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2014 CCHOAA AWARD,
PRESENTED April 14, 2015
 The awardee
of The C. Colburn Hardy Older Advocate Award was notified of
her selection in early April, 2015. Presentation of
the award to Mrs. Kelly was made by The Honorable Dorcas R.
Hardy, Colburn's daughter. She was joined by Florida
Department of Elder Affairs Secretary Samuel Verghese and
Ted Granger, President of the United Way of Florida at a
reception for Florida Senior Day partners.
Ms. Hardy, former
Commissioner of Social Security, following in her father's
path as an advocate for the elderly, chaired The 2005 White
House Conference on Aging, and founded the C. Colburn Hardy
Older Advocate Award sixteen years ago in his honor.
The
Selection Committee was comprised of Mrs. Hardy; Carole
Green, former Secretary of the Florida Department of Elder
Affairs; Max B. Rothman, President and CEO of The Alliance
for Aging of Miami-Dade County;
Austin Curry, former awardee and Executive Director of Elder
Care Advocacy of Florida; and
Michelle Coughter, of Humana's Regional Marketing Division.
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2014's CCHOAA
WINNER:
Maureen S. Kelly
 Mrs.
Kelly is the former President and CEO of the
West Central Florida Area Agency on Aging, now
called Senior Connection Center, Inc. After
more than 30 years of service, Mrs. Kelly’s
leadership in helping seniors and persons with
disabilities live independently and with dignity
has been recognized at the State and national
level.
Mrs. Kelly’s efforts resulted in
successful programs that promote healthy aging,
livable communities, prevention of elder abuse
and neglect, improved mental health, legal
services development, support for caregivers and
intergenerational programs. She has been honored
for her advocacy work as well as for promoting
the development of advocates and community
leaders to work with policymakers on behalf of
Florida’s seniors. Mrs. Kelly has worked
tirelessly to advocate for seniors, often
volunteering her own time to serve on statewide
task forces and coalitions aimed at improving
the health and lives of seniors.
Last year Mrs. Kelly received the
Dr. Carter Osterbind Outstanding Florida Council
on Aging Member Award. In 2007, she received
the 2007 Southern Gerontological Society’s
Applied Gerontology award and was honored by the
Tampa Bay Business Journal & Community
Foundation of Tampa Bay as a finalist for the
2006 Nonprofit Business of the Year Award in the
category of Human Services.
Mrs. Kelly represents the heart
and soul of C. Colburn Hardy’s vision for
advocacy on behalf of seniors. She has dedicated
her career to hands-on advocacy activities which
have had a positive impact on policy, programs
and services for seniors. By her tireless
example, boundless energy and through her
action-oriented leadership, she has motivated
others to become volunteer advocates. As with
C. Colburn Hardy, she has made a difference for
seniors in Florida as well as through the work
of those she has influenced to follow in her
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Sixteenth
Annual Presentation of the
C. Colburn Hardy Older Advocate Award
presented on
April 14, 2014 in Tallahassee, FL |
FL
Secretary of Elder Affairs Samuel Verghese, Mrs.
Maureen Kelly, 2014 C.Colburn Hardy Older Advocate
Awardee, The Honorable Dorcas R. Hardy, and Audrey
Folmer, Humana Long Term Care Operations Director
The Honorable Dorcas R. Hardy and
Carmen Wilson, Program Director, Citizens Alliance
for Progress, Inc.,Tarpon Springs
Florida Department of
Elder Affairs Secretary Samuel Verghese
Mrs. Maureen S. Kelly, 2014 C.
Colburn Hardy Older Advocate Awardee
The
Honorable Dorcas R. Hardy and Mrs.Maureen S. Kelly,
2014 C. Colburn Hardy Older Advocate Awardee
Florida 2015 Senior Day Town Hall
Meeting |
The C. Colburn Hardy Older Advocate
Award joined as a proud sponsor of the 2015 Florida
Senior Day,
hosted by the Florida Department of Elder Affairs
and The United Way of Florida.
The Honorable Dorcas R.
Hardy
Audrey Folmer, Humana Long Term Care Operations
Director
FL
Secretary of Elder Affairs Samuel Verghese, Mrs.
Maureen Kelly, 2014 C.Colburn Hardy Older Advocate
Awardee, The Honorable Dorcas R. Hardy, and Audrey
Folmer, Humana Long Term Care Operations Director
FL
Secretary of Elder Affairs Samuel Verghese, Mrs.
Maureen Kelly, 2014 C.Colburn Hardy Older Advocate
Awardee, The Honorable Dorcas R. Hardy, and Audrey
Folmer, Humana Long Term Care Operations Director
Tallahassee Senior Center |
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