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.
Our work is divided into 5 main committees:
Please reach out to info@changemakersinaging.org with any questions!
Leadership Team
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.
Lead, Policy Development & Tracking Committee
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.
Lead, Summit Planning Committee
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.
Lead, Committee Events Committee
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.
Lead, Media Committee
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.
Lead, AgeTech & Biomedical Research Committee
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.
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.
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.
AgeTech & Biomedical Research Committee
Working to summarize new aging and health research, track age-tech and biotech innovations, plan hackathons, and help connect aging and aging biology research to real-world applications.
Srilakshmi Vedantam
PhD Candidate in Sociology at Portland State University
Allisa George
Honors Student at Kennesaw State University
Dia Ghosh
Founder, Joint Family
Community Events Committee
Finding ways to build community, surface ideas, and drive collaboration.
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Hannah Chow-Russell
Global Development professional, '19 Cornell University
Elizabeth Chung
MPH student in Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Media Development Committee
Amplifying voices to shape public narratives.
Sammi Quinn
Student at Oberlin College
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Lois Angelo
Graduate student at the NYU School of Global Public Health
Derek Hoot
Consultant at XPRIZE Healthspan
Christina Sookhoo
Program Partnerships & Community Development at GlamourGals
Policy Development & Tracking Committee
Shaping policy, tracking legislation, and supporting advocacy.
Evyn Blackman
BSPH at Towson University with a concentration in International Studies & Health Policy
Matthew Van
PhD Candidate in Disaster Science and Management, University of Delaware
Zane Snyder Cox
Communications and Youth Engagement Coordinator at the National Academy of Social Insurance
Effie Hatzopoulos
Student, Boston College
Summit Planning Committee
Leading planning for our annual Changemakers in Aging Summit in partnership with the Gerontological Society of America.
Kavya Jhaveri
Clinical neuropsychology researcher at Columbia University
Zoe Perlis
Research Assistant at the Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging and Barnard '26
June Stevens
AB Candidate in Mathematics and Economics at Georgetown University
Kira Schlieman
MPH Candidate in Maternal & Child Health at Brown University School of Public Health