NJAAW's Annual Conference: Dare to Envision

Friday, May 17, 9am - 3pm

at the Hyatt Regency, New Brunswick

Doors open at 8am for registration and breakfast

To Register, Click Here

Morning Keynote:

Lunchtime Speaker:

Kaylee McGuire, Deputy Commissioner for Aging and Disability Services

Kaylee McGuire is the Deputy Commissioner for Aging and Disability Services overseeing the Division of Aging Services, the Division of Disability Services, the Division of Developmental Disabilities and supporting the New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities and the Office of

the Public Guardian. McGuire’s background includes working with individuals with disabilities and complex medical needs. Personal caregiving experiences with aging family members led her to public service

Author Aston Applewhite

Ashton Applewhite is at the forefront of the emerging movement to raise awareness of ageism and make age a criterion for diversity. The author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism and co-founder of the Old School Anti-Ageism Clearinghouse, she speaks widely at venues that have included the TED mainstage and the United Nations. She has written for Harper’s, the Guardian, and the New York Times; has been recognized by the New York Times, the New Yorker, National Public Radio, and the American Society on Aging as an expert on ageism; and is the voice of Yo, Is This Ageist? In 2022 the United Nations named Ashton one of the Healthy Aging 50: fifty leaders transforming the world to be a better place to grow older.

Book signing after lunch!

Conference starts with 2 virtual presentations on Thursday, May 16.

Equity in Aging

Hannah Diamond, Justice in Aging

Envisioning Equitable Assisted Living in NJ

Candace Robinson, Capital Impact and Rebecca Lynn, RN Assisted Living, Inc.

Links for virtual sessions will be emailed to all registrants. Virtual sessions will also be recorded and shared post conference.

Friday's In-Person Breakout Sessions include:

Innovative Approaches to Support Older Adults at Home

Alex Binder, Catherine Martino and Judy Collett-Miller, Parker Health Group

Older LGBT+ Adults

Jeanine Frisby LaRue, Kaufman Zita Group and Board Chair, Garden State Equality Action Fund

Promoting Equity in Serious Illness Care in NJ: Designing a Medicaid Benefit for Community-Based Palliative Care.

Lori Feldstein and Tori Fields , Goals of Care Coalition

Aging Policy 101

Ev Liebman, AARP NJ and Maureen Wolfe, Columbia University

Age Friendly Public Health

Shannon Lyons-Doherty

Screening of "Below the Surface" documentary

Q&A with producers

Family Leave Insurance: Increasing Awareness and Participation

Becky Logue-Conroy, Rutgers and Yarrow Willman-Cole, NJ Citizen Action

Higher Ed in Aging

Emily Greenfield, PhD and Elyse Perweiler, MA, MPP, RN

Essential Jobs Essential Care NJ Coalition - Updates and Next Steps

Lauren Baruch, Edna Cadmus and Tyla Minnear

Reinventing Mobility: TNCs and the Changing Face of Transportation

Kinga Skora, EZRide

Social Workers Eligible for CEs:

NJAAW is partnering with Monmouth University School of Social Work to offer Social Work CEs for this year's conference. A total of 8 CEs are available:

* 6 for attending in person

* 2 if attending the virtual sessions on Thursday, Amy 16. Attendance must be during the live event.

If you are interested in receiving CEs, please check while registering and we will send you instructions or email [email protected] with "CEs" in the subject line.

Conference CEs can also be applied to Monmouth University's Certificate in Aging Program: Certificate in Aging

NJAAW welcomes our Sponsors and Exhibitors

Our Senior Sponsor

Our Morning Keynote Sponsors:

Luncthime Sponsor

Our Session Sponsors

Sponsoring

"Aging Policy 101"

Sponsoring

"Reinventing Mobility: TNCs and the Changing Face of Transportation"

Thank you to our Refreshment Sponsors!

Our Breakfast and Lunch Sponsor

Coffee sponsor - caffeine all day!

Meet our Exhibitors

Interested in sponsoring?

The NJAAW annual conference attracts near 300 professionals in the field of aging, and we rely on our sponsors to make this a successful conference. If you are interested in sponsoring, having an exhibit table, or placing an ad in our printed program, check out the options Sponsor guide

To choose your sponsorship level, click Sponsor registration

Logistics: New this year....FREE Parking
Doors open at 8am
Program starts at 9am
FREE Parking is available in the Hyatt Regency garage
The Hyatt is a short walk from NJ Transit, New Brunswick Train Station
Breakfast and lunch included