Register at https://maryland-mga.org/meetinginfo.php?id=8&ts=1699819593

8:00 am – 9:00 am

Registration * Networking * Visits with Exhibitors

9:00 am – 9:20 am

Welcome from MGA

9:20 am – 9:50 am

Opening from Secretary Carmel Roques

· Secretary Carmel Roques, Secretary, Maryland Department of Aging

9:50 am – 10:00 am

Keynote Speaker Introduction

10:00 am – 11:00 am

Keynote Presentation - Three Decades in Public Service: Reflections on the Evolution of Aging Services

Main Room

· Laura Riley, Director, Baltimore County Department of Aging

· Ann Marie Riehl, Baltimore County Department of Aging & Ferretto Young Care Management

Hear personal observations from a veteran aging services professional who entered the ranks as an intern and worked her way through the Baltimore County  Department of Aging to become its Director for the past 5 years.  Hear how the government sector fills gaps and som...

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11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Gerontology Research Update - Panel with Students

· Dr. Laura Girling, Gerontologist and Professor, Towson University Department of Health Sciences

5 Subsessions

12:30 pm – 1:45 pm

Lunch * Networking * Visits with Exhibitors

Main Hall

1:45 pm – 2:00 pm

Raffle Distribution with Exhibitors

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Panel Discussion: Challenging Cases

· Jennifer Bice, Clinical Social Worker, Luminis Health Gilchrist Lifecare Institute

· Jordan Hebron, Senior Program Manager of Elder Services, Civic Works

· Lisa Harfoot, Director of Resident Services, Lisner-Louise-Dickson-Hurt Home

· Deanna Cho, Social Worker, MedStar Health Center for Successful Aging

This session provides the opportunity to engage with our panel of professionals in the field of aging as they share their most challenging cases and how they worked to overcome the impact of these challenges, both personally and professionaly.