Contact Us

For additional information about our regional efforts or speaker requests, you can email us at whitejt2@vcu.edu or call 804-828-1565.

Dr. Thelma Watson
Executive Director, Senior Connections, The Capital Area Agency on Aging 
804-343-3000  •  twatson@youraaa.org 

Dr. E. Ayn Welleford
Associate Professor and Gerontologist for Community Voice, VCU Department of Gerontology 
804-828-1565  •  ewellefo@vcu.edu
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Gigi Amateau
Sustainability Consultant 
804-828-1565  • amateaugg@vcu.edu  
Jay White
Director of Education and Outreach
​804-828-1565  • whitejt2@vcu.edu  
John Countryman
Program Coordinator 
​804-828-1565  • countrymanjc@vcu.edu
Debbie Ward
Administrative Coordinator
804-828-1565  •  wardhd@vcu.edu
Longevity Project Scholars 
Natalie Mansion recently moved to Richmond and is a first-year Masters in Gerontology student at Virginia Commonwealth University.  She completed her Bachelors degree from the State University of New York at Oswego in 2019, where she studied Human Development and Gerontology.  Natalie is excited to work with the Longevity Project this semester! ​

Ilonka J. Walker is a 2020 graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)with a Bachelors Science in Psychology with a Minor in Sociology and Medical Humanities. She is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Gerontology at VCU. She has aspirations of becoming an Occupational Therapist.