Encore Leader Members
Encore leaders are individuals who advance encore ideas and practice in their communities and their work.
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Marci Alboher
New York NY
Encore.org strategic communications lead
Kathy Ahlers
Minneapolis MN
Encore leader coordinating a MeetUp group for people 50+, some of whom are seeking encore careers.
Ashton Applewhite
Brooklyn NY
Author, speaker, activist and spokesperson for a movement to mobilize against discrimination on the basis of age.
Yosaif August
Philadelphia PA
Individual & group encore career coaching and workshops; co-convener, Philadelphia encore meetups.
Peter Balsamo
Athens GA
Encore enthusiast, considering an encore program launch in Georgia.
Jay Bloom
Portland OR
Founder, Bloom Anew
Ethan Burger
Washington DC
Academic and leader interested in launching an encore effort.
George Brewster
Woodbury MN
Lifelong commitment to help people arrive at the intersection of the work the world most needs them to do
with the work they most long to do
Kelly Carmichael Casey
Greeley CO
I am invested in supporting mentoring opportunities for experienced adults.
Joe Casey
Princeton NJ
Managing Partner and retirement coach, Retirement Wisdom
Patricia Chadwick
Wellesley MA
Board Member working with the Boston Encore Network to launch the Generation to Generation Campaign.
Joni Cherbo
New York NY
Coaching people seeking meaningful transitions into their encore years.
Gabriel Chikes
Germantown MD
Interested in launching an encore effort;
founder, Kindley Family Council at Asbury Methodist Village
Tim Drake
London UK
Author, Generation Cherry, Encore Advocate, Blogger
Randall Garber
Fayetteville AR
Retired management consulting partner looking to engage in challenging and intellectually stimulating supportive roles.
Sara Zeff Geber
Santa Rosa CA
Speaker, workshop leader, retirement transition coach and author.
Stuart Himmelfarb
New York NY
Co-lead B3, an initiative to engage Jewish boomers in Jewish life and connect them with resources and ideas.
Michelle Hynes
Portland OR
Coaching and consulting for mission-driven leaders.
Mark Jaeger
Mill Creek WA
Financial services professional focusing on transitions into the encore stage of life at Viridian Advisors.
Linda Jensen
Boise ID
Founder of Encore Life Design and life coach for women fifty and forward
John Kendzior
Salem MA
Founder, Even Higher Education, which advances growing movement of age-friendly universities, providing resources to universities and encore learners.
John Keyon
Oceanside CA
Aging related to health and longevity focused on lifestyle, community design, workforce issues, intergenerational engagement and the “good life”. Exploring the life course, influenced by learning from models that work and endure.
Michael Kotubey
Keller TX
Fostering leadership, growing people, growing businesses, improving processes
Mona Kreaden
New York NY
Initiate and facilitate peer groups for women age 70+.
Ken Lane
Chantilly VA
Interested in launching an intergenerational effort
Katia Lord
Woodstock GA
Founder, Seeding Wisdom, an intergenerational program to close caps and create miracles.
Ann MacDougall
New York NY
Riley McDonough
Bellport NY
Jim McGinley
Seattle, WA
Extensive worldwide executive leadership experience leading diverse, multi-cultural teams, including intergenerational programs.
Marni McNamara
Brentwood TN
Elizabeth Mahler
Jessup MD
Christina Matz
Chestnut Hill MA
Mara Mayor
Bethesda MD
Luanne Mullin
Mill Valley CA
Retirement Counselor and Life Planning Coach. Career and Transition workshops. Project Consultant for non-profits.
Susan Nash
Palo Alto CA
Fellow at Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute
John Orian
Calgary AB
Advocate inspiring, training, and supporting Boomers to launch meaningful adventures for the 2nd half of our lives.
Geoff Pearman
New Zealand
Managing Director, Partners in Change. Specialist consultancy in Age and Work. Founded Senior Entrepreneurs NZ. Research in Senior Entrepreneurship
Richard Perrone
Pound Ridge NY
Encore leader interested in helping 50+ workers find work and mentoring young adults
Julia Randell-Khan
London England
Encore Senior Fellow, lead for Encore Fellows UK
Denise Raposa
Trabuco Canyon CA
A boomer and positive psychology advocate who wants to help others who want to make a difference in the next act.
Barbara Raynor
South Orange NJ
Founder, Double Nickel Strategies, advocate for the value of workers 55+ and educating the public about ageism. I believe #AgingIsLiving.
Theresa Reid
Ann Arbor MI
Executive Producer and Host, Aging for Life
Barb Richardson
Indianapolis IN
Encore Advocate & Leader
Monica Schaeffer
Potomac MD
Workshop leader, also working with state, county governments on the 50+ workforce.
Denise Schickel
San Francisco CA
Speaker, academic interested in launching an encore program.
Christy Schwann
Cedarburg WI
Coaching boomers to recognize and maximize unique abilities after leaving the fast lane.
Joel Seligman
Pound Ridge NY
Engaging older adults in new forms of physical activity in my role as an executive at Northwell Health
Len Shen
Saratoga CA
Interested in leveraging my management, environmental advocacy and legal experience to help SF Bay Area nonprofits
Lynda Smith Johannesburg South Africa
CEO, Refirement Network, social entrepreneur and retirement life coach
Helen Hirsh Spence
Ottawa ON
Founder/CEO, Top Sixty Over Sixty, recognizing those over 60 with experience, passion and purpose.
Lisa Taylor
Toronto Canada
President, Challenge Factory
Vanessa Tennyson
Minneapolis MN
Founder & CEO, Capitalize Your Humanity
Jan Titsworth
Keller TX
Leader of many community initiatives, excited about the potential & growth of the encore movement.
Janine Vanderburg
Denver CO
Director and Chief Catalyst, Changing the Narrative Colorado
Liz Vogel
Shelburne VT
Serves on the Network SIG Group for Entrepreneurship and is the President & CEO of Dots, Inc Enterprises.
Joanne Webb
Culver City CA
Director, The Career Center, Western Region at The Actors Fund
Betsy Werley
New York NY
Former Encore Network lead, looking for my next encore opportunity
Clint Wilkins
Marin County CA
Encore Fellow, City of San José
Wing Yu
San Francisco CA
Interested in meeting other professionals preparing to launch their Chapter 3 with mutual interests in this space
Cathy Zyetz
Palos Verdes CA
Exploring positive use cases for Virtual Reality including those related to older adults.