Mass Aging Access
Ready for What’s Next
Practical Approaches for Today’s Challenges and Tomorrow’s Opportunities
AAA/ASAP staff are navigating new challenges, shifting expectations, and emerging opportunities to strengthen the support we provide to older adults across Massachusetts. Ready for What’s Next: Practical Approaches for Today’s Challenges and Tomorrow’s Opportunities will focus on equipping attendees with the tools, knowledge, and strategies needed to adapt with confidence, build on proven practices, and prepare for the future of home and community-based care. Through timely training sessions, peer learning, and practical discussion, the conference will highlight the resilience, expertise, and commitment that drive our work every day.
Conference registration is expected to open in June, once the program has been finalized.
- Opening Remarks from Robin Lipson, Executive Office of Aging & Independence
- Keynote speaker Dr. Kiame Mahaniah, Health and Human Services
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Kiame Mahaniah
Dr. Kiame Mahaniah is the Secretary of Health and Human Services. As the top health and human services official in Massachusetts and a practicing physician in the field of addiction and primary care, Secretary Mahaniah champions his vision of equity and dignity for all people. He has spent the past two decades shaping and leading health care initiatives in community health settings across Massachusetts. Prior to joining the Healey-Driscoll Administration first as Undersecretary for Health in 2023, he served as the CEO of Lynn Community Health Center where he led the transition away from a traditional fee-for-service payment. An avid teacher and committed mentor, he is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. He holds an MBA from UMass Amherst, a medical degree from Thomas Jefferson University, and a BA from Haverford College.
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