OAGE:
Who We Are
Bringing Ohioans together to make Ohio the best place to age.
PRIORITIES AND STRATEGIC PLAN
Board Members
Executive Committee

Jennifer M. Kinney
President
Professor of Gerontology, Miami University
Bio

Daniel J. Van Dussen
Vice President
Professor, Graduate Director of Gerontology, Youngstown State University
Bio

Ken Wilson

Vivian J. Miller
Secretary
Associate Professor in Social Work, Bowling Green State University
Bio

Kate de Medeiros
Past President
Professor of Gerontology, Miami University
Bio
Board of Trustees

Donna Alexander
LTCA Program Coordinator, Kent State University and Kent State at Stark
Bio

Douglas Beach
Chief Executive Officer, Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging
Bio

Dabney Conwell
VP, Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging
Bio

Tina L. Dothard Peterson
Director of the Aging Education Initiative, University of Cincinnati
Bio

Meredith Hawkins Pitt
Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Gerontology, University of Findlay
Bio

Shannon Jarrott
Professor, College of Social Work, The Ohio State University
Bio

Cheryl Kanetsky
Bio

Jessica Krok-Schoen
Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University
Bio

Ling Liou
Associate Professor, Kent State University at Stark
Bio

Rick Meeker
Community Living Manager, Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging
Bio

Nancy Mendoza
Bio

Christine Raber
Bio

Victoria Steiner
Associate Professor, Population Health; Director, Center for Successful Aging
Bio

Jennifer Wagner
Associate Practitioner Professor, Bowling Green State University
Bio
Student Members

Amanda MacNeil
PhD Candidate in Adult Development and Aging, Cleveland State University
Bio

Patrick Mese
Master’s Student in Gerontological Studies at Miami University, Oxford
Bio

Morgan J. Minyo
PhD Candidate in Adult Development and Aging, Cleveland State University
Bio
Emeritus Trustees

Richard R. Haubner
Director & Associate Professor – Gerontology, College of Mount St. Joseph

Ray Matura
Professor of Sociology, University of Rio Grande
Bio

Marcus J. Molea
Retired, Ohio Department of Aging
Bio

Harvey L. Sterns
Bio
Ex-Officio Members
OAGE MISSION
HISTORY
Internal Committees
Executive Committee
Jennifer Kinney
President
Dan Van Dussen
Vice President
Ken Wilson
Treasurer
Vivian Miller
Secretary
Morgan Minyo
Student Representative
Nominating/Bylaws Committee
Dan Van Dussen
Chair
Jennifer Kinney
Cheryl Kantesky
Finance Committee
Ken WIlson
Chair
Jessica Krok-Schoen
Jennifer Westfall
Standing Committees
Development/Membership Committee
Harvey Sterns
Chair
Shannon Jarrott
Conference Committee
Ling Liou & Donna Alexander
Co-Chairs
Salli Bollin
Vicki Steiner
Tony Sterns
Dan Van Dussen
Policy/Legislative Affairs Committee
Rick Meeker
Chair
Dabney Conwell
Amanda MacNeil
Katey Price
Ken Wilson
Brittany Kennedy
Communications Committee
Vivian Miller
Chair
Doug Beech
Patrick Mese
Jennifer Wagner
Alayna Bollinger
Ashlee Cordell
Awards Committee
Jessica Krok-Schoen
Chair
Ray Matura
Marc Molea
Allison Kidd
Education/Scholars in Aging
Dan Van Dussen
Chair
Amanda MacNeil
Co-Chair Scholars Committee