Past Board Members

President
Anna Faul, PhD
University of Louisville
Phone (502) 588-4340
Anna Faul is the Executive of Director of theTrager Institute.

Immediate Past President
Marla Berg-Weger, PhD, LCSW
St Louis University
Phone: (314) 977-2151
Marla Berg-Weger is the Executive Director of the Gateway GEC

Vice President/ President Elect
Jennifer Severance, PhD
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Phone  (817) 735-0469
Jennifer Severance is the Administrative Director of WE HAIL.

Secretary
Michelle Newman, MPH
RUSH University
Phone (312) 942-0417
Michelle Newman is the Program Director of CATCH-ON.

Treasurer
Leland “Bert” Waters, PhD
Virginia Commonwealth University
Phone (804) 828-1525
Leland Waters is the Assistant Director of the Virginia GEC.

Immediate Past President
Maura Brennan, MD, AGSF, FAAHPM, FACP, HMDC, PD
Baystate Health GWEP
Maura Brennan is the Program Director of the Geriatric Medicine Fellowship.

NAGE Board Members

Board Member
Katherine Bennett, MD
University of Washington
Phone: (855) 744-9114
Katherine Bennett is the Education Lead for the Northwest Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Center.

Board Member
Maura Brennan, MD, AGSF, FAAHPM, FACP, HMDC, PD
Baystate Health GWEP
Maura Brennan is the Program Director of the Geriatric Medicine Fellowship.

Board Member
Catherine P. Carrico, PhD
University of Wyoming
Phone: (307) 766-6687
Catherine Carrico is the Associate Director of the Wyoming GEC.

Board Member
Tara Cortes, PhD, RN
NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing
Phone: (212) 998-5320
Tara A. Cortes is the Executive Director of the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing.

Board Member
Samantha Cotton
University of Louisville
Phone (502) 588-4340
Samantha Cotten is a member of the GACA Faculty at theTrager Institute.

Board Member
Linda Edelman, RN, PhD
University of Utah
Phone (801) 585-9187
Linda Edelman is the Project Director of the Utah Geriatric Education Consortium.

Board Member
Jennifer Severance, PhD
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Phone  (817) 735-0469
Jennifer Severance is the Administrative Director of WE HAIL.

Board Member
Monica Long, MSN-ED, CDP, RN
University of Chicago GWEP
Phone: (773) 702-9638
Monica Long is is the Nurse Educator/Project Site Coordinator for for the University of Chicago GWEP.

President
Katherine Bennett, MD
Northwest GWEP
Phone: (855) 744-9114
Katherine Bennett is the Education Lead for the Northwest Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Center.

Immediate Past President
Catherine P. Carrico, PhD
Wyoming GWEP
Phone: (307) 766-6687
Catherine Carrico is the Associate Director of the Wyoming GEC.

Vice President/President – Elect
Marla Berg-Weger, PhD
Gateway GEC
Phone: (314) 977-2151
Marla Berg-Weger is the Executive Director of the Gateway GEC

Treasurer
Leland “Bert” Waters, PhD
Virginia GEC/GWEP
Phone (804) 828-1525
Leland Waters is the Assistant Director of the Virginia GEC.

Secretary
Jennifer J. Severance, PhD
Univ. of North Texas Health Science Center GWEP
Phone  (817) 735-0469
Jennifer Severance is the Administrative Director of WE HAIL.

Board Members

Thomas Caprio, MD, MPH, FACP
Finger Lakes GEC/GWEP
Phone: (585) 760-6364
Thomas Caprio is the Co-Director of the FACP Finger Lakes GEC/GWEP.

Maura Brennan, MD, AGSF, FAAHPM, FACP, HMDC, PD
Baystate Health GWEP
Phone  (413) 794-3147
Maura Brennan is the Program Director of the Geriatric Medicine Fellowship.

Jan Busby-Whitehead, MD, CMD, AGSF FACP
Carolina GEC/GWEP

Tara Cortes, PhD, RN
NYU GWEP
Phone: (212) 998-5320
Tara A. Cortes is the Executive Director of the The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing
and Professor at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing

Catherine Taylor, BA
Rhode Island GWEP
Phone: (401) 258-0840
Catherine Taylor is Senior Advisor for Policy, Partnerships and Community Engagement for the Rhode Island GEC.

Anna Faul, PhD
Louisville GWEP
Phone (502) 588-4340
Anna Faul is the Executive of Director of the Traeger Institute.

Linda Edelman, RN, PhD
Utah GWEP
Phone (801) 585-9187
Linda Edelman is the Project Director of the Utah Geriatric Education Consortium.

President
Maura Brennan, MD, AGSF, FAAHPM, FACP, HMDC, PD
Baystate Health GWEP
Maura Brennan is the Program Director of the Geriatric Medicine Fellowship.

Vice President/President Elect
Catherine P. Carrico, PhD
University of Wyoming
Phone: (307) 766-6687
Catherine Carrico is the Associate Director of the Wyoming GEC.

Secretary
Jennifer Severance, PhD
Workforce Enhancement in Healthy Aging and Independent Living (WE HAIL) GWEP
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Jennifer Severance is the Administrative Director of WE HAIL.

Treasurer
Leland “Bert” Waters, PhD
Virginia Commonwealth University
Phone (804) 828-1525
Leland Waters is the Assistant Director of the Virginia GEC

Immediate Past President
Kathryn Hyer, PhD, MPP
University of South Florida
Phone (813) 974-3232
Kathryn Hyer is the Director of the Florida Policy Exchange Center on Aging.

NAGE Board Members

Board Member, 2013 – 2016
Edwin Olsen, JD, MD, MBA
University of Miami
Phone: (305) 355-9123
Edwin Olsen is the Director of the Miami Area GEC.

