Old School Anti-Ageism Clearinghouse
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Est. 2018

Old School

Anti-Ageism Clearinghouse

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What Is Old School?

Old School curates, creates, commissions and disseminates free resources to educate people about ageism and how to end it; hosts and facilitates spaces where age advocates around the world can connect; collaborates with other pro-aging organizations; and shows up for other social-justice movements.

Old School is working towards a world where everyone has the opportunity to live long and to live well. We are advancing the movement to dismantle ageism, and we are leveraging the fact that everyone ages (and experiences age bias) in order to address the intersectional nature of all oppression—and of all activism.

The Team

Ashton Applewhite

Ashton Applewhite

Co-Founder

An internationally recognized expert on ageism, Ashton is the author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism. She speaks widely at venues that have included the TED mainstage and the United Nations, and is at the forefront of the emerging movement to raise awareness of ageism and to dismantle it.

Kyrié Carpenter

Kyrié Carpenter

Co-Founder

Feel free to suggest edits. ​​Trained as a therapist, Kyrié teaches for The Eden Alternative, USI and Pacifica Grad. Inst. She authored Healing Dementia and has spoken nationwide, including Dr. Bill Thomas' ChangingAging Tour.

Ryan Backer

Ryan Backer

Co-Founder

Ryan is an age activist, writer, public speaker, and ‘old person in training’. They facilitate workshops internationally on queering age and exposing ageism within an intersectional framework.

Dan Visel

Dan Visel

Developer & Designer

Dan makes Old School's technical operations work.

Christina Peoples

Christina Peoples

Social Media Manager

Christina holds a Master of Science degree in Gerontology. She is the creator of Gero-what?!, a blog related to aging. She is enthusiastic and passionate about discussing all things related to aging with others. Christina loves working with Old School and is happy to be a part of the movement to #ExposeAgeism.

Melody McClure

Melody McClure

Website Content Manager

Melody is a "Jill of all Skills" with a passion for social impact and lifelong learning. She became a software engineer at 40 and this year, she's teaching herself guitar. She helps Old School manage the content they deliver to the website.

Steven J. Frampton

Steven J. Frampton

Events Manager

Steven is the founder of AGE Movement, which fosters an inclusive and positive culture for older workers. He is writing a book on embracing one’s fullest potential and was previously an Ethics & Compliance Leader at a Fortune 500 company.

Collaborators

Mel Coppola

Mel Coppola

Ageism Activist~Educator

Mel has been educating about Ageism since she first became aware of it in 2012. Using informaiton she learned from Dr. Bill Thomas, Tracy Gendron, as well as others, including Ashton Applewhite, she created local and national presentations on Ageism. Through a meeting with Ashton, she was introduced to and collaborated with the Old School team.

Sheila Callaham

Sheila Callaham

Executive Director, Age Equity Alliance

Sheila is the Executive Director for Age Equity Alliance. She is a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion subject matter expert and regular contributor to Forbes. Sheila is a passionate educator and equity advocate and believes employers who proactively build diverse, multigenerational teams are in the best position to succeed.

Tracey Gendron

Tracey Gendron

Chair, Department of Gerontology, Virginia Commonwealth University

Tracey's personal and professional goal is to understand, raise awareness of, and disrupt the deeply embedded, normalized, and invisible ageism that is within us all. She is the author of Ageism Unmasked: Exploring Age Bias and How to End It (Penguin Random House, 2022).

Kazuki Yamada

Kazuki Yamada

Project Manager of the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing Platform, WHO

Kazuki is Project Manager and Administrator for the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing knowledge exchange Platform: a digital space designed to help Decade stakeholders find, share, and produce the diverse knowledge they need to foster healthy ageing. Kazuki has supported WHO’s work on healthy ageing and the Decade since 2017 with an emphasis on communications and digital connectivity. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Science and an MA in Ageing & Society, and has worked for over 7 years in strategic communications, visual design, and website management.

Kelly Durden Posey

Kelly Durden Posey

Attorney and consultant

Kelly is the founder of Inspired Inclusivity Consulting. Her work is informed by her experience as a queer, black, southern, mama of 3. With over 14 years of experience as an attorney, HR Professional, and educator, and a wealth of experience advocating for the LGBTQ+ community, Kelly provides tangible, actionable strategies for embracing inclusion.

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