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
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
Social entrepreneur working on building communities for all ages.
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
William Carroll
Bellevue WA
Patricia Chadwick
Wellesley MA
Board Member working with the Boston Encore Network to launch the Generation to Generation Campaign.
Joe Casey
Princeton NJ
Managing Partner and retirement coach, Retirement Wisdom
Joni Cherbo
New York NY
Coaching people seeking meaningful transitions into their encore years.
Rick Chess
Bon Air (Richmond) VA
Law firm partner guiding clients through career transition (e.g. sale of practice )
Cristobal Correa
Berkeley CA
Student, UC Berkeley Extension
Fundación Mas
Tim Drake
London UK
Author, Generation Cherry, Encore Advocate, Blogger
Ronnie Dunetz
Kadima, Israel
“The Second Half of Life” group in Israel, self-development and wisdom that comes with age and experience.
Ken Dychtwald*
Emeryville CA
CEO
Age Wave
Karin Evans
Berkeley CA
Author/Founder
Gift of Community
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.
Linda Giannosa
Lakeland CO
I specialize in 55+ real estate. ‘From Clean-Out to Closing’ helps overwhelmed clients;
I also teach olders-oriented classes to various organizations.
Richard Goat
London UK
Encore Advocate & Leader
Louise Hanford
Charlotte NC
Interested in launching an encore effort.
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.
John Kendzior
Salem MA
Founder, Even Higher Education which advances the growing movement of the age-friendly university, providing resources to universities and encore learners.
Mona Kreaden*
New York NY
Initiate and facilitate peer groups for women age 70+.
Ken Lane
Chantilly VA
Interested in launching an intergenerational effort
Ilene Leff*
Bridgewater CT
Co-founder, Western CT Leadership program.
Ann MacDougall
New York NY
Riley McDonough
Bellport NY
Elizabeth Mahler*
Jessup MD
Christina Matz
Chestnut Hill MA
Mara Mayor
Bethesda MD
Glenda Minkin
Atlanta GA
Retired development consultant and encore enthusiast, who helps startup non-profits organize their structure and fundraising.
Nicola Morgal
Columbia MD
Recreation Superintendent, Howard County Recreation & Parks
Maud Motanyane-Welch
South Africa
Founder of FIFTY AND BEYOND SA (FABSA); a networking platform for women.
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
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
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.
Michael Reddington
Flemington NJ
Retail CEO, real estate developer, Wall Street background
Theresa Reid
Ann Arbor MI
Executive Producer and Host, Aging for Life
Barb Richardson
Indianapolis IN
Encore Advocate & Leader
Beverly Santicola
Scottsdale AZ
Executive Director, Center for Rural Outreach & Public Services
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.
Jeri Sedlar
New York NY
Author and Speaker. Don’t Retire, REWIRE!
Christy Schwann
Cedarburg WI
Coaching boomers to recognize and maximize their unique abilities once they’ve left 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.
John Sweeney
Greensboro NC
Exploring encore roles to improve health care for Medicaid, uninsured and underinsured people in north central North Carolina.
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.
Liz Vogel
Shelburne VT
Liz serves on the Encore 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
Wing Yu
San Francisco CA
Interested in meeting with other professionals who are prepare 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.