Enhancing lives through creativity, wellness and community.

Specializing in the development of seniors, Dr. Jeffrey Cummings is globally recognized for his contributions to Alzheimer’s research, drug development, and clinical trials.

Dr. Cummings is the Joy Chambers-Grundy Professor of Brain Science and Director of the Chambers-Grundy Center for Transformative Neuroscience as well as the Co-Director of Pam Quirk Brain Health and Biomarker Laboratory, and a professor in the Department of Brain Health at UNLV.

He was also the former Director of the Mary S. Easton Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research at UCLA, and Director of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. He has authored and edited 43 books and published over 800 peer-reviewed papers.

Molly Waseka is Director of Venture Development at Alive Ventures, a startup studio that works with leading entrepreneurs to create and launch companies to support a more joyful later life.

Through her work she partners with entrepreneurs in residence to imagine and bring to market bold new products that are truly responsive to what older adults want, rooted in the aspirations and preferences of their own lives

Molly is passionate about bringing others into these opportunities and seeing designers, entrepreneurs, and investors succeed with older adult-centered companies.

Passionate about fostering personal and social growth through education, the arts, and creativity, Don has a UC Berkeley Haas MBA and is a classically-trained pianist.Don lends his experience in program management, policy, strategy, and operations in the agricultural and food innovation industries.Don is a founder of an education technology company focused on music education, as well as the director of community arts programs and events.

Dr. Sharbreon Plummer is an artist, strategist, storyteller, and educator with over a decade of experience in arts and community engagement.She is the founder of AYA Thought Studio. Her upbringing in southern Louisiana informs her interest and investment in how culture and ancestral memory influence personal expression and contemporary work, specifically within the African Diaspora and Global South. Dr. Plummer has served as an Alliance of Artist Communities Diversity and Leadership Fellow, YWCA Leadership for Social Change Fellow, and a participant in the 2018 Tate Intensive. She has created and facilitated work for institutions such as Project Row Houses, Rush Corridor Gallery, the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Hampshire College, Americans for the Arts, and Blaffer Museum.

James Williams, originally from a small town in Pennsylvania, currently lives in Brooklyn, NY. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1960 to 1966, and moved to New York in 1972 to pursue an acting career where he performed in Off-Broadway, Off-Off Broadway, and Regional Theater.

James was a member of Nicu’s Spoon, a repertory company from 1998 to 2008 and also performed in two plays by Ryan Reid, Off-Off Broadway and in Las Vegas. He has an MFA in Arts Management and is currently the Artistic Director of Ad-Lib Theater Productions and Rising Together Guerrilla Theater. James is the father of three children, five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren!

Ted has spent his 35-year career building, working with and leading collaborative teams committed to achieving positive financial and social impact. As CEO of Ageless Innovation, Ted is focused on accelerating the growth and impact of the JOY FOR ALL brand, that he and his former Hasbro team spun out and acquired from Hasbro in 2018. Ted is passionate about the needs of older adults. He joined Hasbro in 2015 as Vice President of Business Development to help lead the identification and execution of new growth platforms, focused in the Health and Wellness space. Ted and his team launched the JOY FOR ALL brand in 2015 and continue the exciting work focused on unleashing the power of play to positively impact the lives of older adults and their families.
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Ted’s greatest accomplishments are his 33-year marriage to his wife Lisa and his three grown children.

Rahul Gupta has a diverse range of work experience spanning several companies and roles. Rahul is currently the Director of Engineering at Settle, a position they have held since November 2022. Prior to this, they worked at Settle as an Engineer from March 2021 to December 2022. Before joining Settle, Rahul was a Partner at xffirmers starting in November 2020. From March 2020 to March 2021, they served as a Technical Advisor and Consultant.

Rahul spent a significant portion of their career at Affirm, Inc., where they held multiple roles. Rahul started as a Software Engineer in October 2016 and progressed to Senior Software Engineer in June 2017, then to Staff Software Engineer in November 2017, and finally to Software Engineering Manager from April 2018 to November 2019. At Affirm, they grew and reorganized teams, implemented processes, and led various projects, including the development of a promotional messaging system and an express checkout experience.

Prior to Affirm, Rahul worked at Okta, Inc. starting in July 2013. Rahul served as a Software Engineer, then as a Team Lead for Analytics from December 2015 to September 2016. During their time at Okta, they worked on building analytics pipelines, developing UI frameworks, and contributing to a more service-oriented architecture.

Rahul's early work experience includes an internship at Maxta Inc. in 2012, where they developed a distributed storage system API and designed the initial user interface. Rahul also worked as a Programmer at Social Apps Lab in 2011 and as an Intern at enLighted Inc. in 2010, where they developed user-friendly solutions for virtual switches and lamp life representation.

Rahul'scareer began with a Lab Internship at Cisco Systems in 2008. Overall, Rahul Gupta has acquired a wide range of experience and skills in engineering, management, and consulting roles throughout their career.

Rahul Gupta began their education in 2005 at Bellarmine College Preparatory, where they earned their GED in 2009. Following this, they proceeded to the University of California, Berkeley, where they pursued a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from 2009 to 2013.

Dr. Kode is a purpose-driven executive and community leader with two decades of progressive experience and success in the healthcare ecosystem. Her key strengths include low-ego, values-based leadership, high emotional intelligence, and consistent execution through curiosity and growth. She's passionate about transformational leadership, healthcare equity, technology, and innovation. She currently serves as Founding Principal at Ellipsis Healthcare Leadership, Advisor at Techstars, Mariana AI, Redesign Health, Big Rio AI, Remedy Product Studio,  AMCP Heath Disparities Committee, and various equity focused community organizations.

Tarul earned her Doctorate in Pharmacy with Honors through an accelerated program in 2002. She completed the Harvard Global Health Care Leaders program in 2022. Her professional experiences include Chief of Staff at Spora Health, Vice President, Senior Benefits Consultant with Segal, Director of Account Management at MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Blue Shield of California, and UW Medicine.