2013 Best Employers for Workers Over 50 Judges

A look at who helped select the winners

by AARP, June 2013 | Comments: 0

Nevin E. Adams

Codirector, EBRI Center for Research on Retirement Income
Employee Benefit Research Institute
Washington, D.C.

Ellen A. Bruce

Director, Gerontology Institute
John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies
University of Massachusetts Boston
Boston

Joan Cirillo

President & CEO
Operation A.B.L.E. of Greater Boston Inc.
Boston

Helen Dennis

Specialist on Aging, Employment & The New Retirement
Helen Dennis & Associates
Redondo Beach, Calif.

David N. Gamse

Chief Executive Officer
Jewish Council for the Aging®
Rockville, Md.

Samantha Greenfield

Employer Engagement Specialist
Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston College
Chestnut Hill, Mass.

M. Cindy Hounsell

President
Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement
Washington, D.C.

Maria Malayter

Faculty Coordinator and Adjunct Full Professor, Webster University
Founder, Do What You Love Foundation
Aurora, Ill.

Gregory A. Merrill

President & CEO
National Older Worker Career Center (NOWCC)
Arlington, Va.

Shaun O’Brien

Assistant Policy Director for Health and Retirement
AFL-CIO
Washington, D.C.

Donald P. Rogers

Professor of International Business
Director of Master of Human Resources (MHR)
Rollins College
Orlando, Fla.

Phyllis N. Segal

Vice President
Encore.org
Boston

Gordon Silcox

Workforce Consultant and Executive Coach
Words on Purpose LLC

Fairfax, Va.

Robert Stein

President and CEO
American Society on Aging
San Francisco

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