2024 Summit
EMPOWER
VIRTUAL DAY - December 10, 2024
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
via Zoom
IN-PERSON DAY - December 12, 2024
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Plymouth Community Center
14800 34th Ave N, Plymouth MN 55447
- engaging with a diverse community of leaders
- mobilizing for action in the 2025 Session
- shaping statewide efforts to elevate aging
Platinum Sponsors
DECEMBER 10
AGENDA
9:00 - Call to Order + Welcome
Learn how your work is helping shared efforts to build momentum across Minnesota's aging sector, including an inside look at what you can expect from our network in the years ahead.
- DEB TAYLOR, CEO, Senior Community Services/MN Leadership Council on Aging Events Committee Chair and JULIE MANWORREN, President and CEO, Volunteers of America - Minnesota and Wisconsin/MN Leadership Council on Aging Chair
9:15 - Call to Action: A Minnesota Free of Ageism
- Hosts: RAJEAN MOONE, Faculty Director, LTC Administration/Associate Director of Policy, Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation, University of Minnesota and ADAM SUOMALA, Executive Director, MN Leadership Council on Aging
- Guests: ANDY BROWN, Vice President of Communications and Engagement, Trellis, MIMI STENDER, Founder, Duluth Aging Support, and MELISSA LYON, Community Development Specialist, Central Minnesota Council on Aging
10:00 - A Fireside Chat: Diverse Perspectives on Caregiving
- Host: XAVIER VAZQUEZ, Executive Director, Centro Tyrone Guzman
- Guests: Caregivers and Nurses TERRI HARVATH, Caregiver and Nurse and MAZEL "MAY" MCCOY-ANDERSON
11:00 - Rural Aging: Insights and Ingenuity
- Hosts: KRISTIN RIGG, Executive Director, Living at Home Network and PAULA WOISCHKE, Director, Whitney Senior Center
- Guests: CHRISTIN LINDBERG, Research Associate, Wilder Research, LORI VROLSON, Executive Director, Central Minnesota Council on Aging, and DEBI BRANDT, Executive Director, United Community Action Partnership
12:00 - Adjourn for the Day
DECEMBER 12
AGENDA
8:30 - Registration and Networking
Enjoy coffee and conversations with leaders from across Minnesota's aging community
9:00 - Call to Order + Welcome
Get a look at shared efforts to empower the aging field, including a first-look at new organizing strategies and opportunities to work together as a stronger aging sector going forward.
- DEB TAYLOR, CEO, Senior Community Services/MN Leadership Council on Aging Events Committee Chair and JULIE MANWORREN, President and CEO, Volunteers of America - Minnesota and Wisconsin/MN Leadership Council on Aging Chair
9:30 - A Framers Challenge: Reframing Aging Minnesota
- MEGHAN REDMOND, Associate State Director - Community Engagement, AARP Minnesota, GEORGIA LANE, Aging Services Planner, Arrowhead Area Agency on Aging, TANYA RAND, Clinical Faculty and Coordinator of Aging Services, University of St. Thomas, and RAJEAN MOONE, Faculty Director, LTC Administration/Associate Director of Policy, Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation, University of Minnesota
10:00 - Does Division Have to Lead to Disfunction: A Look at Politics Entering the 2025 Legislative Session
- TODD RAPP, President and CEO, Rapp Strategies
11:00 - Policy Panel: Minnesota's Priorities for Aging
- Hosts: JARROD PETERSON, Policy Chair, St. Paul Senior Workers Association/Minneapolis Area Senior Workers Association and AMANDA VICKSTROM, Executive Director, Minnesota Elder Justice Center
- Guests: MAUREEN SCHNEIDER, Chair, Minnesota Board on Aging, ERIN HUPPERT, Vice President of Advocacy, LeadingAge Minnesota, and ERIN SUTTON, Senior Director of Advocacy, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
12:00 - Networking Luncheon
Join a round of discussions with leaders from around Minnesota over a delicious healthy meal.
12:45 - RELEASE: Minnesota's Multisector Blueprint for Aging
KIRSTEN OLSON, Former Interim Director, Age-Friendly Minnesota Council, MICHAEL SAINDON Interim Director, Age-Friendly Minnesota Council, FARAH BAIG, Age-Friendly Consultant, Baig Aging Insights Group, and LYDIA MORKEN, Principal, Morken Consulting
2:00 - Adjourn
CEUs
Registered participants can earn up to seven (7) CEUs by attending the full event.
