Advisory Committee

The National Center for State and Tribal Elder Justice Coalitions, hereinafter referred to as “the Center,” is privileged to work with the following Advisory Committee members who provide expertise, insight, guidance and technical assistance to assist the Center in building broad-based, multidisciplinary coalitions that identify and address elder justice issues in states and tribal communities.

  • Anna Thomas

    Anna Thomas, CACTS

    (She/Her)
    Section Manager/Forensic Specialist

    Georgia Department of Human Services

    Anna.Thomas1@dhs.ga.gov

  • Bill Benson

    Bill Benson

    President & Executive Director, International Association for Indigenous Aging (IA2) bbenson@iasquared.org

    National Policy Advisor, National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA) tbcg@starpower.net

  • Candace Heisler

    Candace Heisler, JD

    (she/her/hers)
    Trainer, Consultant; Retired Assistant District Attorney, San Francisco, CA
    Heisler & Associates

    cjheisler@aol.com

  • Chris Herman

    Chris Herman, MSW, LICSW

    (she/her/hers)
    Senior Practice Associate–Aging

    National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

    cherman.nasw@socialworkers.org

  • Geoff Rogers

    Geoff Rogers

    Director of Learning & Development Projects

    Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College

    grogers@hunter.cuny.edu

  • Georgia Anetzberger

    Georgia J. Anetzberger, PhD, ACSW

    Adjunct Faculty - Case Western Reserve University and Virginia Tech
    Founding Board Chair: Ohio Coalition for Adult Protective Services and Ohio Elder Abuse Commission
    Steering Committee Member: National Network of State Elder Justice Coalitions

    ganetzberger@aol.com

  • Gina Lopez, Ute Mountain Ute

    Gina Lopez, Ute Mountain Ute

    (she/her/hers)
    Systems Response Program Director

    Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA)

    Gina@ccasa.org

  • Iris C. Freeman

    Iris C. Freeman, MSW

    (she/her/hers)
    Founding Board Chair - Minnesota Elder Justice Center

    Board of Directors - National Adult Protective Services Association

    irisfreeman12@gmail.com

  • Judith Kozlowski

    Judith Kozlowski

    (she/her/hers)

    Elder Justice Consultant

    Subject Matter Expert in Elder Financial Exploitation

    judithkozlowski4@gmail.com

  • Karen Tronsgard-Scott

    Karen Tronsgard-Scott

    (she/they)
    Executive Director

    Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

    karets@vtnetwork.org

  • Kristin Burki

    Kristin Burki, MSW, APSW

    (she/her/hers)
    Director
    National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life, an initiative of End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin

    www.ncall.us

    kburki@ncall.us

  • Lori Mars

    Lori Mars, JD, LLM

    (she/her/hers)
    Deputy Director
    National Center on Elder Abuse

    Lori.mars@med.usc.edu

  • Marian Liu

    Dr. Marian Liu, PhD

    (she/her)
    Associate Professor
    Purdue University

    marianliu@purdue.edu

  • Maylynn Riding In

    Maylynn Riding In, MPH

    Instructor for Public Health Education

    Health Policy Research Scholar at University of North Dakota

  • Peggy Jo Archer

    Peggy Jo Archer

    International Association for Indigenous Aging

    Director of Elder Justice Projects

    peggyjo@iasquared.org

  • Randella Bluehouse

    Randella Bluehouse, BSW, BA Psychology

    Tribal Consultant/Dementia Caregiver

    rbluehouse@ymail.com

  • Sarah Galvan

    Sarah Galvan, JD

    (she/her/hers)
    Managing Director
    Elder Rights

    Justice in Aging

    sgalvan@justiceinaging.org

  • Sherrill Wayland

    Sherrill Wayland, MSW

    (she/they)
    Senior Director of Special Initiatives and Partnerships
    SAGE: Advocacy & Services for LGBTQ+ Elders

    swayland@sageusa.org

  • Zach Gassoumis

    Zach Gassoumis, PhD

    (he/him)

    Assistant Professor of Research Family Medicine and Gerontology University of Southern California

    Zach.Gassoumis@med.usc.edu