In Clear Terms with AARP California™

On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon sits down with Daniel Kohrman, Senior Attorney with AARP Foundation Litigation. In his role, Dan litigates and writes appellate briefs representing older workers and he principally challenges age and/or disability discrimination on the job or against older jobseekers. He joins Dr. Gordon to talk about age-discriminatio...

Join host Dr. Thyonne Gordon on this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California as she speaks with Brian Stewart, Co-Founder of  Electrify Now , a volunteer organization devoted to educating energy consumers and homeowners about the benefits of electrification. Brian shares insights on the financial incentives and savings California residents can take advantage of through different utility, ap...

On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon is joined by Liz Buser, a Senior Advisor on AARP’s Fraud Prevention Programs team, where she empowers consumers to spot scams and fraud. She joins Dr. Gordon to help equip listeners with information on the most common frauds and scams that pop up during the holidays.  They also discuss what you can do to protect yourse...

On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon is joined by Brandie Nonnecke, Founding Director of the Citris Policy Lab, headquartered at UC Berkeley. The Citris Policy Lab supports interdisciplinary tech policy research with an aim to translate empirical research into effective policy deliverables for the public and private sectors. As the Founding Director, Bran...

On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon is joined by Andy Miller, AARP’s Senior Vice President of Innovation and Product Development. In his role as SVP, Andy is responsible for driving the development of radical, breakthrough and incremental solutions that serve the needs of those aged 50 plus. He sits down with Dr. Gordon to talk about aging technology - w...

On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon sits down with Shira Zur, Co-Regional Senior Living Leader and a project manager at the Gensler Research Institute, a global architecture, design, and planning firm. In her role as Co-Regional Senior Living Leader, Shira develops Senior Living projects, thought leadership, and leads regional projects and teams. She sit...

On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, our host Dr. Thyonne Gordon sits down with Kevin Prindiville, Executive Director with Justice in Aging, a National Advocacy Organization that fights senior poverty through law. He is a nationally recognized expert on Medicare and Medicaid policy, and has served as counsel in several class action lawsuits protecting low-income senior’s access...

On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, our host Dr. Thyonne Gordon is joined by Tom Nicholls, a Government Affairs Director at AARP with over 20 years of federal and state policy and political experience. He currently serves AARP, which advocates for more than 100 million Americans age 50 and older, as a federal lobbyist and policy expert on Social Security issues. This year Socia...

On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon sits down with Dr. Samuel Sandoval Solis, a Professor of Cooperative Extension of Water Resources at the University of California Davis and a recognized expert in Water Planning and Management. In his role, Dr. Solis develops applied research to the resolution of water problems through science, policy and management, a...

On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon is joined by Seleta Reynolds, Chief Innovation Officer and Head of the Department of Strategic Innovation for LA Metro. In her role, she is helping to cultivate the future of inclusive and reliable public transportation for the people who call Los Angeles home. Today, she joins Dr. Gordon to discuss transportation in C...

On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon is joined by Amanda O’ Rourke, Executive Director of 8 80 Cities, a non-profit organization that brings citizens together to enhance mobility and public space to create more vibrant, healthy, and equitable communities. As an architect of the 8 80 concept, Amanda has held several positions within the organization and ha...

On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon sits down with Scott Adams, Deputy Director of Broadband and Digital Literacy with the California Department of Technology. Scott leads the California Department of Technology's Office of Broadband and Digital Literacy and the Broadband for All efforts to close the digital divide in California. Today, he joins Dr. Gord...

On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon is joined by Dr. Rodney Harrell, the Vice President of Family, Home and Community for AARP. Rodney is the enterprise lead on housing issues, and leads AARP Public Policy Institute’s team of issue experts on long-term services, family caregiving and livable communities. Today, he is here with Dr. Gordon to talk about AA...

On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon is joined by Josh Dunning, Vice President and National Director of AARP’s Driver Safety Program, and Marvin Kohn, State Coordinator for AARP Driver Safety in California. Today, the duo joins Dr. Gordon to discuss one of AARP’s most unique offerings, the Driver Safety Program. This research-based curriculum helps driver...

On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon is joined by the Executive Director of Meals on Wheels California, Daryl Twerdahl. Daryl served on the board of Meals on Wheels Los Angeles County and was a founding member of the Meals on Wheels California State Association, serving first as its treasurer and then as its president. Join us for this informative episode...

On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon is speaking with Professor of Medicine and Division Chief at the Division of Vulnerable Populations at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center and Director of the UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations and UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative, Margot Kushel, MD.  This episode focuses on...

On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon is joined by AARP California’s Advocacy Director, Rafi Nazarians, and Advocacy Volunteer Leigh Broadway, to discuss the volunteer opportunities AARP offers that make an impact in communities throughout the state. The episode highlights volunteers that advocate on the behalf of older adults, and how they play a critical...

This time on In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon speaks with Senior Advisor in the AARP Office of Community Engagement Veterans & Military Families Initiative, Troy J. Broussard. Troy is a Proud Desert Storm Army Veteran and a Louisiana native. Today, he joins Dr. Gordon to discuss key trends and issues for our older adult veteran population, and the resources available to...

On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon is joined by solo aging expert, Dr. Sara Geber, PhD and long-time AARP volunteer and family caregiver, Lily Liu, to discuss the concept of solo aging, and some of the caregiving components that come with solo aging.  Dr. Geber has developed a niche specialty as an expert in “Solo Aging.” She is an author, certified ret...

On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon is joined by the Executive Director of the Global Council on Brain Health and Senior Vice President of Policy, Research, and International Affairs at AARP, Sarah Lenz Lock to discuss the importance of brain health, and its connection to healthy aging.  Sarah leads AARP’s policy initiatives on brain health and care for...

On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon speaks with Jana Lynott,  Senior Strategic Policy Advisor with AARP Public Policy Institute’s Livable Communities team. Jana is passionate about the roles community design and transportation service play in the lives of people of all ages, abilities, and incomes. Today, she joins Dr. Gordon to discuss age-friendly tran...

On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon speaks with the Executive Director of the California Black Health Network, Rhonda Smith. In her role, Rhonda oversees the only Black-led, statewide organization dedicated to advancing health equity for all African Americans and Black immigrants. Today, she joins Dr. Gordon to discuss aging issues facing California’s Bl...

This time on In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon speaks with the Director of AARP Livable Communities, Mike Watson. In his role, Mike works closely with AARP’s 53 state offices, volunteers, and key stakeholders to encourage towns, counties, and cities to be more livable for people of all ages. Today, he joins Dr. Gordon to talk about livable communities and why AARP is inv...

This time on In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon speaks with AARP Financial Ambassador, Jean Chatzky. Jean is the Founder and CEO of Hermoney.com, as well as coaching programs FinanceFixx and InvestingFixx. She is also the Host of the podcast Hermoney with Jean Chatzky and the Co-Host of the National Radio Show Everyday Wealth . Today, she joins Dr. Gordon to discuss finan...

On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon speaks with the Director of the California Department of Aging, Susan DeMarois. Susan served as an appointee to Governor Newsom’s Alzheimer’s Prevention and Preparedness Task Force, chaired by former First Lady Maria Shriver, in addition to the Master Plan for Aging Stakeholder Advisory Committee, a workgroup establish...