Our Staff

We devote our energy to advocating on behalf of our members at the national level, providing education, training and technical assistance, public policy and advocacy advancement and numerous other activities to support our mission.

Sandy Markwood, Chief Executive Officer, smarkwood@usaging.org

EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Debbie Wilkes, Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer, dwilkes@usaging.org 
Ashley Jenkins, Manager, Education and Events, ajenkins@usaging.org

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
Geoffrey Martiny, Chief Financial Officer, gmartiny@usaging.org
Lakeisha James, Director, Human Resources, ljames@usaging.org
Samuel Keelson, Accounting Manager, skeelson@usaging.org
Meredith Bratton, CRS-A/D, Corporate Relations Associate, mbratton@usaging.org

COMMUNICATIONS 
Bethany Coulter, Chief, Communications, bcoulter@usaging.org
Caitlin Musselman, Association Communications Director, cmusselman@usaging.org
Ria Lubis, Digital Marketing and Communications Manager, rlubis@usaging.org
Mattie Freeze, Communications Assistant, mfreeze@usaging.org

PUBLIC POLICY AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Amy E. Gotwals, Chief, Policy and Membership, agotwals@usaging.org
Olivia Umoren Ezeuko, Director, Public Policy and Advocacy, oumoren@usaging.org
Rebecca Levine, Director, Membership Engagement, rlevine@usaging.org
Seth Ickes, Senior Public Policy Associate, sickes@usaging.org
Alexandra Folleco, Membership Engagement Associate, afolleco@usaging.org 

PROGRAMS
Deborah Stone-Walls, Chief, Programs and Services, dstone-walls@usaging.org

Aging and Disability Business Institute
Marisa Scala-Foley, Director, mscala-foley@usaging.org
Kathie Garbe, Senior Program Manager, kgarbe@usaging.org
Maya Op de Beke, Senior Program Manager, mopdebeke@usaging.org
Jessica Machler, Senior Program Manager, jmachler@usaging.org
Paul Cantrell, Director, Center of Excellence to Align Health and Social Care, pcantrell@usaging.org
Carol Bennett, Senior Program Manager, Center of Excellence to Align Health and Social Care, cbennett@usaging.org
Beth Blair, Senior Research Associate, eblair@usaging.org
Skyler Christophersen, Program Assistant, Center of Excellence to Align Health and Social Care, schristophersen@usaging.org

Caregiver Navigation Services
Sara Maloney, Director, smaloney@usaging.org
Zachary Trammel, CRS-A/D, Program Manager, ztrammel@usaging.org
Darya Rahbar, Program Manager, drahbar@usaging.org

Center for Dementia Respite Innovation (CDRI) 
Sara Maloney, Director, smaloney@usaging.org
Natalie Turnbull, Program Manager, nturnbull@usaging.org
Laura Jane Ward, Program Manager, lward-strunin@usaging.org

Commit to Connect
Meredith Hanley, Director, mhanley@usaging.org 
Ali Fehlhaber, Program Manager, afehlhaber@usaging.org
Noelle D’Amato, Program Associate, ​nd'amato@usaging.org

Community Care Corps
Mary Ek, Director, mek@usaging.org
Christian Flores, Program Manager, cflores@usaging.org
Noelle D’Amato, Program Associate, ​nd'amato@usaging.org

Dementia Friendly America
Mary Ek, Director, mek@usaging.org

Eldercare Locator
Sara Tribe Clark, CRS-A/D, Director, stribeclark@usaging.org​
John E. Gonzales, CRS-A/D, Program Manager, Information Technology and Analytics, jgonzales@usaging.org
Miranda Root, Benefits Assistance Program Manager, mroot@usaging.org
Kayleigh Harris, CRS-A/D, Enhanced Program Coordinator, I&R and Resources
Ramon Mejia, CRD/AD, Bilingual Program Coordinator
Carlos Dávila, CRS-A/D, Senior Enhanced Services Specialist
Shawn Terry, Enhanced Services Team Lead
Jerena Hallmon, Enhanced Services Specialist
Edgar Ayala, CRS-A/D, Information and Referral Specialist
Anna Ngu, Information and Referral Specialist
Dawn Sharpe, CRS-A/D, Information and Referral Specialist
Sonya Browne, Information and Referral Specialist
Andy Garcia, Bilingual Information and Referral Specialist

Engaged: USAging's Resource Center for Engaging Older Adults
Meredith Hanley, Director, mhanley@usaging.org 
Ali Fehlhaber, Program Manager, afehlhaber@usaging.org
Noelle D’Amato, Program Associate, ​nd'amato@usaging.org

Grandfamilies and Kinship Support Network: A National Technical Assistance Center
Meredith Hanley, Director, mhanley@usaging.org 
Leland Kiang, Program Manager, lkiang@usaging.org

Housing and Services
Molly French, Director, mfrench@usaging.org

Innovations in Family Caregiver Services and Supports Initiative
Meredith Hanley, Director, mhanley@usaging.org 
Cara Goldstein, Assistant Director, cgoldstein@usaging.org
Clairedine Matouba, Senior Program Manager, csenat@usaging.org
Noelle D’Amato, Program Associate, ​nd'amato@usaging.org

Research
Traci L. Wilson, Director, twilson@usaging.org
Beth Blair, Senior Research Associate, eblair@usaging.org

Rural Health and Social Engagement
Jessica Machler, Senior Program Manager, jmachler@usaging.org

Transportation and Mobility
Dave Somers, Senior Research Associate, dsomers@usaging.org