Coalition Committees
Steering Committee
Committee Co-Chairs: Lisa Dedden Cooper (lcooper@aarp.org), AARP; and Jennifer Lepard (jlepard@alz.org), Alzheimer's Association; and Scott Roberts (jscottr@umich.edu), University of Michigan
The Steering Committee provides leadership and strategic direction for the coalition. The committee previously reviewed and compiled findings and recommendations from the coalition's workgroups to identify the four key goals along with strategies to create a dementia capable Michigan, outlined in the Roadmap.
Steering Committee Members
Jennifer Lepard, Alzheimer's Association Michigan
Lisa Dedden Cooper, JD, AARP Michigan
Scott Roberts, PhD, University of Michigan School of Public Health
Amanda Leggett, PhD, Wayne State University Institute of Gerontology & Department of Psychology
Brandon Beck, Area Agencies on Aging of West Michigan
Brenda L. Roberts, MA, Michigan Assisted Living Association
Barry Kaufman, Retired & Living with LBD
Fei Sun, PhD, MSW, Michigan State University School of Social Work
Henry (Hank) Paulson, MD, PhD, Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Center
Irving E. Vega, PhD, Michigan State University Department of Translational Science and Molecular Medicine
James Mangi, PhD, Dementia Friendly Saline
Joan Ilardo, PhD, LMSW, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Karen Willard, JD, Blue Water Legal Consulting
Katrina Summersett, JD, Presbyterian Villages of Michigan
Kristina Leonardi, MPA, Aging & Adult Services Agency, MDHHS
Kristine J. Ajrouch, PhD University of Michigan Institute for Social Research & Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease
Melanie Baird, LMSW, Alzheimer's Association
Sally Steiner, LMSW, Aging and Adult Services Agency, MDHHS
Scott E. Counts, PhD, Michigan State University Department of Translational Science and Molecular Medicine
Sheria Robinson-Lane, PhD, MSN, MHA, RN, University of Michigan School of Nursing