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MCOA Membership Meeting

 Via Zoom September 4, 2025 

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Agenda 

10:00 Welcome 

• Emily Shea, MCOA Board Chair 

10:05 Partnership with McLean Hospital FY26 Trainings

• Alexis L. Freedberg, MD, Psychiatrist in Charge, McLean Hospital Psychiatry Inpatient Services

10:15 Empowering Municipal Leaders and Staff

•  Jackie Lavender Bird, Senior Executive and Membership Director, Massachusetts Municipal Association (MMA)

10:35  The Importance of Dining Programs

• Tara Hammes, RDN, Healthy Aging Manager, Massachusetts Councils on Aging (MCOA) 

10:55 Cross-Age Mentoring: Connecting Older Adults with Preschools around Computational Thinking 

• Mary Haggerty, Director of Media Engagement, GBH Kids 

11:05 MCOA Training & Education Update

• Andrea Cordis, Training & Education Manager, Massachusetts Councils on Aging (MCOA) 

11:20  From Isolation to Connection: The Good Neighbor Movement

• Sandra Harris, Co-founder and Co-leader, Massachusetts Coalition to Build Community and End Loneliness

11:40 Business Meeting 

• MCOA Bylaws Vote
• Legislative Update
• Betsy Connell, Executive Director, MCOA 

* Please note the Advisory Council will meet from 12:30 - 1:30 pm