Legislative Roundtable

Advancing the right public policies, at the right time, for the right reasons

Dialogue on Legislative Affairs Impacting Aging 

Minnesota Leadership Council on Aging Delegates, their key policy staffers, and our invited guests hold standing meetings during each Legislative Session to network and share timely updates and information about aging issues and legislation unfolding at the State Capitol. This group is grounded in the members of our Policy Committee, but we invite in others from the Minnesota Diverse Elders Coalition and other community leaders interested in learning more about what's happening in the legislative environment on aging issues in Minnesota. 

Upcoming virtual conversations:
  • Friday, February 16, 9-10 a.m.
  • Friday, March 8, 9-9:30 a.m.
  • Friday, April 5, 9-9:30 a.m.
  • Friday, May 24, 9-9:30 a.m.
  • Tuesday, June 18, 9-10 a.m.
You can request to join and get log-in credentials by contacting adam@mnlcoa.org

Regular Contributors

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Kari Thurlow, President and CEO

LeadingAge Minnesota

Minnesota Leadership Council on Aging

Policy Committee Chair

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Robert Freeman, Vice President of Public Policy, Alzheimer's Association

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Adam Suomala, Executive Director

MN Leadership Council on Aging

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Erin Huppert, Vice President

of Advocacy, LeadingAge Minnesota

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Sam Smith, State Affairs Director

Alzheimer's Association

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Tabatha Barrett, Senior Director of Social Services and Innovation, DARTS

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Amanda Vickstrom, Executive Director, Minnesota Elder Justice Center

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Sean Burke, Senior Consultant

O'Connell Consulting LLC and

Consultant, Minnesota Elder Justice Center

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Rajean Moone, Associate Director of Policy, Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation, University of Minnesota

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Adrián Rafael Magaña, Director of Public Policy and Community Relations

Amherst H. Wilder Foundation 

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Kimelyn Knight, Director of Aging Services, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation

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Patrick Rowan, Executive Director Metro Meals on Wheels

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Toby Pearson, President and CEO

 Care Providers of Minnesota

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Nicole Mattson, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, Care Providers of Minnesota

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Lorna Schmidt, Director of Public Policy and Advocacy, Catholic Charities

Twin Cities

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Erin Sutton, Senior Director of Advocacy

Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota

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Kathy Messerli, Executive Director

Minnesota Home Care Association

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Anni Simons, Senior Government Affairs Specialist, Fredrikson and

Consultant, MN Home Care Association

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Mary Jo George, Associate State Director - Advocacy, AARP Minnesota

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Jarrod Peterson, Public Policy Chair

Minneapolis Area Senior Workers Association

and St. Paul Senior Workers Association

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George Schoephoerster Past President

MN Association of Geriatrics Inspired Clinicians

Effective Advocacy 

Media Relations

Policy Archive

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