VCPEA Board of Directors Meetings

The Virginia Coalition for the Prevention of Elder Abuse welcomes anyone to join them at their scheduled Board of Directors Meetings. Meetings are currently held virtually. Contact VCPEA for details.

All meetings are held from 10:30 to 12:30 unless otherwise specified.

The 2024 meeting schedule is as follows:

  • January 10

  • March 13

  • July 10

  • September 11

  • November 13

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Board of Directors

Officers

Sydney Palinkas, LMSW, President

RAFT Dementia Education and Outreach Coordinator, Regional Older Adult Facilities Mental Health Support Team

Marjorie Marker, MA, Vice President

APS Regional Program Consultant, Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, Adult Protective Services Division

Stephanie Edwards, Secretary

AS/APS Supervisor, York-Poquoson Social Services

Paula Kupstas, PhD, Treasurer

Retired, VCU College of Health Professions, Dean’s Office and Virginia Center on Aging

Board of Directors

Alexa van Aartrijk, Manager of Aging and Disability Resources, Chesterfield County

Gary Cody, Director of Development, Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society

Frank DeGaetani, Legal Assistance Developer, Virginia Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services

Carol Driskill, Advocate, disAbility Law Center of Virginia

Judy Hackler, Executive Director, Virginia Assisted Living Association (VALA)

Emily M. Hardy, Elder Law Attorney, Virginia Poverty Law Center

Melissa Harper, MSN, APRN, SANE-A, SANE-P, AFN-C, Coordinator, Ultra Health PEDS Forensic Nursing; Forensic Nurse, SAFE Center of SWVA

Diane Hoffman, AS/APS Supervisor, Charlottesville DSS, Jefferson Area Coalition to End Elder Abuse

Randi Keesee, Vice President of Development, Peninsula Agency on Aging

Victor Little, MPA, QMHP, Family Services Worker, Adult Protective Services, Department of Social Services, City of Richmond

Courtney O’Hara, MS, Director, Abuse in Later Life Project, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Virginia Center on Aging

Irene Osei, MSW, Director, Lifeline Home Care, Inc.

Michele Sorenson, RN, JD, Adjunct Professor, Regent University School of Law, Bio-ethics