2025 Advocacy Conference Presentations

2025 o4a Advocacy Conference Presentations

Ohio’s Aging and Medicaid Policy Priorities

• Ursel McElroy, Director of the Department of Aging

Ohio Aging Advocacy Panel

• Deanna Green, Ohio Coalition for Adult Protective Services
• Victoria Gresh, Ohio Assisted Living Association
• Maureen Fagans, Ohio Association of Senior Centers

o4a Advocacy Agenda

• Kelsey Bergfeld, Ohio Association of Area Agencies on Aging

Federal Policy Updates and USAging Advocacy Priorities

• Amy Gotwals, USAging

Using Research to Inform Aging Policy & Services: Insights from Scripps Gerontology Center

• Jennifer Heston-Mullins & Matt Nelson

From Policy to Practice: Housing Challenges and Solutions for Older Adults

• Natalynne M. Baker, St. Mary Development Corporation
• Amy Riegel, Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio (COHHIO)
• Leah Werner, Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH)
• Grant Ames,Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging