Does Gender Matter in Planning for Aging?

Bio: A leading expert in Universal Design and Aging in Place, Esther Greenhouse is an advocate for design which enables people to function at their highest level. A national speaker, instructor, and consultant (including product manufacturers, healthcare environments, senior housing), Ms. Greenhouse's expertise and perspective creates a paradigm shift whereby thoughtful informed design on the micro level of products, the meso level of housing, and the macro level of community design are seen as a crucial and powerful variable for overall success.

Education: Cornell University: B.S., Interior Design & Certification in Gerontology; M.S., Applied Research in Human Environment Relations; Doctoral Studies, Human Behavior & Design; City & Regional Planning.

Key Publications: "Using Smart Growth and Universal Design to Link the Needs of Children and the Aging Population" APA issue brief. "Multigenerational Community Planning: Linking the Needs of Children & Elders" APA issue brief. "Independent For Life: Homes & Neighborhoods for an Aging America", lead author: Henry Cisneros. "Design for a Lifetime" 4-part PBS series

Other Publications: for more information: www.esthergreenhouse.com

Past Assignments: Universal Design Summit 2013: ”Design as a Missing Variable in Public Health: A Call to Action” (upcoming). International Builders Show 2013. 10th Annual NYS Green Building Conference: ”The Power of the Built Environment in the Context of Sustainability." The Remodeling Show: "Technology for Aging in Place." NY Planning Federation Annual Conference: "Multigenerational Design in Community Planning."

Bio: Laura Keyes is an AICP-certified planner and has worked for the Atlanta Regional Commission since 1999. She currently manages ARC’s Community Development Unit in the Area Agency on Aging where she leads the Lifelong Communities Program. She previously worked for ARC’s Transportation Planning Division on the development of the Regional Transportation Plan and managed the region’s Comprehensive Transportation Planning Program. Ms. Keyes is President for the Georgia Planning Association, and is a graduate of the Regional Leadership Institute’s Class of 2010.

Education: Bachelors of Science in the School of Natural Resources at the University of Michigan, MS from Michigan State University Certificate in Aging through the Institute for Geriatric Social Work from the Boston University School of Social Work.

Key Publications: Keyes, Laura, Manegdug, Tyrone, Phillips, Deborah, Sterling, Evelina, Mayerik, Cheryl, and Trimble, Grace. Transforming the Way We Live Together: A Model to Move Communities from Policy to Implementation. Pending publication in the Journal for Aging and Social Policy 2013. Keyes, Laura, Rader, Carolyn, Berger, Cathie, “Creating Communities: Atlanta’s Lifelong Community Initiative,” Physical & Occupational Therapy In Geriatrics, 29(1):59–74, 2011 C _ 2011 by Informa Healthcare USA, Inc. Available online at http://informahealthcare.com/potgDOI: 10.3109/02703181.2011.552168 Keyes, Laura, “Major Improvements to the Short-Range Transportation Planning Process – Atlanta Regional Commission’s Cast Study,” in Writing the Wrongs, 2001 WTS National Conference, presented to the Honorable Norman Mineta, Secretary, United States Department of Transportation, May 2001.

Bio: As Zoning Administrator for Cherokee County Georgia I have been responsible for staff involved in day to day planning and zoning activities for more than ten years. I earned my AICP certification in 2005 and am proud to be among those with this recognition. Cherokee County hosted the GPA 2009 Spring Conference where I served as Chair for the Local Host Committee. As Vice-Chairman of the Planning and Women Division of the American Planning Association from 2007 to 2011, I organized the highest attended session of the 2008 APA Conference. I continued to serve the Division as Session Coordinator submitting two sessions in 2008 and one each in 2009 and 2010 for the National Conference of American Planning Association. I am currently serving as Chair of this Division where the 2013 APA Conference events are ready to go. I have also served as a member of the GPA’s Professional Development Committee. I have recently been elected to serve GPA as an AICP Director-at-Large.