor's Office of Community Affairs
Ron Swanda	AARP
Alexis Taylor	Office of Disability Rights
Mario Acosta-Velez	DC Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Mary Terrell	Department of Employment Services
Romain Thomas	DC Retired Educators of America
Archana Vemulapalli	Office of the Chief Technology Officer
Stuart Rosenthal	The Beacon Newspapers
Laura Newland	DC Office on Aging
Saul Levin	American Psychiatric Association
Kevin Donahue	Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice
Linda Mathes	American Red Cross of the National Capital Region
Laura Zeilinger	Department of Human Services
Kathleen Quinn	National Adult Protective Services Association
Jennifer Niles	Deputy Mayor for Education
Brian Kenner	Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
Courtney Snowden	Deputy Mayor for Greater Economic Opportunity