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This session will introduce the Equity Checklist self-assessment tool and provide an overview of the five Minority Aging Technical Assistance Resource Centers (TARCs) that make up the Older Adults’ Equity Collaborative (OAEC). Presenters will discuss the current landscape of equity in the aging services network and equip attendees with the knowledge and skills to incorporate meaningful changes in their organization to better serve diverse older adults. Attendees will receive the Equity Assessment Checklist developed by the OAEC to assist in efforts to evaluate their current level of inclusion and to identify areas of improvement for future planning.

Participants in this webinar will:

• Identify five national Technical Assistance Resource Centers that can provide expert guidance on how to meet the needs of diverse older adults.
• Understand key characteristics of older adults and their caregivers across five priority populations
• Utilize the online Older Adults’ Equity Collaborative Resource Library.
• Implement the OAEC Equity Checklist to assess their organization’s areas of growth concerning cultural competence and diversity, equity and inclusion.

Presenters:

Elana Kieffer, MBA, directs the New York Academy of Medicine’s (NYAM) Center for Healthy Aging. She has 15 years of experience working in a wide range of older adult services, with a focus on project management, program development and sales and marketing.

Rebecca Owl Morgan, MLS, has served as project coordinator at the National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA) for eight years. Her work at NICOA has highlighted the strengths and proud history of Native people and the helpful tools elders can use to become powerful self-advocates for themselves and their tribe. She is an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians located in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina.

Mario Rubano, MPH, is a policy associate at NYAM’s Center for Healthy Aging. He has a decade of experience in aging services, having worked in a variety of capacities including clinical service provision, community-life development and program management. He entered the aging services field as a board-certified music therapist leading individual and group music therapy programs in long-term skilled nursing facilities in the Bronx.

Sherrill Wayland, MSW, leads the SAGE National Resource Center on LGBT Aging. Sherrill has more than 25 years of experience in the fields of disability advocacy, education, aging and LGBTQ+ equity.