Barbara Hughes Sullivan

Executive Director
Village to Village Network
St. Louis, MO, USA
  • 47-E. A Community-Based Partnership to Enhance Quality of Life

    • Monday, November 03, 2025

    3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

    47-E. A Community-Based Partnership to Enhance Quality of Life

    Villages are nonprofit, community-based, grassroots organizations created by caring individuals to help older neighbors age in their homes and communities. Villages offer social and educational programs, health and wellness activities, technology coaching, and volunteer assistance with transportation and light home maintenance. This session will explore how villages and life plan communities collaborate and the benefits their affiliation offers both entities. Join representatives from several life plan communities and the 300-member Village to Village Network to learn how partnerships with villages can enhance a life plan community’s mission and growth. You’ll also hear about evidence-based programs that have enriched these partnerships.

Pascale Hulpiau

Head, Department of Health and Care
City of Ghent Public Services
Gent, Belgium
  • 136-J. International Perspectives: Providing “Invisible” Care for Urban Older Adults

    • Wednesday, November 05, 2025

    8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

    136-J. International Perspectives: Providing “Invisible” Care for Urban Older Adults

    Providers of public services for the ageing in the city of Ghent, Belgium, are taking steps to shift aged care back to local communities from large, centralized care settings. This session will explore how older adults, neighborhood residents, service providers, and policymakers in Ghent are coming together to investigate how providers might offer “invisible” aged care that fits seamlessly within the surrounding community. Their model would enable older people to live in staffed, small-scale houses near community centres offering additional amenities like green spaces, on-site grocery stores, restaurants, and childcare for neighborhood residents. Discover what it will take to implement a model that involves “giving care back to the community and bringing the community into care.”

Hayes Hunt

Partner
Cozen O’Connor
Philadelphia, PA, USA
  • 107-B. Crisis and Issue Management: Best Practices for Senior Living

    • Sunday, November 02, 2025

    2:45 – 3:45 p.m.

    107-B. Crisis and Issue Management: Best Practices for Senior Living

    The dynamic and high-stakes nature of senior living environments requires robust strategies for crisis and issue management. This session, designed for senior living executives and legal compliance professionals, will explore best practices for navigating scenarios that can threaten operational stability, reputational integrity, and regulatory compliance. Presenters will offer practical insights into managing crises, including data privacy breaches and ransomware attacks. Participants will engage in an interactive game-show-like format to address scenarios involving regulatory scrutiny, media pressure, and internal investigations. Learn how to minimize liability and safeguard organizational trust while preserving confidentiality in privileged communications, managing relationships with third-party vendors, and addressing allegations of workplace misconduct.

Greg Hunteman

President
Pi Architects, Inc.
Austin, TX
  • 133-G. Integrating Intergenerational Principles into Your Projects

    • Tuesday, November 04, 2025

    8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

    133-G. Integrating Intergenerational Principles into Your Projects

    Intergenerational connections can enhance both the design and operation of senior living environments. This session will offer practical strategies to help you create meaningful and sustainable multigenerational environments that give owners, developers, and designers a competitive edge in today’s evolving market. Presenters will share a roadmap developed by the Joint Intergenerational Task Force convened by SAGE, AIA Design for Aging, and the Center for Health Design. They will unveil the task force’s new findings, case studies, and actionable strategies. You’ll gain valuable insights into the challenges you may encounter as you integrate intergenerational principles into your projects and operations. You’ll also gain strategies that can lead to successful outcomes.

Lindsay Hutter

Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer
Goodwin Living
Alexandria, VA, USA
  • 61-D. Master the Art of Storytelling to Shape the Media Narrative

    • Monday, November 03, 2025

    8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

    61-D. Master the Art of Storytelling to Shape the Media Narrative

    Public relations professionals in aging services play two roles when sharing stories about their organizations with the media: they communicate relevant facts to reporters and assist those reporters in crafting compelling narratives that bring those facts to life. This session will introduce LeadingAge members to the art of storytelling. A panel of reporters and communications experts will help you understand journalistic concepts and public relations strategies. You’ll learn how to generate story ideas about your organization, pitch those ideas to the media, and engage with reporters. You’ll also gain tools and tactics to help you navigate damaging media storms or ride the exhilarating waves of favorable coverage.

