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248 Beth Truett: An Ambassador for Positive Aging

  1. 248 Beth Truett: An Ambassador for Positive Aging Gail Zelitzky and Catherine Marienau 31:19

Beth Truett, MDiv, BS, believes in serving. It comes naturally to her and has guided her career path over the years. Her earliest memories are of lunches with the Ladies’ Aid Society. 

After a lengthy corporate career where she was committed to mentoring women, she worked at Chicago Lights, then Oral Health America. Both organizations needed to reignite or start a program for older adults, and she concentrated her efforts there. Oral health is crucial to total health, influencing both Diabetes and heart health. But, it is difficult for most older persons because it isn’t covered by traditional Medicare.

When she retired from Oral Health America in 2019, Beth wasted no time in moving towards her interest in gerontology, receiving her gerontology degree at Concordia University. Today she serves as a consultant and project leader with the Center for Gerontology at Concordia. 

Beth is determined to help eliminate the implicit bias of ageism. Through the Center for Gerontology at Concordia, she is leading an initiative with  the National Center to Reframing Aging, (led by The Gerontological Society of America.) 

Connecting men and women to opportunities in Retirement is critical to mitigating social isolation and loneliness. – Beth Truett

Connect with Beth Truett:

Email: [email protected]

Voice or Text: 708.271.2834 

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