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AGINGRESEARCH.ORG @Aging_Research
The Alliance for Aging Research is the nation’s leading nonprofit policy and health education organization dedicated to furthering
medical research that improves aging and health.
2018BY THE NUMBERS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHAIRJames G. ScottPresident and CEOApplied Policy, LLC
CHAIR EMERITUSJohn L. SteffensFounder and Senior Managing DirectorSpring Mountain Capital, LP
VICE CHAIRBruce GarrenHealth Care Consultant
TREASURERAmye Leong, MBAPresident and CEOHealthy Motivation
SECRETARY George BeachFounder and ChairmanBeach Creative Communications
MEMBERSJohn Alam, MDFounder and CEOEIP Pharma, LLC
Donald W. BohnVice PresidentGlobal Government AffairsJohnson & Johnson
The Honorable John BreauxSenior CounselSquire Patton Boggs
Margaret H. Davis-CeroneSenior DirectorCorporate Affairs - US PolicyPfi zer Inc.
James E. Eden, EdDPresidentThe Eden Group, LLC
Barry LidenVice PresidentPatient EngagementEdwards Lifesciences, LLC
Kimberly LoveDirectorStrategic Alliance DevelopmentBristol-Myers Squibb Company
Michele MarkusHead of Global Health AccountsWorldwide Enterprise LeadOmnicom Health Group
Dan PerryFounderAlliance for Aging Research
William SchuylerVice PresidentGovernment RelationsGlaxoSmithKline
Mark SimonPartner and Co-FounderTorreya Partners, LLC
The Honorable Billy TauzinFounderTauzin Consultants, LLC
STAFF
Sue Peschin, MHSPresident and CEO
For a full staff list, visit:https://www.agingresearch.org/about-us/staff
FINANCIALS
FY18 TOTAL REVENUE: $2,665,737.76
For more information about the Alliance’s fi nancials, visit: https://www.agingresearch.org/about-us/reports-and-fi nancial-info
OTC PAIN MEDICATION SAFE USE
HEART VALVEDISEASE
NATIONAL HEART VALVE DISEASE AWARENESS DAY
CELEBRATING A YEAR WITHOUT A STROKE
ACCELERATE CURE/TREATMENTS FOR ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
AGING IN MOTION
MENTAL HEALTH
PUBLIC POLICY
2018BY THE NUMBERS
43 NATIONAL PARTNERS 100s
of online contributors
3 op-eds and 35 letters-to-the-editors to audience of >1.5 million readers
>6.8 MILLION PEOPLEreached through high-impact engagement
>275 MILLION
total impressions
Led advocacy efforts that helped result in a$425 million increase
in NIH funding for Alzheimer’s
research in FY19
OUR BEST SHOT
Distributed
>24,000print copies of the new
Wellness Wisdom and Truth About Vaccines fact sheets
AGE-RELATED MACULARDEGENERATION
Print PSA included in:
Spanish TV PSA reached ~2.6 millionwith a total ad value of $361,216
Initiated or signed
on to
public policy comments and letters to Congress and federal agencies
55
Panel talk, Healthy Aging in Mental
and Substance Use Disorders: Not an
Oxymoron, attended by
618 public healthprofessionals at the
Healthy Aging Summit
geriatric psychiatrists and others concerned with older adult mental health issues read, “Promoting Wellness in Older Adults with Mental Illnesses and Substance Use Disorders:
2,270
Call to Action to All Stakeholders,” in the June issue of American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Helped defi ne one national consensus defi nition of sarcopenia at the Sarcopenia Defi nition and Outcomes Consortium (SDOC)1
Successfully advocated for an increase in overall NIA aging research funding for the 6th consecutive year, for a
total increase of 195%
Flew in
patient advocates for 31 TAVR-related
Congressional meetings on Capitol Hill
Partnered with 19 experts and organizations
to submit comments to the FDA on early Alzheimer’s disease
Digital PSA placed
1,006,964times
>22in-person and online
educational events
Over 90% of YouTube viewsby people ages 55+
5MILLIONsocial media impressions33
speaking engagements by Alliance leaders and staff
35 patientsand caregivers trained in 4 condition areas
Advisory Council Membersparticipated in the training
15
REACH
16
meetings with federal agencies to promote policies important to older adults
Organized
310,102 full digital PSA campaign video views
SENIOR PATIENT & FAMILYCAREGIVER NETWORK TRAINING