GEC.Board Member 2015 – 2018
Thomas V. Caprio, MD, MPH, FACP
University of Rochester, Division of Geriatrics & Aging
Phone: (585) 760-6364
Thomas Caprio is the Co-Director of the Finger Lakes GEC.

Board Member 2015 – 2018
Robyn L. Golden, LCSW
Rush University, Medical Center
Phone: (312) 942-4436
Robyn Golden is the Principal Investigator of the Geriatric Workforce Enhancement.

Board Member 2015 – 2018
Rosellen M. Rosich, PhD
University of Alaska, Anchorage
Phone: (907) 947-9080
Rosellen Rosich is Professor Emerita, Department of Psychology.

Board Member  2016 – 2019
Tara A. Cortes PhD, RN, FAAN
Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing
NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing
Phone: (212) 998-5320
Tara A. Cortes is the Executive Director of the The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing
and Professor at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing

Board Member  2016 – 2019
Mindy J. Fain, MD
Arizona GWEP
Mindy Fain is the Co-Director of the Arizona Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program.

Board Member 2017 – 2020
Jan Busby-Whitehead, MD
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Phone (919) 966- 5945 ext. 266
Jan Busby-Whitehead is the Director of the Carolina GEC.

President
Jan Busby-Whitehead, MD
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Phone (919) 966- 5945 ext. 266
Jan Busby-Whitehead is the Director of the Carolina GEC.

Vice President/President Elect
Kathryn Hyer, PhD, MPP
University of South Florida
Phone (813) 974-3232
Kathryn Hyer is the Director of the Florida Policy Exchange Center on Aging.

Secretary
Christine Hsieh, MD
Eastern Pennsylvania-Delaware GEC
Thomas Jefferson University
Phone: (856) 912-6130
Christine Hsieh is the Associate Director of the EPaD GEC.

Treasurer
Leland “Bert” Waters, PhD
Virginia Commonwealth University
Phone (804) 828-1525
Leland Waters is the Assistant Director of the Virginia GEC.

Immediate Past President
Stacy Barnes, PhD
Marquette University
Phone: (414) 288-3709
Stacy Barnes is the Director of the Wisconsin GEC.

NAGE Board Members

Board Member, 2013 – 2016
Edwin Olsen, JD, MD, MBA
University of Miami
Phone: (305) 355-9123
Edwin Olsen is the Director of the Miami Area GEC.

Board Member, 2013 – 2016
Thomas A. Teasdale, DrPH, FGSA
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Phone: (405) 271-8001 ext 30471
Thomas A. Teasdale is the Director of the Oklahoma GEC.

Board Member 2014 – 2017
Angela Rothrock, PhD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Phone: (205) 975-6649
Angela Rothrock is the Associate Director for the University of Alabama at Birmingham GEC.

Board Member 2015 – 2018
Thomas V. Caprio, MD, MPH, FACP
University of Rochester, Division of Geriatrics & Aging
Phone: (585) 760-6364
Thomas Caprio is the Co-Director of the Finger Lakes GEC.

Board Member 2015 – 2018
Catherine P. Carrico, PhD
University of Wyoming
Phone: (307) 766-6687
Catherine Carrico is the Associate Director of the Wyoming GEC.

Board Member 2015 – 2018
Robyn L. Golden, LCSW
Rush University, Medical Center
Phone: (312) 942-4436
Robyn Golden is the Director of Health and Aging. 

Board Member 2015 – 2018
Rosellen M. Rosich, PhD
University of Alaska, Anchorage
Phone: (907) 947-9080

President 
Thomas V. Caprio, MD, MPH, FACP
University of Rochester, Division of Geriatrics & Aging
Phone: (585) 760-6364
Thomas Caprio is the Co-Director of the Finger Lakes GEC.

Vice President/President Elect
Stacy Barnes, MGS
Marquette University
Phone: (414) 288-3709
Stacy Barnes is the Director of the Wisconsin GEC.

Secretary
Angela Rothrock, PhD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Phone: (205) 975-6649
Angela Rothrock is the Associate Director for the University of Alabama at Birmingham GEC.

Treasurer
Leland “Bert” Waters, PhD
Virginia Commonwealth University
Phone (804) 828-1525
Leland Waters is the Assistant Director of the Virginia GEC.

Immediate Past President
Ronni Chernoff, PhD, RD, LD, CSG, FADA
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Phone: (501) 257-5537
Ronni Chernoff is the Director of the Arkansas GEC.

NAGE Board Members

Board Member, 2011 – 2014
Beverly Lunsford, PhD, RN, CNS-BC
George Washington University
Phone: (202) 994-6726
Beverly Lunsford is the Director of the George Washington GEC.

Board Member, 2012 – 2015
Betty Shiels, PhD-C, MSSW, LCSW
University of Louisville
Phone: (502) 852-8003
Betty Shiels is the Co-Director of the Ohio Valley Appalachia Regional GEC at the University of Louisville.

Board Member 2012 – 2015
Jan Busby-Whitehead, MD
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Phone (919) 966- 5945 ext. 266
Jan Busby-Whitehead is the Director of the Carolina GEC.

Board Member, 2013 – 2016
Edwin Olsen, JD, MD, MBA
University of Miami
Phone: (305) 355-9123
Edwin Olsen is the Director of the Miami Area GEC.

Board Member, 2013 – 2016

Grace Smith, LMSW
Meharry Medical College
Phone: (615) 327-6984
Grace Smith is the Program Manager of the Meharry Consortium GEC.

Board Member, 2013 – 2016
Thomas A. Teasdale, DrPH, FGSA
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Phone: (405) 271-8001 ext 30471
Thomas A. Teasdale is the Director of the Oklahoma GEC.