Aging in Today’s Appalachia brings together community leaders, home- and community-based service providers, and practitioners for a day of in-depth discussions and presentations.

From budget and policy to advocacy to broadband, this one-day event will feature an overview of current challenges and innovative solutions while highlighting real work being accomplished on the ground to improve the lives of older adults in Southeast Ohio.

2023 Summit Agenda

• 9:30 a.m.: Welcome & Introductions
• 10:00 a.m.: Ohio Budget and Policy Lookahead, featuring Beth Kowalczyk, Chief Policy Officer, Ohio Association of Area Agencies on Aging, and Tom Pappas, President & CEO Thomas P. Pappas & Associates
• 11:00 a.m.:Collaborative Teamwork Can Improve the Response to Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation, featuring Sylvia Pla-Raith, Director, Elder Justice Unit of the Ohio Attorney General’s Office
• 12:00 p.m.: Lunch
• 12:30 p.m.: Effective Communication Strategies, featuring Ginger Gagne, Program Manager for the Southeast Ohio region of the Alzheimer’s Association
• 1:30 p.m. Connected Aging: The Impact of Broadband, featuring Ryan Collins, Program Manager, Buckeye Hills Regional Council
• 2:30 p.m. Closing

Registration is $25 and includes lunch. Members of the BHRC General Policy Council and Regional Advisory Council will receive a discounted rate out of gratitude for their service to our organization.