About OAC
Our Mission
The Optimal Aging Center seeks to provide professionals with training in interventions based in research that encourages the well-being in older adults and their caregivers.
Our Approach
We are experts. All OAC trainers and consultants are experts in their field with multiple years of experience.
We use evidence based methods. All trainings are designed using evidence-based educational techniques known to produce quality trainings.
We seek to help agencies build a sustainable intervention method. The ability to train multiple professionals from a single agency allows for the creation of a sustainable organizational capacity wherein the professionals can support each other.
We are client focused. We work with agencies to address any unique needs of their professional who work with older adults and their caregivers.
Get To Know Us Better
Ann is the CEO of the Optimal Aging Center. Her speciality is in making research findings accessible for older adults. She received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Palo Alto …
Rita has been actively working on health and access issues for older adults since her early education in New Delhi, India. She completed her Masters, M. Phil and PhD from …
Dolores
Gallagher
Thompson, PhD, ABPP
Founder & Trainer
Dolores is a board certified Geropsychologist with over 25 years of experience, a Stanford University School of Medicine Research Professor Emerita, and …
Larry
Wolford
Thompson, PhD
Founder & Trainer
Larry is a Geropsychologist with a PhD from Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida and a Professor Emeritus, from Stanford University’s School of …