March 2026 MCOA Membership Meeting

Description

MCOA Membership Meeting

 Via Zoom, March 5, 2026 

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

10:00 Welcome 

• Susan Pacheco, MCOA Board Chair

10:05 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Sponsor Update

• Susan Flanagan, Senior Plan Consultant

10:15 LGBTQ Older Adults: Significant Issues and State Initiatives

• Lisa Krinsky, LICSW, Program Director, The Fenway Institute

10:35 Cognitive Stimulation Therapy Update

• Madeline Noonan, MCOA Assistant Director
• Hayley Wood, MCOA Economic Security and Outreach Manager

10:45 The Role of Social Work Interns in COAs

• Joanne Moore, MA, Director, Duxbury COA

11:05 Are you a solo ager? New End-of-Life Conversations Programming

• Cheryl Botieri, MS, End-of-Life Educator, Family Support Specialist, and End-of-Life Doula, Aging with Grit, Grace & Dignity, LLC

11:25 MCOA Spring Symposium Update

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

11:35 MCOA 2026 Fall Conference Peer-to-Peer Sessions Poll

11:40 Business Meeting 

• Betsy Connell, Executive Director, MCOA - Legislative Update

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