Reframing Aging in Multisector Plans: Strategies for Impact

Patricia M. D’Antonio, BSPharm, MS, MBA, BCGP is Vice President of Policy and Professional Affairs for the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and a board-certified geriatric pharmacist. Ms. D’Antonio directs GSA’s policy initiatives and is responsible for developing relationships with organizations in the aging arena. She represents GSA on several policy coalitions and serves as co-chair for the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition, president of the board of the Protecting Access to Pain Relief, and a member of the steering committee for several federally focused coalitions. Ms. D’Antonio is also the executive director for the National Center to Reframe Aging, the central hub to advance the long-term social change endeavor designed to improve the public’s understanding of what aging means and the many ways that older people contribute to our society. She received her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from Duquesne University and her Master of Science in Health Finance and Master in Business Administration with a concentration in health care from Temple University. She completed a residency in administration and finance at The Philadelphia Geriatric Center.

In 2023, Jason Kavulich was nominated by Governor Josh Shapiro to serve as Secretary of Aging for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, where one in three residents will be age 60+ by 2030. Secretary Kavulich is leading and advocating for an aging network of quality, sustainable programs that support Pennsylvania’s growing older adult population to stay healthy and active, age in their home settings of choice and thrive in their older years with safety and dignity. One of his first actions has been to lead the development of Aging Our Way, PA, a 10-year plan to transform the state’s infrastructure of aging services. A lifelong resident of Scranton, PA, Jason has brought 24 years of experience within the human services field to the mission, most recently as director of the award-winning Lackawanna County Area Agency on Aging.

Torshira Moffett, MPH, is a senior program officer at the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS). In this role, she works on initiatives related to improving care delivery for older adults and people with disabilities, including individuals who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid and people who require long-term services and supports (LTSS). She leads a variety of CHCS learning collaboratives that provide states and managed care plans with the tools and resources to implement innovative programs, such as the Multisector Plan for Aging Learning Collaborative and the Institutional Long-Term Care Carve-in Learning Community. Prior to joining CHCS, Torshira served as a director of product development at the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). In this role, she led market research efforts to identify opportunities to develop new accreditation and recognition programs for emerging care delivery models (e.g., virtual care, episodic/convenient care, and accountable care organizations). In collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, she managed the development of standards and guidelines for new and existing programs to align with industry best practices. She led the development of NCQA’s Case Management Accreditation and served as subject matter expert for the LTSS accreditation programs, which address populations with complex care needs. She also served as faculty for the LTSS Best Practices Academy, an online forum for health plans, home- and community-based organizations, and other stakeholders to learn strategies for achieving and maintaining accreditation, engage with NCQA and external experts, and learn from other organizations. Torshira holds a master’s degree in public health with a concentration in health policy from George Washington University. She received a bachelor’s degree in sociology and political science from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. When not working, Torshira enjoys going to the museums in D.C., sewing and other creative endeavors, and watching Carolina basketball.

Jennifer Crawley, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Aging, brings to the department 25 years of combined experience in local government and the private healthcare industry, including program administration, population health, patient advocacy, building and facilitating collaborations, stakeholder engagement, care coordination, and leading cross-functional teams.

Prior to joining the department as the Director of Multisector Planning for Aging, Jenna served as the Area Agency on Aging Administrator for Howard County, where she oversaw programs and services for older adults, caregivers, and individuals living with disabilities, including establishing and directing pandemic response services and initiating Howard County Age-Friendly.

Before serving in Howard County, Crawley oversaw daily operations of Medicaid home and community-based long-term care services for the District of Columbia Department of Healthcare Finance and was the Chief Social Worker for a home-based primary medical care team. Crawley earned her Master of Social Work from the University of Maryland, Baltimore and her Bachelor of Science in Family Studies from UMD, College Park.