Our Advisory Council

Majd Alwan, Ph.D.       
Senior Vice President of Technology         
LeadingAge

Melissa Andrews      
President & CEO         
LeadingAge Virginia

Ed Ansello, Ph.D.      
Director (Retired)         
Virginia Center on Aging

Charlotte Arbogast, MS    
Senior Policy Advisor         
Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services

Christy Jensen, Ph.D.          
Director, Health Services Research         
Riverside Center for Excellence in Aging and Lifelong Health

Adrienne Johnson    
LIFIC Initiative Manager

Bill Kallio    
Former State Director         
AARP Virginia

Ian Kremer   
Executive Director         
Leaders Engaged on Alzheimer's Disease (LEAD) Coalition

Bob Krollman   
Retired Assistive Technologist/ Aging Coordinator

Richard Lindsay, M.D.   
LIFIC Project Consultant 

Beth Ludden 
Senior VP Long Term Care Product Development         
Genworth Financial

Lory Phillippo, MPH, OTR/L  
CEO (Retired)         
Circle Center Adult Day Services

Tina Savla, Ph.D.  
Associate Professor         
Center for Gerontology, Virginia Tech

Denise Scruggs, CDP  
Director         
Beard Center on Aging at the University of Lynchburg

Catherine Tompkins, Ph.D., MSW  
Associate Professor and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies         
College of Health and Human Services, George Mason University

Gordon Walker, MS   
LIFIC Project Consultant 

Ishan Williams, Ph.D.  
Associate Professor of Nursing         
School of Nursing, University of Virginia