Anchor is building a carefully curated collection of advocates, educators, professionals, caregivers, authors and creators whose work may help older adults and families navigate aging with greater knowledge, dignity and confidence.Anchor está creando una colección cuidadosamente seleccionada de defensores, educadores, profesionales, cuidadores, autores y creadores cuyo trabajo puede ayudar a adultos mayores y familias a navegar el envejecimiento con mayor conocimiento, dignidad y confianza.
Our featured voices
Perspectives worth discovering
A growing collection across aging, independence, caregiving, connection, wellness and personal agency. Designed to expand as new voices join the conversation.
Profiles appear in a rotating, randomized order. Placement does not indicate ranking, preference, or endorsement by Anchor for Seniors.Los perfiles aparecen en un orden aleatorio que cambia en cada visita. Su posición no indica clasificación, preferencia ni respaldo de Anchor for Seniors.
Ageism · Critical Age Studies · Elder CareScholar, Women’s Studies Research Center, Brandeis University
Margaret Morganroth Gullette is a pioneering anti-ageism scholar at the Women's Studies Research Center at Brandeis University whose work helped establish the field of critical age studies. Her recent book, American Eldercide: How It Happened, How to Prevent It, examines institutional failures affecting older adults during and since the COVID-19 pandemic and calls for systemic reform in elder care. She is also the inaugural recipient of the Gerontological Society of America’s W. Andrew Achenbaum Award for the Gerontological Humanities.
Visit Margaret’s website → · American Eldercide →
Ageism · Longevity Literacy · PurposeCEO, Top Sixty Over Sixty
As the CEO of Top Sixty Over Sixty and an international keynote speaker, Helen Hirsh Spence is a trailblazing advocate who tackles ageism and champions the power of longevity literacy. In her latest book, ReSet: Making the Most of the Rest of Your Life, she provides an empowering roadmap to help individuals unlearn ageist myths, design purposeful transitions, and fully thrive in their later chapters.
Explore Top Sixty Over Sixty → · Watch Helen’s TEDx talk →
Aging · Longevity · IntergenerationalAdvocate for Aging
Carl Honoré is an internationally bestselling author and global keynote speaker widely recognized as the pioneering “godfather of the Slow Movement.” He travels the world teaching individuals and organizations how to thrive by slowing down, while actively advocating for the “New Longevity” to eliminate ageism and unlock the power of multigenerational teams.
Explore Carl Honoré’s work →
Midlife · Wisdom · LongevityFounder & Executive Chairman
Chip Conley is a boutique hospitality pioneer and former Airbnb executive who founded the Modern Elder Academy (MEA) to reframe aging and midlife transitions. Through his books, workshops, and The Midlife Chrysalis podcast, he champions the value of “modern elders” who marry raw wisdom with digital-age relevance.
MEA Wisdom → · The Midlife Chrysalis podcast → · Explore Baja & Santa Fe Workshops → · ChipConley.com →
Caregiving · Gerontology · Healthy LongevityGerontologist, Author, CEO – Caregiving Club
Caregiving Club’s CEO, gerontologist Sherri Snelling, has an expertise in longevity, lifespan caregiving, the Sandwich Generation, dementia/brain health and wellness. She provides consulting services to employers, businesses, start-up entrepreneurs and nonprofit organizations as well as educational content for family caregivers that includes practical tips and resources delivered as webinars, how-to videos, workshops, podcasts, newscasts and speaking engagements.
Explore Caregiving Club →
Music · Wellness · ConnectionSage Stream
Sage Stream is an interactive, live-streaming video music network tailored specifically for older adults, family caregivers, and senior living communities. It merges health and wellness with entertainment to help combat social isolation and support connection.
Explore Sage Stream →
Dementia Education · ConsultingFounder & CEO, Dementia By Day
Rachael Wonderlin is a dementia care consultant and educator helping families and professionals better understand dementia through practical education centered on dignity, communication and meeting people where they are.
Explore Dementia By Day →
Dementia Education · Care PartnershipEducation, tools & resources for dementia care
Positive Approach to Care® provides education, tools and resources designed to help families, care partners and professionals create more empathetic, respectful and empowering experiences for people living with dementia and other brain changes. Contact: info@teepasnow.com.
Explore Positive Approach to Care® →
Ageism · Advocacy · Personal AgencyEntrepreneur, Speaker & Ageism Advocate
Cindy Gallop is an entrepreneur, business innovator, and outspoken advocate for challenging ageism and outdated stereotypes about older women. Her work encourages people to reject societal expectations about what aging should look like and to continue living with confidence, independence, visibility, and personal agency throughout later life.
Explore Cindy Gallop’s work →
Caregiving · Eldercare · Working WomenAuthor, Working Daughter
Liz O’Donnell is an author, spokesperson, and caregiver advocate who has become a leading national voice for women balancing their professional lives with the demands of eldercare.
Working Daughter →
Midlife · Women · Personal AgencyJournalist & Keynote Speaker
Eleanor Mills is a prominent British journalist, author, media entrepreneur, and keynote speaker who has transitioned from a stellar 23-year career at Times Newspapers into the UK's premier expert on midlife women.
Much More to Come → · NOON →
Senior Living · Aging Services · InnovationFounder, Nexus Insights
Bob Kramer is a nationally recognized thought leader and innovator in senior living and aging services, with four decades of leadership shaping how the industry responds to the evolving needs of older adults. As Co-Founder of the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) and Founder of Nexus Insights, he brings together leaders and ideas to challenge conventional thinking and help shape the future of aging.
Nexus Insights → · NIC Biography → · LinkedIn Activity →
Ageism · Advocacy · Age EquityMultidisciplinary community for age equity
Old School Hub brings together leaders, advocates, and organizers committed to dismantling ageism and changing how society thinks about aging. Its multidisciplinary community works to advance a more inclusive and age-equitable culture.
Explore Old School Hub →
Gerontology · Ageism · EducationInterim Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs; Chair, Department of Gerontology; Executive Director, Virginia Center on Aging
Tracey Gendron, Ph.D., FGSA, serves as the Interim Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and Chair of the Department of Gerontology at Virginia Commonwealth University, as well as the Executive Director of the Virginia Center on Aging.
VCU Department of Gerontology → · Virginia Center on Aging →
“Respect, dignity and understanding belong at the center of aging.”
— Anchor editorial note
Growing collectionDifferent perspectives. One purpose.
Voices in Aging is intentionally broad—bringing together people whose work can help older adults and families navigate later life with greater knowledge, confidence and connection.
Independent resources. Featured individuals and organizations are independent of Anchor. Inclusion is for educational discovery and does not imply endorsement, affiliation or partnership.Las personas y organizaciones destacadas son independientes de Anchor. Su inclusión es educativa y no implica respaldo, afiliación ni asociación.
