The Housing Assistance Council has been helping rural communities develop since 1971.
For the past 13 years, he has worked in Kennebunk, Maine, on issues related to aging.
Greg Marchildon has been the state director of AARP Vermont since 2006.
He previously served as the state director of AARP Hawaii and as the director of media relations for AARP.
Whitacre has developed innovative outreach programs that help small towns benefit from the internet.
He has received numerous awards for his research, teaching and extension programs.
Brian Christenberry advocates on behalf of IEC, the nation’s first electric cooperative service organization.
IEC’s members consist of 39 distribution cooperatives and two generation/transmission cooperatives that serve more than 1.3 million Hoosiers.
Instead, his firm began receiving international awards and building a client list of industryleading organizations.
Her team develops and deploys new policy guidance to 47 state offices nationwide.
Jeremiah Christopher develops disaster recovery guidance for states, local communities, tribes and territories.
Acaron holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of Puerto Rico.
Hough’s work for AARP is influenced by his career as a city planner and parks manager.
Holly Springs 7588: Let’s Ride!
Her work in communities includes active living and safety initiatives.
Smith served on the Amtrak board of directors, including two years as chairman.
His work has carried him to 115 communities across the country.
Laura Lee leads the Maine Community Foundation’s work on aging.
Lee also serves on the board of directors of Grantmakers In Aging.
She has designed and implemented model programs focused on child and youth development and intergenerational programming.
Haglin is a member of several local, regional and state boards and committees.
2019 AARP Rural Livability Workshop