This program has been approved by the Minnesota Board of Executives for Long Term Services and Supports (BELTSS)
for three (3) hours on December 10 (MN25-00047) and four (4) hours on December 12 (MN25-00049). This program is designed to meet the CEU approval criteria for the Minnesota Board of Nursing. Minnesota Leadership Council on Aging is also an approved provider of continuing education by the Minnesota Board of Social Work (CEP-885).
Please download one or both certificates of attendance for your records and submit to your respective licensing board(s).
December 10 Learning Objectives
- Understand the many ways ageism shows up in systems and our lives, and the proven strategies leaders can use to address it.
- Appreciate the unique experiences of caregivers across a variety of cultural communities, including how current services and systems interact with different cultural norms, values and traditions.
- Explore how rural communities are rethinking approaches to aging, with leaders replacing outdated practices and approaches with innovative age-friendly strategies that are key to our future.
December 12 Learning Objectives
- Practice applying core concepts from Reframe Aging Minnesota to begin effectively shifting the public's understanding of aging.
- Evaluate Minnesota's post-election landscape and what it means for shared policy and advocacy efforts for the aging sector.
- Understand the key policy issues expected to be advanced in the 2025 Legislative Session and how you can make a difference.
- Analyze the Multisector Blueprint for Aging and engage in shaping the next steps for implementing the 10-year statewide plan.
Gold Sponsors
Featured Voices
Julie Manworren, President and CEO
Volunteers of America MN and WI
MN Leadership Council on Aging Chair
Kristin Rigg, Executive Director
Living at Home Network
MN Leadership Council on Aging Vice Chair
Deb Taylor, Chief Executive Officer
Senior Community Services
MN Leadership Council on Aging Events Committee Chair
Maureen Schneider, Chair
Minnesota Board on Aging
Todd Rapp, President and CEO
Rapp Strategies
Debi Brandt, Executive Director,
United Community Action Partnership
Mazel "May" McCoy-Anderson Caregiver and Nurse
Adam Suomala, Executive Director
MN Leadership Council on Aging
Terri Harvath Caregiver and Nurse
Kate Seng, Co-Convener,
Finish Strong Funders Network in Aging
Paula Woischke, Director
Whitney Senior Center
Minnesota Association of Senior Services
Jarrod Peterson, Policy Chair,
Minneapolis Area Senior Wokers Association and St. Paul Senior Workers Association
Xavier Vazquez, Executive Director
Centro Tyrone Guzman
Amanda Vickstrom, Executive Director Minnesota Elder Justice Center
Melissa Lyon, Community Development Specialist
Central Minnesota Council on Aging
Meghan Redmond, Associate
State Director - Community Engagement
AARP Minnesota
Andy Brown, Vice President of Communications and Engagement
Trellis
Chao Yang, Director of Equity
and Engagement
MN Leadership Council on Aging
Lori Vrolson, Executive Director
Central Minnesota Council on Aging
Erin Huppert, Vice President
of Advocacy, LeadingAge Minnesota
Erin Sutton, Senior Director of Advocacy
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
Mimi Stender, Founder
Duluth Aging Support
Tanya Rand, Clinical Faculty and Coordinator of Aging Services
University of St. Thomas
Georgia Lane, Aging Services Planner
Arrowhead Area Agency on Aging
Farah Baig, Age-Friendly Consultant
Baig Aging Insights Group
Kirsten Olson, Former Iterim Director
Age-Friendly Minnesota Council
Michael Saindon, Interim Director
Age-Friendly Minnesota Council
Lydia Morken, Principal
Morken Consulting
Christin Lindberg, Research Associate
Wilder Research
Rajean Moone, Faculty Director, LTC Administration and Associate Director of Policy, Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation, University of Minnesota
Silver Sponsors
Fees
Registration is value-priced to allow all interested leaders to attend for $99 per person on the virtual day, $125 on the in-person day or attend both dynamic sessions for just $199. See sponsorship packages for group registration pricing. Scholarships for all events are always available by contacting adam@mnlcoa.org. There are no parking, meal or other fees associated with this event.
Reasonable Accommodations
Reasonable accommodations for all Leadership Council events are available by contacting adam@mnlcoa.org.
Cancellations
All cancellations needed to be made via email to adam@mnlcoa.org and are subject to a $20 processing fee. No refunds will be available for cancellations made after November 29, 2024 or for no-shows. Minnesota Leadership Council on Aging reserves the right to cancel this event.
Attire
You're an adult, so dress in whatever way makes you comfortable. Business casual is our general vibe.
Recording
Recordings of the 2024 Summit will not be available.
Health and Safety
Masking is not required at this event. Stay home if you are sick or are experiencing symptoms. People who are immunocompromised or at higher risk of severe illness and those around them should wear a mask. We welcome people to mask regardless of your individual risk.
Bronze Sponsors
