LGBTQ+ Aging Symposium Schedule
Schedule of Events
9:00 Opening Remarks and Conversations
9:20 Keynote: Policy Update with Aaron Tax, Director of Advocacy for SAGE USA
9:45 Workshop Sessions 1
- Room 1: Services for Seniors Showcase
- Moderated by John Hennessy. Featuring Meredith Anderson (SMAAA), Susan Corbett (National Digital Equity Center), and Barbara Meehan (Alzheimer’s Association)
- Room 2: Housing Options for Older Adults
- Moderated by Nancy Kelly. Featuring James Moorhead (Maine DHHS), Denise Lord (MaineHousing), and Rose Honders (Downeast Community Partners)
10:35 Workshop Sessions 2
- Room 1: Transitioning Into Retirement
- Facilitated by Jane Margesson, Maine AARP
- Room 2: Travel in the State of Maine During COVID-19
- Moderated by Lin Gould. Featuring Aislinn Sarnacki (Act Out at Bangor Daily News), and Andrew Collins, travel journalist
11:20 BREAK
11:30 Lunch with EqualityMaine & Entertainment
12:05 Workshop Sessions 3
- Room 1: Aging While Trans
- Moderated by Gia Drew. Featuring Wilder Hart, Robyn McCutcheon, Jamie Melanson, Daralyn Maxwell, and Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen (NCTE)
- Room 2: Self-Care Strategies
- Facilitated by Christopher McLaughlin, Northern Light Acadia Hospital
12:50 BREAK
1:00 Featured Speaker: COVID-19 with Dr. Nirav Shah, Maine CDC
1:30 Closing Conversations
1:45 Closing Remarks and In Memoriam