Dr. Hancock is a Teaching Professor in the Department of Sociology at UNC Charlotte and the Director of the Gerontology Program.  Her passion is helping students to understand the relevance of gerontology to their studies and future careers.  She works closely with multiple community partners in Charlotte to bring a strong engaged learning component to the gerontology programs.  Dr. Hancock's current research is in the area of K-12 aging education.  She is working with a team to develop curricula that brings a realistic understanding of aging, older adults, and careers in aging to students across all levels.  Dr. Hancock believes that all careers are careers in aging and is the co-creator of the Exploring Careers in Aging website.  She is a fellow of AGHE, SGS, and SPO.

Bronwyn Keefe, research assistant professor, assistant dean of workforce & professional development, and director of BUSSW’s Center for Aging and Disability Education and Research (CADER), is passionate about educating the workforce in the aging network to impact their knowledge, skills, and attitudes in key practice areas with older adults. Through CADER, Dr. Keefe develops innovative online programming and evaluates training initiatives for professionals who work with older adults and people with disabilities. To date, she has trained more than 50,000 practitioners and provided online training in aging to more than 450 community-based agencies and state organizations nationwide.

Dr. Suk-hee Kim is an associate professor in the School of Social Work at Northern Kentucky University. She is a founding member of the Age-Friendly University at NKU and serves as a Graduate Faculty Representative for the Council on Social Work Education’s Board of Directors. Dr. Kim holds a MSW from Boston University and a joint Ph.D. in Social Work from the University of Louisville and University of Kentucky. She was a doctoral fellow in the Department of Family and Geriatric Medicine at the University of Louisville School of Medicine and served as an Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education representative at NKU. Dr. Kim is the president of the Korean American Social Work Educators Association in the US and is nationally recognized in the gerontological fields of scholarship, education, and community engagement.

Mary Ann Erickson is Professor in the Department of Health Sciences and Public Health at Ithaca College and a founding faculty member of the Ithaca College Gerontology Institute. Dr. Erickson has a PhD in Human Development from Cornell University; her research has been in the areas of housing, social relationships, and gerontology education. She is also a certified mindfulness meditation teacher and studies the intersection of mindfulness and gerontology education.