Join at the Village Office to tune in for the 11:20 am presentation from the "Implementing the Master Plan for Aging in CA Together (IMPACT) Committee"

 

Entire program - email Katie for access to the entire conference remotely at [email protected]

9:00 am

Welcome & Master Plan for Aging (MPA) Stakeholder Committee Introductions

 

9:20 am

Opening Remarks: CA for ALL Ages & Abilities: Master Plan for Aging Day of Action

• Susan DeMarois, Director, California Department of Aging (CDA)
• Kim Johnson, Secretary, California Health & Human Services (CalHHS) Agency
• Consuelo Gambino, MPA , Tribal Affairs Manager, CDA

 

9:30 am

California’s Nation-Leading Master Plan for Aging

• Honorable Mike McGuire, Senate President Pro Tempore, 2nd District
• Kim McCoy Wade, JD, Senior Advisor on Aging, Disability & Alzheimer’s, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

 

9:40 am

Keynote: Leading with a Whole of Government Approach

• Sarita Mohanty, MD, MPH, MBA, President & Chief Executive Officer, The SCAN Foundation
• Xavier Becerra, JD, Secretary, United States Department of Health & Human Services

 

10:15 am

Voices from the Community: What Matters Most

• Moderator: Sarah Steenhausen, MS, Deputy Director of Policy, Research, & Equity, CDA
• Priscilla Yeung, Sacramento, CA
• Elaine Samuels, San Francisco, CA
• Aili Kato, San Diego, CA

 

11:00 am

Break

 

11:20 am

Master Plan for Aging Stakeholder Advisory Committee Recommendations

Implementing the Master Plan for Aging in CA Together (IMPACT) Committee

• Eric Harris, Associate Executive Director of External Affairs, Disability Rights California, IMPACT Stakeholder Member
• Fernando Torres-Gil, PhD, MSW, Professor Emeritus, Social Welfare & Public Policy, Director of the Center for Policy Research on Aging, University of California, Los Angeles, IMPACT Stakeholder Member

Equity Advisory Committee on Aging & Disability (EACAD)

• Cheryl Brown, Chair, Executive Committee, California Commission on Aging, EACAD Stakeholder Member
• Vincent Crisostomo, Director of Aging Services, San Francisco AIDS Foundation, EACAD Stakeholder Member

 

11:45 am

Building an Equitable System for ALL: Insights from State Leaders

• Moderator: Joe Xavier, Director, California Department of Rehabilitation (DOR)
• Tomiquia Moss, MPA, Secretary, California Business, Consumer Services, & Housing (BCSH) Agency
• Mark Tollefson, MBA, Undersecretary, California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA)
• Michelle Baass, MPPA, Director, California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)

 

12:30 pm

Lunch & Remarks from California Legislative Leaders

• Susan DeMarois, Director, CDA
• Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, Assembly Majority Leader, 4th District
• Dr. Corey Jackson, Assemblymember, 60th District
• Resolution Presentation: Office of Assemblymember Dr. Jasmeet Bains, 35th District & Chair, Assembly Aging and Long-Term Care Committee

 

1:45 pm

Master Plan for Aging Stakeholder Advisory Committee Recommendations

Disability & Aging Community Living Advisory Committee (DACLAC)

• Hagar Dickman, Esq., Director of California Long-Term Services and Supports, Justice in Aging, DACLAC Stakeholder Co-Chair
• Sheri Burns, OTR, Executive Director, Silicon Valley Independent Living Center, DACLAC Stakeholder Co-Chair

California Aging & Disability Research Partnership (CADRP)

• Zia Agha, MD, Chief Medical Officer & Executive Vice President, West Health Institute, CADRP Stakeholder Member
• Angie Perone, PhD, JD, MSW, MA, Assistant Professor & Director at the Center for the Advanced Study of Aging Services, University of California, Berkeley, CADRP Stakeholder Member

 

2:10 pm

Home & Community Living for ALL: Insights from State Leaders

• Moderator: Darci Delgado, PsyD, Assistant Secretary, California Health & Human Services (CalHHS) Agency
• Abby Snay, MA Education, Deputy Secretary for the Future of Work, California Labor & Workforce Development Agency (LWDA)
• Elizabeth Landsberg, JD, Director, California Department of Health Care Access & Information (HCAI)
• Claire Ramsey, JD, MA, Chief Deputy Director for Disability, Adults, and Housing Integration, California Department of Social Services (CDSS)

 

2:55 pm

Break

 

3:15 pm

Master Plan for Aging Stakeholder Advisory Committee Recommendations

Elder & Disability Justice Coordinating Council (EDJCC)

• Bertha Sanchez Hayden, Esq., Directing Attorney, Seniors, Dependent Adults, & Caregivers Direct Services, Bet Tzedek Legal Services, EDJCC Stakeholder Chair
• Vivianne Mbaku, Esq., Director of Equity in Elder Justice, Justice in Aging, EDJCC Stakeholder Member

Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Disorders Advisory Committee (ADRDAC)

• Catherine Blakemore, Family Member Representative, ADRDAC Stakeholder Chair
• Wynnelena Canlas Canio, MD, AGSF, CMD, Kaiser Permanente, Mental Health Representative, ADRDAC Stakeholder Vice Chair

 

3:45 pm

Conversation with Legislative Staff: Perspectives on Advancing Systems Change Through the Master Plan for Aging

• Moderator: Kim Rutledge, MSW, Deputy Director of Legislation & Communications, DOR
• Mareva Brown, Principal Consultant, Office of the Senate President Pro Tempore, Mike McGuire
• Heather Hopkins, Staff Director, Senate Human Services Committee
• Elizabeth Fuller, Chief Consultant, Assembly Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care
• Juwan Trotter, MPP, Fiscal & Policy Analyst, Legislative Analyst’s Office
• Nicole Vazquez, Deputy Chief Consultant, Assembly Budget Committee

 

4:25 pm

Closing: Leading the Master Plan for Aging Through Partnership

• Susan DeMarois, Director, CDA