About the OMD Steering Committee
Older Michiganians Day (OMD) is organized by a group of organizations committed to
advocating on behalf on the needs and interests of older adults in Michigan. The Committee is
responsible for planning the annual OMD event in Lansing, producing an annual advocacy
platform which contains a call for legislative actions, and producing an annual report card that
rates the achievements of the Governor and Legislature in accomplishing recommended
actions. The OMD Steering Committee includes four subcommittees which work on Logistics,
Stakeholder Engagement, Communications, and Evaluation.
Members of the 2009 OMD Steering Committee:
AARP
Karen Kafantaris
Area Agency on Aging 1-B
Tina Abbate Marzolf
Jim McGuire
Amy Smyth
Area Agencies on Aging Association of Michigan
Mary Ablan
Area Agency on Aging of Western Michigan
Tom Czerwinski
Detroit Area Agency on Aging
Gloria Hicks Long
Anita Kanakaris
Disability Network of Michigan
Jill Gerrie
Michigan Association of Senior Centers
Linda Coombs, September Days Senior Center
Michigan Directors of Services to the Aging
Bob Cochrane, Cass County Commission on Aging
Michigan Disability Rights Coalition
Roanne Chaney
Norm DeLisle
Michigan Office of Long Term Care Supports and Services
Peggy Brey
Jane Church
Michigan Office of Services to the Aging
Cherie Mollison
Holliace Spencer
Sally Steiner
Michigan Senior Advocates Council
Mary Lou Petrulio
Region II Area Agency on Aging
Ginny Wood-Bailey
Region III-A Area Agency on Aging
Judy Sivak
Region IV Area Agency on Aging
Lynn Kellogg
Christine Vanlandingham
Senior Services, Inc.
Karen Betley
Tri-County Office on Aging
Marion Owen
Upper Peninsula Area Agency on Aging
Jonathan Mead
Valley Area Agency on Aging
Kathy Boles
advocating on behalf on the needs and interests of older adults in Michigan. The Committee is
responsible for planning the annual OMD event in Lansing, producing an annual advocacy
platform which contains a call for legislative actions, and producing an annual report card that
rates the achievements of the Governor and Legislature in accomplishing recommended
actions. The OMD Steering Committee includes four subcommittees which work on Logistics,
Stakeholder Engagement, Communications, and Evaluation.
Members of the 2009 OMD Steering Committee:
AARP
Karen Kafantaris
Area Agency on Aging 1-B
Tina Abbate Marzolf
Jim McGuire
Amy Smyth
Area Agencies on Aging Association of Michigan
Mary Ablan
Area Agency on Aging of Western Michigan
Tom Czerwinski
Detroit Area Agency on Aging
Gloria Hicks Long
Anita Kanakaris
Disability Network of Michigan
Jill Gerrie
Michigan Association of Senior Centers
Linda Coombs, September Days Senior Center
Michigan Directors of Services to the Aging
Bob Cochrane, Cass County Commission on Aging
Michigan Disability Rights Coalition
Roanne Chaney
Norm DeLisle
Michigan Office of Long Term Care Supports and Services
Peggy Brey
Jane Church
Michigan Office of Services to the Aging
Cherie Mollison
Holliace Spencer
Sally Steiner
Michigan Senior Advocates Council
Mary Lou Petrulio
Region II Area Agency on Aging
Ginny Wood-Bailey
Region III-A Area Agency on Aging
Judy Sivak
Region IV Area Agency on Aging
Lynn Kellogg
Christine Vanlandingham
Senior Services, Inc.
Karen Betley
Tri-County Office on Aging
Marion Owen
Upper Peninsula Area Agency on Aging
Jonathan Mead
Valley Area Agency on Aging
Kathy Boles
About the
Older Michiganians Day Steering Committee
Older Michiganians Day Steering Committee
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