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Meet Our Staff

Richard Birkel, PhD, MPA

Senior Vice President, Healthy Aging &
Director, National Self-Management Alliance

(Bonita) Lynn Beattie, PT, MPT, MHA

Vice President, Injury Prevention Lead, Falls Free© Initiative

Sarah Ruiz, PhD

Deputy Director, National Self-Management Alliance

Emily Dessem, MSW

Senior Program Manager, Center for Healthy Aging

Simona Eldridge

Senior Project Coordinator, Healthy Aging Social Enterprise

Christine Harding

Director, Community Education

Gina D. Hill

Program & Development Associate

Julie Kosteas, MPH

Director, Healthy Aging Social Enterprise

Sue Lachenmayr, MPH, CHES

Program Director, Center for Healthy Aging

Kristie Patton, MSW

Senior Program Manager, Center for Healthy Aging 

Emmanuelle St. Jean, MPH

Senior Program Manager, Center for Healthy Aging

Binod Suwal, MS

Program Administrative Associate

Mary Walsh, M.Ed.

Senior Program Manager, Center for Healthy Aging

Nancy Whitelaw, PhD

NCOA Senior Health Fellow

Alixe McNeill, MPA

Behavioral Health

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