Board of Directors
Anabel Pelham, Ph.D. is professor and founding director of the Gerontology Program at San Francisco State University. She enjoys a 30 year career in the field of aging. She has presented and published widely in the field and has served as the principal investigator or project director of 17 funded research or program development grants and contracts. She has expertise in qualitative research methods, graduate gerontology curriculum development, geriatric care management, life-long learning, service learning and international aging. Dr. Pelham is past president and member of the board of the California Council on Gerontology and Geriatrics and is an active member of ASA, GSA and serves on the AGHE’s International Task Force. Dr. Pelham is a member of the Board of Directors of Northern California Presbyterian Homes and Services, The Center for Aging, Spirituality and Faith and Think Back Films.
Pauline Abbott has over 30 years of experience in the field of Gerontology. Currently, Director of the CSU Fullerton Institute of Gerontology and Ruby Gerontology Center, she has presented and published in a wide range of areas in gerontology with expertise in gerontology education, program development, life-long learning, and public policy. Past President of the California Council for Gerontology and Geriatrics, and Sigma Phi Omega (National Gerontology Honor Society), she is an AGHE Fellow and task force member. A congressional appointee of Congressman Ed Royce to the White House Conference on Aging 2005, she has been recognized as Woman of the Year in Education by the Red Cross with the Spectrum Award in 2003, and the Shining Star of Education by Woman Sage in 2006. Dr. Abbott has been actively involved in developing and shaping statewide aging related public policy including the Master Plan for Aging in California under two governors. She serves on numerous boards of senior service organizations as well as city and faith based commissions on aging.
Sue Ward, R.N.,M.A. Gerontology, Secretary
wards@arc.losrios.edu
Sue Ward is a professor of gerontology and psychology at American River College (ARC) and holds both a registered nursing degree and a graduate gerontology degree with a specialty in program development. Sue has nearly 25 years of experience working one-on-one with seniors in the community setting. Her research, The Need for Gerontology Education, has been the subject of legislative hearings helping to shape legislation in California and was presented at the Oxford University Roundtables. She has extensive experience in resource and program development at the community level and has served on the Board of Directors for numerous senior organizations. With a long history in on-line teaching, she is currently the Information Technology Coordinator for the Gerontology Program at ARC and teaches online gerontology classes.
Barbara Gillogly has a Ph.D. in Human Development with an emphasis in aging from the University of California, Davis. She has been the chair of the Gerontology Department at American River College for the past 15 years and has taught in the fields of aging, development, and psychology for over 20 years . The American River College Gerontology degree is the only community college program to be designated as a Program of Merit from the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE). She has been a board member of California Council on Gerontology and Geriatrics (CCGG) and the chair of the community college committee of AGHE. In addition she is a licensed marriage and family therapist with a private practice working with older adults and their families.
Donna Schafer is recently retired from her position as Dean of Research and Graduate Studies at Humboldt State University. At Humboldt, she was a Professor of Sociology and Executive Director of the HSU Sponsored Programs Foundation. Dr. Schafer is a former member of the Gerontology faculty at San Francisco State University where she was also Associate Dean of Graduate Studies. She is past President of the California Council on Gerontology and Geriatrics, the California State University Graduate Deans Council, and the Western Association of Graduate Schools. She has served on the AGHE membership committee and on boards of social service organizations in San Francisco and Kansas City. Her teaching, research interests and publications over 25 years focus on life satisfaction, reminiscence and activity programming in nursing homes.