Stuart Jackson

Executive Vice President
Greystone
Irving, TX, USA
  • 52-H. How to Identify Your Organization’s Growth Path

    • Tuesday, November 04, 2025

    3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

    52-H. How to Identify Your Organization’s Growth Path

    How do progressive organizations adapt to meet growing market demand? This session will explore two approaches. You’ll learn how a Florida-based single-site life plan community implemented a strategic growth plan to establish a satellite campus, and how a Tennessee-based multi-site organization’s growth strategy led it to expand an existing campus. While both growth initiatives were similar, each organization employed unique strategies to achieve its goals. Presenters will guide you in formulating key questions to ask yourself, your board, and other stakeholders when developing market-based, mission-aligned growth strategies. You’ll also learn how market analysis, vision setting, and strategic repositioning contribute to successful growth. Don’t miss this opportunity to identify your organization’s growth path.

Joe Jasmon

CEO
American Healthcare Management Group
Fruit Cove, FL, USA
  • 128-D. Weathering the Storm: Resilient Senior Living Design

    • Monday, November 03, 2025

    8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

    128-D. Weathering the Storm: Resilient Senior Living Design

    Well-designed senior living communities provide a valuable and reassuring sense of stability to residents and team members. However, those feelings of security can be threatened, sometimes in an instant, by natural or human-made disasters that disrupt daily life and damage or destroy buildings. This session will showcase practical building design and emergency preparedness strategies to help your organization prepare for, adapt to, endure, and recover from adverse events. Presenters will familiarize you with the fundamental principles of resilient building design and guide you through proven methods to safeguard occupants and structures from natural disasters. They will also examine how evolving building codes, insurance requirements, and other factors influence resilient design.

Ron Jennette

President & COO
SantaFe Senior Living
Gainesville, FL, USA

Nikki Jennings

Director of Affordable Housing
EverTrue
St Louis, MO, USA
  • 53-I. Strategic Partnerships for Developing Affordable Senior Housing

    • Tuesday, November 04, 2025

    4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

    53-I. Strategic Partnerships for Developing Affordable Senior Housing

    Developing affordable housing has become increasingly complex in recent years, particularly for providers aiming to serve older adults with health conditions and unique cultural needs. This session will explore how mission-driven organizations can establish and maintain strong partnerships that can help bring affordable housing projects to life. Presenters will share tips for identifying the best partners, overcoming challenges, leveraging multiple funding sources, and staying focused on your organization’s mission and the well-being of residents. Whether you’re just starting out in the housing field or looking to expand your reach, this session will provide practical insights you can use to move your vision from concept to community.

Ann Jessup

President, Resident Counsel
Porters Neck Village
Wilmington, NC, USA
  • 29-C. A Collaborative Approach to Strategic Planning

    • Sunday, November 02, 2025

    4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

    29-C. A Collaborative Approach to Strategic Planning

    Strategic planning is a team sport requiring clear communication, mutual accountability, and a shared vision among all participants. This session will draw on the experiences of Porters Neck Village, a life plan community in Wilmington, NC, to explore essential steps in the strategic planning process. Presenters will outline the roles that the single-site community’s board members, management organization, executive director, staff, and residents played in developing its 10-year growth and campus expansion plan. They will describe how planning decisions were discussed and communicated, how participants held each other accountable, and how retreats, committee meetings, board meetings, and resident gatherings advanced the process. You’ll gain practical strategies that can be applied to your community’s strategic planning process.

Sharon Jessup

Director, Sales and Marketing Performance
OnePoint Partners
Topsfield, MA, USA
  • 29-C. A Collaborative Approach to Strategic Planning

    • Sunday, November 02, 2025

    4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

    29-C. A Collaborative Approach to Strategic Planning

    Strategic planning is a team sport requiring clear communication, mutual accountability, and a shared vision among all participants. This session will draw on the experiences of Porters Neck Village, a life plan community in Wilmington, NC, to explore essential steps in the strategic planning process. Presenters will outline the roles that the single-site community’s board members, management organization, executive director, staff, and residents played in developing its 10-year growth and campus expansion plan. They will describe how planning decisions were discussed and communicated, how participants held each other accountable, and how retreats, committee meetings, board meetings, and resident gatherings advanced the process. You’ll gain practical strategies that can be applied to your community’s strategic planning process.

Ren Jiewei

Operations Principal
Ping An Insurance Company of China, Ltd.
Shanghai, China
  • 75-D. International Perspectives: Field-Driven Standards Lead to Person-Centered Innovation

    • Monday, November 03, 2025

    8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

    75-D. International Perspectives: Field-Driven Standards Lead to Person-Centered Innovation

    Providers of aging services in China have used CARF International’s field-driven, person-centered accreditation standards to improve the care experience of their residents and the business outcomes of their organizations. This session will showcase China’s innovative business and care delivery in independent living, assisted living, rehabilitation programs, and other care models unique to China. Presenters will introduce you to China’s aging services system, explain how it compares to aging services worldwide, and suggest ways it could be replicated in other countries. Panelists will also share how Chinese providers are expanding person-centered practices across entire systems of care.