n 2018, Ryan Backer, Kyrié Carpenter, and I launched the Old School Clearinghouse: a central repository for free information about ageism and how to undo it. It grew, becoming a go-to site for age advocates and the general public, and a meeting place during the pandemic. Last year, with a brilliant new logo and look by Paul Belford, the organization transitioned into Old School A Hub for Age Equity + Ageism Awareness.
Earlier this year we realized that in order to expand Old School’s reach and impact we had to find an executive director—the right one. Over 100 terrific candidates applied for the position, and we offer a thousand thanks to Janine Vanderburg + Wendy Silveira-Steinway for guiding us through an exhaustive hiring process. We are delighted to announce that Hector Negrete will step into the position on June 30th. You can learn more about him here.
