Commission Membership

Convened by the chairs of the Joint Committee on Aging and Independence, the Commission includes the following members (members 3 to 15 below are designees of their organizations as per the enabling legislation):

1. House Vice Chair of Joint Committee on Aging and Independence
Representative Samantha Montaño, Co-Chair of the Commission

2. Senate Chair of Joint Committee on Aging and Independence
Senator Patricia Jehlen, Co-Chair of the Commission

3. Executive Office of Aging and Independence (AGE)
Lynn Vidler, MBA, Assistant Secretary

4. Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (HLC)
Margaux LeClair, Esq., Counsel/Fair Housing Specialist

5. Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH)
Barry Callis, MSW, Director of Behavioral Health and Infectious Disease Prevention

6. LGBTQIA+ Aging Project
Lisa Krinsky, MSW, LICSW, Director

7. Fenway Health
Jordina Shanks, MBA, CEO

8. GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders
Chris Erchull, Esq., Senior Staff Attorney

9. New England Association of HIV Over Fifty
Lenny Alberts, MD, President

10. MassEquality
Tanya Neslusan, Executive Director

11. Mass Aging Access
Gary Yuhas, MBA, Executive Director, LifePath

12. AARP of Massachusetts
Kathy Betts, MPH, Advisory Councilor

13. Massachusetts Councils on Aging (MCOA)
Josie Dutil, Executive Director, Bellingham Council on Aging

14. Massachusetts Senior Care Association
Bill Bogdanovich, CNHA, President and CEO, Broad Reach Healthcare

15. Home Care Aid Council
Julie Watt Faqir, JD, Executive Director

GOVERNOR APPOINTED MEMBERS

16. LGBTQ Public Policy Expert
Sean Cahill, PhD, Director of Health Policy Research, Fenway Institute

17. LGBTQ Older Adult Law Expert
Michelle LaPointe, Esq., Partner, LaPointe & Days LLC

18. Transgender Older Adult
(Confirming Candidate)

19. LGBTQ Older Adult representing Cape Cod and Islands
Paul Glass, Founder, LGBTQ+ Elders of Color

20. LGBTQ Older Adult representing Western Massachusetts
(Seat Unfilled)