The Hosts
Jeff Jerebker BS, MS
Founder/CEO & Long-Term Care Innovator
Jeff is a nationally recognized leader in long-term care and Founder/CEO of Piñon Management, which he led from 1979 to 2012. Under his direction, Piñon introduced Colorado’s first psycho/social model of care in 1984, preceding the national person-centered care movement by twelve years.
Throughout his career, Jeff reshaped nursing homes into transparent, resident-directed neighborhoods connected directly to their surrounding communities. Under his direction, Piñon Management championed autonomous, self-directed, multidisciplinary care teams, regularly welcoming neighbors into care homes and taking residents on fully staffed excursions ranging from local community gatherings to the Aspen Music Festival and Las Vegas trips.
Jeff holds a B.S. in Accounting and an M.S. in Sociology. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Eden Alternative, as Treasurer of the Pioneer Network, and as Vice President of the Colorado Health Care Association. His contributions to the field have been recognized with numerous honors, including the Vesta Bowden Award for outstanding service to long-term care, the Distinguished Pioneer in Aging Award from the Colorado Gerontological Society, and the Distinguished Veteran Advocate Award.
GAIL MEEHAN BS, MPH, LNHA
Gerontologist & Healthcare Advocate
Gail brings decades of leadership and expertise in the areas of public health, gerontology, and elder care advocacy. She currently serves as Principal of AgeWise Advisors and is the Founder and Chair of Senior Health Advocates Colorado.
Gail’s career spans executive leadership roles across government agencies, hospitals, nursing homes, and prestigious academic medical centers. Her experience includes work with the Veterans Administration Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) and the Harvard Division on Aging, Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, and New York Presbyterian Healthcare System nursing facilities. Throughout her career, she has designed, launched, and managed innovative social, clinical, and residential care programs that elevate quality of life for older adults.
Gail earned a B.S. from the University of Vermont and a Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) from the Boston University School of Medicine. She completed a Geriatric Fellowship focused on mental health and aging at the University of Massachusetts. She also received funding to research alternatives to institutional care in Denmark at the World Health Organization, Global Program for the Care of the Aged, and at the Motala Hospital, Sweden. A dedicated advocate, she served on the Live Oak Advisory Committee and the Colorado Strategic Action Committee on Aging.
The Collective
Evy Cugelman
Educator, consultant, and activist in gerontology
Evy brought extensive knowledge in the field of gerontology, person-centered care, dementia and complementary therapies to her role as Innovation Specialist with Pinon
Management & Vivage Senior Living. From 2000 – 2018 in her role Evy was an educator and consultant. She held educator certificates for the Eden Alternative including
Eden Associate Training, Dementia Beyond Drugs and Leadership Training; The Green House Project; Second Wind Virtual Dementia Tour; The Validation Method and
Therapeutic Touch. Past roles include Long Term Care Manager for Victorian Order of Nurses, in Ontario, Canada which included 3 adult day programs and an Alzheimer
Respite Program. As Education Coordinator for the Simcoe County Alzheimer Association, Evy taught all aspects of dementia and care-giving issues throughout
Canada. Evy is co-author of the Eden Alternative Empowered Teams program, a 29 module training to develop self-directed work teams and co-author of a Complementary
Therapies Curriculum for long-term care. Evy, along with Rose Marie Fagan, convened The Live Oak Project with a mission to Reimagine, Redesign and Transform Long Term
Supports and Services. In 2022-2025, Evy joined The Eden Alternative home office, part-time as a Community Builder. Presently, Evy is writing a book on aging well, spirituality and healing principles.
David stang
Personal Defender of the Right to Grow Old Respectfully!
1951-1964 Foreign Missionary training by teachers from all over the world.
1964-1975 Missionary in Tanzania and Kenya, emphasis on freedom and independence
1976-2002 Nursing Home Administrator, emphasis on freedom and independence of the sick and old.
2005-2015 Brazilian Amazon courts defending my sister who was murdered for defending the poor to have land and preservation of the Amazonian Forest!
2015-2026 personally defending my and others right to grow old respectfully!
Bob Moses
Aka, Old Man Moses
BIO
Bill Brummet
“Designing Purpose and Community Into Supportive Living”
Mr. Brummett brings over 30 years and 200 projects of experience focusing on innovative and user-centered design and programming for seniors. His work spans the entire continuum of care, and includes work in Colorado, California, Oregon, Utah, Missouri and Maine. He has authored 4 books, including the award-winning “The Essence of Home: Design Solutions for Assisted Living Housing,” and “Creating Environments of Support: A Handbook for Dementia-Responsive Design,” (with co-author Sarah Campernel). Bill has conducted over 20 industry research projects, served on non-profit Boards of Directors including the Colorado Leading Age Board, and the Colorado Alzheimer’s Association Board, and presented at regional and national conferences.
His blog “Designing Purpose and Community Into Supportive Living” builds on his experience and research
regarding what helps elders live well and thrive longer, and strives to find insight and innovation in
community-based housing.
EDUCATION
1994 Master of Architecture
University of Wisconsin/Milwaukee
School of Architecture and Urban Planning
Fellow- Institute on Aging and Environment
1989 Bachelor of Architecture
University of Oregon
School of Architecture and Allied Arts
The Tao of Aging 