Advisory Committee

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

Bill Benson

President & Executive Director, International Association for Indigenous Aging (IA2)

National Policy Advisor, National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA)

Candace Heisler, JD

(she/her/hers)

Trainer, Consultant; Retired Assistant District Attorney, San Francisco, CA Heisler & Associates

Chris Herman, MSW, LICSW

(she/her/hers)

Senior Practice Associate–Aging National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

Geoff Rogers

Director of Learning & Development Projects
Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College

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

Gina Lopez, Ute Mountain Ute

(she/her/hers)

Systems Response Program Director Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA)

Iris C. Freeman, MSW

(she/her/hers)

Founding Board Chair – Minnesota Elder Justice Center

Board of Directors – National Adult Protective Services Association

Judith Kozlowski

(she/her/hers)

Elder Justice Consultant Subject Matter Expert in Elder Financial Exploitation

Karen Tronsgard-Scott

(she/they)

Executive Director Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

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

Lori Mars, JD, LLM

(she/her/hers)

Deputy Director National Center on Elder Abuse

Dr. Marian Liu, PhD

(she/her)

Associate Professor
Purdue University

Maylynn Riding In, MPH

Instructor for Public Health Education
Health Policy Research Scholar at University of North Dakota

Peggy Jo Archer

International Association for Indigenous Aging
Director of Elder Justice Projects

Randella Bluehouse, BSW, BA Psychology

Tribal Consultant/Dementia Caregiver

Sarah Galvan, JD

(she/her/hers)

Managing Director Elder Rights Justice in Aging

Sherrill Wayland, MSW

(she/they)

Senior Director of Special Initiatives and Partnerships SAGE: Advocacy & Services for LGBTQ+ Elders

Zach Gassoumis, PhD

(he/him)

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

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