WORK GROUP MEMBERS
AARP, Public Policy Institute, Livability Section, Future of Housing Initiative
Rodney Harrell, PhD, Director, Livable Communities
Shannon Guzman, MA, MCP, Policy Research Senior Analyst
AARP, Government Affairs, Financial Security and Consumer Affairs
LaKeeshia Fox, JD, Legislative Representative
American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD)
Karl Cooper, JD, Director of Public Health Programs
AARP Foundation, Housing
Brenna McCallick, MA, MSc, Program Manager
Administration for Community Living (ACL)/Administration on Aging (AOA)
American Occupational Therapy Association
Scott Trudeau, PhD, OTR/L, Productive Aging and Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Program Manager
American Physical Therapy Association
Mindy Renfro, PT, PhD, DPT, Associate Professor
Steve Postal, JD, Senior Specialist, Regulatory Affairs
Mariana Wingood, PT, DPT, GCS, CEEA, Physical Therapist
Bipartisan Policy Center
Andy Winkler, Senior Policy Analyst, Housing and Infrastructure Projects
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Fall Prevention Center of Excellence, USC Leonard David School of Gerontology
Jon Pynoos, PhD, Co-Director, Professor
Emily Nabors, MSG, Program Manager
Julie Overton, MSG, MHA, Senior Learning and Development Specialist
Seymour Turner, USC Executive Certificate in Home Modification (ECHM) Program Instructor
Falls Prevention Coalition, New Mexico
Janet Popp, PT, MS, Chair
Beth Black, PT, GCS, Executive Committee
Georgia Institute of Technology
Jon Sanford, M Arch, Co-Director, Lead Principal Investigator, Associate Professor
The Hartford Center for Mature Market Excellence
Jodi Olshevski, MS, Executive Director
Cindy Hellyar, MA, Director of Customer Engagement and Corporate Gerontologist
Home Modification Occupational Therapist Association (HMOTA)
Karen Koch, OT, HMOTA, ECHM, CAPS, Licensed builder
Living at Home Consultations, LLC
Tori Goldhammer, MS, OTR/L, ATP, CAPS, ECHM, CEAC, CFPS
Homes Renewed
Louis Tenenbaum, Founder
Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDeA) Center, State University of New York at Buffalo
Danise Levine, AIA, CAPS, Architect, Assistant Director
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Sarah Szanton, PhD, ANP, FAAN, Dean, Associate Director for Policy, Center on Innovative Care in Aging
Meals on Wheels America
Carter Florence, DrPH (c), MPH, Director, Strategy and Impact
Midwestern University, College of Health Sciences, Occupational Therapy Department
Monika Robinson, Dr OT, OTR/L, Assistant Professor
National Alliance for Caregiving
Grace Whiting, JD, Interim CEO, Chief Operating Officer
Mike Wittke, BSW, MPA, Director of Advocacy
Jill Breysse, MHS, CIH, Project Manager
National Council on Aging Center for Healthy Aging and National Falls Prevention Resource Center
Kathleen Cameron, MPH, Senior Director, Center for Healthy Aging
Michelle Mai, MPH, Program Associate, Center for Healthy Aging
Jennifer Tripken, Associate Director, Center for Healthy Aging
National Safety Council
Becky Turpin, MS, Director of Home and Community Safety
Rebuilding Together, National Office
Susan Hawfield, Senior Vice President, Affiliate Services
Melissa Stutzbach, OTR, ECHM Vice President of National Programs and Impact Measurement
RL Mace Universal Design Institute
Richard Duncan, MRP, Executive Director
Universal Design Living Laboratory
Rosemarie Rossetti, PhD
University of Illinois at Chicago, Dept. of Occupational Therapy
Elizabeth Peterson, PhD, MPH, OTR/L, FAOTA, Clinical Professor
Washington University School of Medicine, Program in Occupational Therapy
Susy Stark, PhD, OTR/L, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy, Neurology, and Social Work
WORK GROUP RESOURCES
A checklist of simple home modifications that individuals and caregivers can do to increase safety and independence with resources on funding sources, providers, and more, developed by the National Home Safety and Home Modification Work Group.
A one-page companion piece to the Home Modification Checklist, above.
