December 2026|MCOA Membership Meeting

10:05-10:25 A FORCE FOR GOOD

• Lorenzo Minoli, Documentarian
• Cathryn Minoli, Producer

10:25-10:45 Senior Planet

• Paula Hersey, MCOA Digital Communications & Marketing Manager
• Carol Grueneich, Director, Northborough COA

10:45-11:00 REimagine Aging

• Bonnie-May Shantz, Policy Manager, Executive Office of Aging & Independence

11:00- 11:35 MCOA Bright Ideas Spotlight: Innovation in Action

• Madeline Noonan, MCOA Assistant Director
• Wellness Nurse Program
  • Janice Fitzgerald, Director, Brockton COA
    
• Light the Way
  • Pam Parmakian, Director, Bernardston COA

11:35 - 11:40 2027 MCOA Spring Symposium Announcement

• Kelly Burke, MCOA Member Services Manager
• Andrea Cordis, MCOA Training & Education Manager

11:40-Noon Business Meeting 

• Betsy Connell, Executive Director, MCOA - Legislative Update

*Please note the Advisory Council will meet from 12:30 - 1:30pm.