Description

MCOA Membership Meeting

Via Zoom September 3, 2026

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Agenda

10:00 -10:05   Welcome 

• Susan Pacheco, MCOA Board Chair

10:05-10:25 Sit Less and Move More for Brain Health

• Dominika Pindus, PhD, MS, MA, Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology & Institute for Applied Life Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst

10:25-10:40 Cognitive Stimulation Therapy Updates from Councils on Aging

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

10:40-10:50 MCOA Annual Fall Conference and Training & Education Update

• Andrea Cordis, MCOA Training and Education Manager

10:50-11:00 Working with Your COA Board- Fall Conference Workshop Preview

• Sharon Mercurio, Former Acton COA Director

11:00-11:15 McLean-MCOA Training Partnership

• Marie Clouqueur, LICSW, Program Director, GUIDE and Caregiver Services, McLean Hospital Geriatric Psychiatry

11:15-11:45 Update on National Aging Policy

• Bob Blancato, National Coordinator, Elder Justice Coalition, President, Matz Blancato and Associates, Washington, DC

11:45-Noon Business Meeting

• Maddie Noonan, Assistant Director, MCOA - Legislative Update

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