Encore Leader Members
Encore leaders are individuals who advance encore ideas and practice in their communities and their work.
Founding Members are noted with an asterisk*.
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Marci Alboher*
New York NY
Encore.org strategic communications lead
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
Social entrepreneur working on building communities for all ages.
Robert Bowman
Longmont CO
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.
Cristobal Correa
Berkeley CA
Student, UC Berkeley Extension
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Ken Dychtwald*
Emeryville CA
CEO
Age Wave
Doug Federhart
Minneapolis MN
Reverend, providing spiritual coaching/small group encounters for those seeking meaning in the last half of life.
Mark Friedman*
Chicago IL
Chief Medical Officer, First Stop Health
Randall Garber
Fayetteville AR
Retired management consulting partner looking to engage in challenging and intellectually stimulating supportive roles.
Deborah Gaut
Fenton MO
Founder, Boomalally – – a fun, fresh, unique lifestyle brand that celebrates life after 50, established in 2017.
Sara Zeff Geber*
Santa Rosa CA
Speaker, workshop leader, retirement transition coach and author.
Mike Haubrich*
Racine WI
Financial service professional working with clients planning for/in retirement.
Deborah Heiser
I have a PhD in Applied Developmental Psychology, and specialize in redefining how being older looks and feels.
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.
Doug Jacquier
Adelaide Australia
Pursuing opportunities to establish Australian senior enterprise centers incorporating Encore programs.
Mark Jaeger*
Mill Creek WA
Financial services professional focusing on transitions into the encore stage of life at Viridian Advisors.
Gwendolyn Kinney*
Windsor CA
RN, MSN providing programs for leaders and healthcare clinicians in caring/healing modalities.
Rik Kranenburg
New York NY
Diane Krantz
Mill Valley CA
As facilitator, project manager & strategic planner, I partner with active aging organizations to help older people connect, contribute and thrive.
Mona Kreaden*
New York NY
Initiate and facilitate peer groups for women age 70+.
Ilene Leff*
Bridgewater CT
Co-founder, Western CT Leadership program.
Bob Little
Toronto ON
Encore enthusiast interested in supporting efforts on Ontario.
Elizabeth Mahler*
Jessup MD
Mara Mayor
Bethesda MD
Nanda Kumar Menon
Reno NV
Nicola Morgal
Columbia MD
Recreation Superintendent, Howard County Recreation & Parks
Luanne Mullin*
Mill Valley CA
Retirement Counselor and Life Planning Coach. Career and Transition workshops. Project Consultant for non-profits.
Louise Nayer*
San Francisco CA
SF Writer’s Grotto, Writing workshop leader/author
Joseph Padasak*
Kutztown PA
School District Superintendent exploring encore opportunities
Amy Papranec
Chicago IL
Professional working with older adults and Leader an encore effort.
John Patten
Kalamazoo MI
Professor, Western Michigan University
Julia Randell-Khan
Palo Alto CA
Visiting Scholar at Stanford University, Encore Senior Fellow
Barbara Raynor*
South Orange NJ
Founder and President, Double Nickel Strategies
Kate Schaefers*
St. Paul MN
AARP-MN State President. Consultant and coach connecting individual talent with organizational needs.
Monica Schaeffer*
Potomac MD
Workshop leader, also working with state, county governments on the 50+ workforce.
Janet Shaw*
New York NY
Program Director, Encore Fellowships NYC. Matching encore talent with social sector organizations.
Lynda Smith Johannesburg South Africa
CEO, Refirement Network, social entrepreneur and retirement life coach
Paul Speer*
Vancouver WA
Founding Director, Social Venture Partners Portland, OR Encore Fellows Program.
Helen Hirsh Spence*
Ottawa ON
Founder/CEO Top Sixty Over Sixty, recognizing those over 60 with experience, passion and purpose.
Poul-Erik Tindbaek*
Aarhus Denmark
Poul-Erik leads an EU-recognized pre-retirement workshop to empower seniors, with most entering encore careers.
Liz Vogel
Shelburne VT
Liz serves on the Encore SIG Group for Entrepreneurship and is the President & CEO of Dots, Inc Enterprises.
M Eileen Williams
Lafayette CA
Career Counselor, Job Search Specialist, Author, Blogger, Podcast Host specializing in the needs of boomers and mature career changers
Hunter Whitney*
Redwood City CA
Senior consultant, author, product/UX design and data visualization
MaryJo Zimmer
Carmel IN
Former Corporate Communications & Business Development Executive interested in launching an encore effort.