VCoA Advisory Committee
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Brittany Bak, PsyD
Clinical Director
Piedmont Geriatric Hospital
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Frank R. Baskind, PhD
Dean Emeritus, MSW Program
Virginia Commonwealth University
Email: fbaskind@vcu.edu
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Daniel Bluestein, MD, MS, CMD, AGSF
Professor-Emeritus
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Email: Bluestein@emeritus.evms.edu
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Linda G. Brown, PhD, RN, PMH-BC
Director of Nursing Services
Averett University
Email: linda.brown@absn.averett.edu
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Marcia C. DuBois
Deputy Commissioner, Division of Community Living
Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services
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Patricia Heyn, PhD, FGSA, FACRM
Founding Director
Marymount Center for Optimal Aging
Email: Patricia.Heyn@Marymount.edu
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Elvin Price, PharmD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacotherapy & Outcomes Science
Virginia Commonwealth University
Email: etprice@vcu.edu
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Victoria Sheridan, MPA
Project Manager & Marketing Specialist
VirginiaNavigator
Email: victoria@seniornavigator.org
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Paula H. Song, PhD
Interim Dean, College of Health Professions
Richard M. Bracken Chair and Professor of Health Administration
Email: songph@vcu.edu
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Kiersten Ware, MS
Deputy Commissioner for the Division of Aging Services
Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services