Erta Cenko is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions and College of Medicine, at the University of Florida. Her research targets conditions that predominantly impact older adults, including cognitive impairment and mobility disability. Her focus is on developing and employing wearable technology applications to facilitate health interventions and provide real-time assessments for aging populations. She also conducts research on the impact of digital technologies and AI use on cognitive skills and brain matter. Dr. Cenko is committed to the field of public health and combines her research experience with her passion for teaching and mentoring to help train future clinicians and public health professionals.

Laura K.M. Donorfio, Ph.D., FGSA, FAGHE, is currently Chair of the AGHE member group and holds fellow status in both AGHE and GSA. She has been honored both nationally and locally for her many teaching accomplishments, including GSA's Clark Tibbets Award (2022) and AGHE's Distinguished Faculty award (2009). Dr. Donorfio has over 30 years of teaching and research experience in gerontology. She has developed an undergraduate minor in gerontology within the University of Connecticut Department of Human Development and Family Sciences. Her present research interests include the impact of educational innovation and intergenerational experiential learning approaches, and the behavioral and social processes that impact the development and well-being of sexual gender minority populations and their families across the lifespan. Dr. Donorfio is a co-author of the book "The Gerontology Field Placement: Internships and Practicums in Aging; (2023). She has directed the AGHE Teaching Institute for the past fourteen years.

Phyllis A. Greenberg, PhD, MPA, FAGHE, is a Professor and Coordinator of Graduate Studies in the Gerontology Program in the College of Education, Health and Human Services at St. Cloud State University. Dr. Greenberg teaches courses at SCSU focused on gender, diversity, policy, ageism, and research. She has taught topical courses related to mental wellness and aging as well as several others. She guest lectures on issues related to Aging/Ageism, Antisemitism, Ethics, End-of-Life Decision Making, Food Insecurity and Homelessness, Gender, Diversity, Policy and Social Justice. Dr. Greenberg has served on the Board of Directors for the Minnesota Gerontological Society, where she was also a past co-president and was selected as the Outstanding Gerontologist in 2011. In 2018, Dr. Greenberg was selected as the Outstanding Educator for both GSA/AGHE. She was recognized as a Fellow through the Academy of Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE) in 2022.

Lyn Holley has been an active member of GSA and AGHE since beginning to teach Gerontology in the Department of Gerontology in a progressive urban state university in 2004. Her previous careers include professional and leadership roles in Administration of several US government agencies including US Army Reserves, US Department of Agriculture, and the Smithsonian Institution; she worked for the United Nations for five years and for the US Customs Service, earned her PhD as a late-life learner, and has worked full time in her state university in teaching, research and service since 1999.

Rona J. Karasik, PhD, FAGHE, FGSA, is a professor of Kinesiology, Community Health & Gerontology at St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, MN. Dr. Karasik is the author of numerous publications and presentations on gerontology internships, service-learning, classroom- and community-based activities, and incorporating anti-racist pedagogy into the gerontological curriculum. Her most recent book is the 2023 publication The Gerontology Field Placement: Internships and Practicum in Aging (Springer) co-authored with Drs. Laura Donorfio (University of Connecticut) and Phyllis Greenberg (St. Cloud State University). Dr. Karasik, a former Editor-in-Chief of Gerontology & Geriatrics Education (2022-2025), is the recipient of several awards, including the Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE)’s “Distinguished Faculty” award (2010), Hiram J. Friedsam Mentorship Award (2022), the Clark Tibbitts Award for outstanding contribution to the advancement of gerontology and geriatrics education, and the Minnesota Gerontological Society’s Dutch Kastenbaum Outstanding Gerontologist (2025).

Tina Newsham is a Professor of Gerontology in the School of Health and Applied Human Sciences at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. She earned her doctorate in Gerontology from the University of Kentucky in 2011, with her dissertation research focused on responses to a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment. Her current research efforts focus on the development and prevention of ageism in very young children. Tina teaches through a community engagement lens and integrates intergenerational interactions into as many of her courses as she can. She is passionate about promoting health and well-being for all and view access to resources and appropriate use of finite resources as a human rights issue.

Abigail (Abby) Stephan, PhD, is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and an affiliated faculty member at the Institute for Engaged Aging at Clemson University. Her research often employs a mixed methods approach and takes an interdisciplinary, systems-oriented perspective to a) explore the influence of intergenerational relationships in family, community, and educational contexts on learning, development, and well-being across the lifespan and b) examine social and psychological factors that promote healthy aging. Stephan is also committed to advancing the development, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based educational opportunities that support learners across the lifespan. Two primary avenues for this work include a) creating resources and fostering mentorship opportunities to ensure high-quality training exists for current and future professionals in the field of gerontology and b) promoting lifelong learning through engaging and fulfilling learning experiences for older adults.