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.
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Anna Thomas, CACTS
(She/Her)
Section Manager/Forensic SpecialistGeorgia Department of Human Services
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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
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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 -
Geoff Rogers
Director of Learning & Development Projects
Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College
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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 DirectorColorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA)
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Iris C. Freeman, MSW
(she/her/hers)
Founding Board Chair - Minnesota Elder Justice CenterBoard of Directors - National Adult Protective Services Association
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Judith Kozlowski
(she/her/hers)
Elder Justice Consultant
Subject Matter Expert in Elder Financial Exploitation
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Karen Tronsgard-Scott
(she/they)
Executive DirectorVermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
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Kathy Greenlee, JD
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Kristin Burki, MSW, APSW
(she/her/hers)
Director
National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life, an initiative of End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin -
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
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Peggy Jo Archer
International Association for Indigenous Aging
Director of Elder Justice Projects
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Randella Bluehouse, BSW, BA Psychology
Tribal Consultant/Dementia Caregiver
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Sarah Galvan, JD
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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