Cindy Trish
(Executive Director)
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Cindy Trish, Executive Director, has been an island "wash-ashore" for over 23 years and lives in Edgartown. She has over 35 years of experience in marketing research, marketing communications and strategic planning. Clients included technology leaders, financial services providers and health insurers and providers with a particular focus on older adults. She ran her own agency for 15 years in Silicon Valley and has worked for large, international companies, including a three year assignment in London. Cindy enjoys being outdoors, either playing tennis, pickleball, swimming or biking when not in her garden or hanging out with her grandchildren.
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"Healthy Aging is something that matters to all of us, regardless of our current age, and I am so pleased to be able to contribute to making Martha's Vineyard an aging-friendly island."
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Jamie Loschen
(Associate Director)
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Jamie moved to Martha’s Vineyard in 2015 after completing her graduate studies in audiology in her home state of Colorado. She has worked as an audiologist in various clinical settings on Cape Cod and most recently worked as a Clinical Education Specialist for a hearing aid manufacturer. Her clinical work in audiology has given her extensive experience working with older adults and her work in clinical education has enhanced her love for education and technology. In her spare time, Jamie enjoys hiking, travel, going to the beach, and spending time with her dog Gordon.
“I’ve seen first hand the many challenges that our aging population face and am thrilled to have the opportunity to contribute to an organization that creates solutions that improve the quality of life for so many island residents!”
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Lisa Stewart
(Mobility Manager)
Lisa was a “summer kid” in Oak Bluffs in the 70’s and secured her first job as a cashier at Reliable Market at the age of fourteen! She worked here every summer during high school and college, and after graduating from UMass Dartmouth in 1983, Lisa put down roots here and has been a part of this wonderful community ever since. While raising her two children, she was very involved in youth sports on the Vineyard. She was director of MV Youth Basketball and coached girls varsity basketball at MVRHS for nine years. Lisa owned Lighthouse Properties, a well-respected real estate brokerage on the island, and is looking forward to her next chapter at Healthy Aging MV.
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Our rural, beautiful and close-knit community is what attracted so many of us here. Healthy Aging MV is committed to ensuring that our aging population (that includes us now!) can remain here with as much independence and dignity as possible and I’m proud to be able to support that.
Karen Tewhey
(Vineyard Vision Fellow)
Karen moved to Oak Bluffs in 2016 after being a seasonal resident for several decades. She is the founder and former Executive Director of Harbor Homes of Martha’s Vineyard, a nonprofit providing housing and shelter to residents who face homelessness. Prior to moving to the Vineyard, she was involved in developing and administering educational and mental health programs for at risk youth and adolescents in Boston, Lowell, Southeast MA and Pioneer Valley. She served as the first Associate Commissioner of Quality and Workforce Development at the MA Department of Early Education and Care. Karen has extensive experience with grant writing and strategic planning.
Karen is a Board member of Island Housing Trust and active on several Oak Bluffs committees. She is fortunate to have her daughter and granddaughters living on the Vineyard and enjoys being engaged in many community activities.
I’m excited about having the opportunity to work at Healthy Aging and research the impact of volunteerism in the community. Healthy Aging is a vital and expanding nonprofit that continues to have a very positive effect on the lives of many older adults on the Island.
Diane Abbot
(Project Coordinator - Home Safety Modification Program)
Diane has 30 years’ experience in nonprofit administration working on the Vineyard.
She also designed and was the general contractor for her house on the hill in Oak
Bluffs.
Diane lived on the Island for fifty years before moving to Westport, Massachusetts
where she currently resides with her husband Chris and Tigger, a Wheaten Terrier.
Diane recently designed and is now in the process of building an accessory apartment
to her current house, so that in the future she and her husband can age-in-place with
their son and daughter-in-law living in the main house.
“Healthy Aging MV is doing important work and I look forward to contributing to the
Home Safety Modification Program and the many Islanders who will benefit.”