We are excited to share this Blogpost that introduces the work of one of our Tribal grantee teams, Lummi Indian Business Council. The original post is featured on EJI’s website @ https://www.justice.gov/elderjustice/highlighted-networks. The Lummi Victim of Crime (LVOC) Enhanced Multi-disciplinary Team was established via…
Betsy Ferner is an E-MDT Technical Assistance Provider through Lifespan of Greater Rochester. She has worked in the field of Elder Abuse Prevention for over 10 years. Lindsay Calamia is the E-MDT Program Manager at Lifespan of Greater Rochester. In her role, Lindsay supports…
Sarina Issenberg, LCSW, is the coordinator of the Philadelphia Elder Abuse MDT (PEAMDT) chaired by The Elder Justice Unit (EJU) in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office (DAO). She just celebrated her one-year anniversary with the team after spending nine years managing a nonprofit program…
Grace Cheong is the Program Manager for the National Center, overseeing its strategic direction and day-to-day operations. The Center is a program of Weill Cornell Medicine’s New York City Elder Abuse Center. Grace has over 20 years of experience in policy development and program…
From left to right Sofia King; Alecia Chapman; Marjorie Lawson; Sheila Dashiell Community Advocates for Family and Youth’s (CAFY) MDT is located in Prince George’s County, MD, where seniors are 16% of its population but 35%+ of the victimization. Our MDT-EA experienced team turnover,…
My name is Daunje Sanders, and I am the new Program Manager for the Solano County Elder Justice Program. Prior to taking the role of the Elder Justice Program Manager, I managed the Solano County Long-term Care Ombudsman program. I have a Bachelor’s degree…
Our theme this month is “Community Engagement.” An E-MDT’s success and health is so much a function of it being n integral part of the community and for the community to be an integral part of the E-MDT. The Team needs to reflect the community it serves, regarding the social categories of race, gender, orientation, culture, language, socioeconomic issues, geographical, and abilities.
Israel Del Toro is the Neighborhood and Business Services Administrator for the City of Pasadena, California. Israel co- chairs the Pasadena Elderly and Dependent Adults Liaisons (PEDAL), in partnership with the Pasadena Department of Public Health, and Israel facilitates weekly meetings. The Pasadena Elderly…
Dr. Sheri Gibson received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Geropsychology from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (UCCS). She is an instructor and clinical supervisor for the Psychology Department at UCCS and a faculty affiliate with the UCCS Gerontology Center….
Jennifer Kirchen is an Adult Protective Services (APS) Senior Research Associate/Subject Matter Expert at WRMA, Inc., a TriMetrix Company. WRMA is the service provider for APS TARC, a focal point for ACL’s overall approach to leading the development of comprehensive APS systems. As a…
Elder Protection in Indian Country has been a cultural tradition since time immemorial and will stay at the forefront of Tribes through their Elder Protection Codes. In many Tribes, Elders are identified by the age criteria of 50 or 55 under individual Tribal Elder…
My name is Trina Aldrich. I am the Elder Abuse Project Coordinator for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. I am a tribal member and have grown up in my community and have several relatives that live within the community. I enjoy the work that…