kathy greenlee was the assistant secretary of aging and the administrator for thrifty living. did i get that right? [laughter] we have lindsay goldman from new york city, where we all want to go now, was going to talk to us about the age-from the community effort that is going on in new york and i understand some other communities across the country. so, i am really struggling not to hear gloom and doom because i know that the report has outlined so many of the challenges that are facing us going forward. we're going to change all that with this panel. we are here to tell you that all is not gloom and doom. many of us, including the wonderful women with me today and organizations they are associated with, are aware of these challenges, are working very proactively within their organization and across the country to find tried and true ways to address these challenges, as well as coming up with more innovative solutions. our goal here today for the rest of the panel is to try to make you feel more optimistic

speakers include kathy greenlee. it coincided with a report examining the housing needs. this is about an hour. [ applause ] >>> good afternoon. am i on here? i'm ann norton. i have -- as lisa said -- the most amazing panel here of women housing leaders. i'm thrilled to be a part of it. we have -- starting on my right -- this is in your schedule. terry ludwig with enterprise. kathy greenlee the assistant secretary of aging and administrator for the administrator for community living. did i get that right? then we have lindsay goldman from new york city who is going to talk to us today about the age friendly community effort going on in new york. i understand some other communities across the country. i'm struggling here not to feel gloom and doom. i know the report is -- has outlined so many of the challenges that are facing us going forward. we are going to change all that with this panel. we're here to tell you that all is not gloom and doom, that there are some -- many of us, including the wonderful women here with me today and the organizations they are associated wit

kathy greenlee who is the assistant secretary of aging, and also the administrator for the administration for community living. did i get that right? then we have lindsay goldman from new york city where we all want to go now, who is going to talk to us today about the age friendly community effort that's going on in new york and i understand some other communities across the country. i'm struggling here not to feel gloom and doom. because i know that the report is, you know, has outlined so many of the challenges that are facing us going forward. but we are going to change all that with this panel. we're here to tell you that all is not gloom and doom, that there are some -- many of us, including the wonderful women here with me today and the organizations they are associated with are aware of these challenges, are working very pro actively within their organization and across the country to find tried and true ways to address these challenges as well as coming up with some more innovative solutions. so our goal here today for the rest of the panel is to try to make you feel all more opt