VISION

To move Danbury forward as a community where people can age and care for others who are aging in ways that are healthy, relevant, and meaningful to individuals, cultures, and the larger community. 

MISSION

Danbury seniors will live with dignity in the place of their choice in a way that is meaningful to them. 

PURPOSE

To create opportunities for coordination and collaboration among agencies and organizations working with the growing population of older adults to identify and address service gaps in Danbury.

Honorable Dianne Yamin – (Retired) Co-Chair, Judge of Probate, City of Danbury

Janice Wiggins – Co-Chair, Executive Director, Renewal House

Alyson Blanck – Vice President, Home Care Operations & Outpatient Rehabilitation Western Connecticut Home Care

Fernanda Carvalho – Director of Health, City of Danbury

Michael Coelho – Member, Danbury City Council

Katie Curran – President and CEO, Connecticut Institute for Communities

Allison Fulton – Executive Director, Western CT Coalition

Megan Garcia – Director Home Care Transitions, Western Connecticut Home Care

Beverley Gibson-Mohamed – New Hope Baptist Church

Michelle James – Executive Director, The Community Action Agency of Western Connecticut

Maura Keenan – Program Officer, The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation

Kristin Keil– Executive Director, Housatonic Habitat for Humanity

Debbie Landzberg – Past President, Daily Bread

Iandra Lopes – Director, LEAD | Leaders for Educational Advocacy and Diversity

Tia Murphy – (Retired) State President, AARP Connecticut

Lisa O’Connor – Director, Evidence Based Health Initiatives Regional YMCA

Doug Ordonez - Sr. Director Community Impact, United Way Coastal and Western CT     

Beth Ellen Parkhurst – Danbury Corps Officer, Salvation Army

Spring Raymond – Executive Director, Western CT Area Agency on Aging

Charles Rodrigues – Sergeant, Danbury Police Department

Theresa Santoro – President and CEO, RVNAhealth

Farley Santos – Economic Development & Community Relations Advisor, Mayor’s Office, City of Danbury

Kay Schreiber – Chair, Commission on Aging, City of Danbury

Victoria Scofield – Community Impact Senior Coordinator, United Way Coastal and Western CT

Stacy Singer – Assistant Vice President, Community Development Officer, Ives Bank

Paul Steinmetz – Director, Office of Sponsored Research, Western Connecticut State University

Rodrigo Fuenzalida – Civic Engagement & Marketing Coordinator, Danbury Public Library

Joanne Svogun – Associate Vice President, Care Coordination, Population Health, Nuvance Health

Susan Tomanio – Director, Elderly Services, City of Danbury

Elizabeth Winson – Program Coordinator, Goldstone Caregiver Center, Danbury Hospital