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• 2025 VDHA Leadership Development Workshop

  • When
    Saturday, September 13, 2025
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    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Hilton Richmond Hotel & Spa/Short Pump

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  2025 Leadership Development Workshop
  September 13, 2025
  9am - 12pm

  Registration Fee:  Free for VDHA Members

  Please note:  No meals will be provided to "workshop only" attendees

  VDHA Leadership Development Workshop (formerly known as “Ignite”), will be on Saturday, September 13th, 9 AM-12 PM at the Hilton Hotel and Spa in Richmond. 

  Speaker:  TBD

  
  

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• Out of Sync: The Age and Age Perception Disconnect

  • When
    Wednesday, October 08, 2025
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    6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

   

  

  
  

  Dr. Tracey Gendron is the author of Ageism Unmasked: Exploring Age Bias and How to End It. She serves as Chair for the Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Gerontology and is the Director for the Virginia Center on Aging. She is an internationally recognized gerontologist with almost 30 years of experience. She is a grant-funded researcher and speaks to audiences globally about the real-world impact of age bias. Tracey has a Master’s degree in Gerontology, a Master’s degree in Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology.

    

  Objectives:

  • Understanding how aging is an intersectional experience that we each experience differently.
  • Understanding and appreciating both the challenges and opportunities of aging.
  • Learning to reset expectations for older age by recognizing elderhood as a time of renewed meaning and purpose.
  • Define ageism and ableism and identify how it impacts you personally and professionally.
  • Describe how ageism negatively impacts health, longevity and happiness.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  If you have any questions, contact:

  Melvena S. Talley, BS, RDH

  VDHA Grater Richmond CE Chair

  Email - melvena101@hotmail.com

  
  

  
  

  
  

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