About Us

We are a group of students and young professionals passionate about aging, and we seek to unite undergraduate students, graduate students and young professionals aspiring to be visionaries in the gerontology field through biomedical advances, policy reform, and social impact.

Please reach out to info@changemakersinaging.org with any questions!

Arielle Galinsky

She/Her/Hers

MPP/JD Candidate Yale Law School and Harvard Kennedy School

Passionate about reforming the long-term care system in America and bridging generational divides.

Maya Joshi

She/Her/Hers

AB Candidate in Anthropology, Bioengineering and Global Health & Health Policy at Princeton

Dedicated to fostering intergenerational connections and supporting programs that improve access to aging in place.

Alysha Jhaveri

She/Her/Hers

MPH Candidate in Health Policy at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

I am passionate about fostering greater social connectivity among older adults to tackle the loneliness epidemic.

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Katie Furey

She/Her/Hers

Co-Founder at The Legacy Project, Inc.

Tufts ‘23

Inspired by my own grandparents, I aspire to work towards a more intergenerational and accepting world through storytelling and writing.

Gabrielle Bailey

She/Her/Hers

Clinical Research Coordinator at Tufts Medical Center

One day I hope to work with older adults as a physician, for now I’m happy visiting my friends at Hebrew Senior life as a volunteer.

Manasa Sivakumar

She/Her/Hers

MPH Candidate in Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Global Health, and Chronic Diseases at Boston University

Enhancing wellbeing in older adults through community centered psychiatric care, social prescribing, and holistic approaches.

Aditya Bansal

He/Him/His

MBA Candidate at MIT Sloan School of Management

Learning more about the dire needs in this space, meeting likeminded people and building something to help seniors age well.

Eshan Mehra

He/Him/His

AB Candidate in Human Developmental & Regenerative Biology and Chemistry & Physics at Harvard College

Building and harnessing next-generation omics tools to uncover new levers to reprogram deleterious cell fates in age-related diseases.

Maya Lamm

She/Her/Hers

Life Enhancement Coordinator at Hebrew Senior Life and Watson Fellow

I am passionate about all things intergenerational relationships and eldercare! I have a particular interest in supporting individuals and families navigating dementia.

June Stevens

She/Her/Hers

AB Candidate in Mathematics and Economics at Georgetown University