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Suzanne LaFollette-Black has been a gerontologist for the past 40+ years. Suzanne’s career has been in the aging network as a non-profit nursing home administrator, Area Agency on Aging Director, Executive Director of Moore County Department of Aging, AARP Georgia State Director, AARP NC Associate State Director of Advocacy and Community Outreach and aging network volunteer.
She recently retired and serves as a lead AARP vol...
Learn more about Encore: https://encorecreativity.org/
Suzanne LaFollette-Black has been a gerontologist for the past 40+ years. Suzanne’s career has been in the aging network as a non-profit nursing home administrator, Area Agency on Aging Director, Executive Director of Moore County Department of Aging, AARP Georgia State Director, AARP NC Associate State Director of Advocacy and Community Outreach and aging network volunteer.
She recently retired and serves as a lead AARP volunteer with the national DIY/DWG, Driver Safety, AARP Coastal region, Disaster preparedness for older adult’s task force, Memory Partners, Powerful Tools for Caregivers class leader, New Hanover County Master Aging Plan committee, Food Bank, Grandparent Support Network, and other various organizations. Co-founded ENCORE Sentimental Journey Singers of the Cape Fear for caregivers and their loved ones with dementia.
Suzanne is originally from Window Rock, Arizona (Navajo Indian reservation). Suzanne has a BS in Sociology and minor in Zoology/ Music from NAU and graduate studies at USC Ethel Andrus Percy Gerontology program and MASA from University of North Texas, Denton, Texas.
She serves on the national AARP Driver Safety Advisory Council; NCAOA (NC Association on Aging, Inc.) Board and was President from 2018-2020; past Pinehurst Rotary President; Women’s Impact Network; Assistance League of Greater Wilmington, past NCIOM Deaf and Hearing committee; Governor’s Highway Safety Executive Committee; 2022-2023 NCIOM Healthy Aging Task Force; and works with other community organizations.
Suzanne received the 2025 NCAOA Distinguished Service in Aging Award; 2021 NCPTA Transit Advocate of the Year, 2021 NCCOA Pioneer of Aging award; 2018 NCAOA Star award; CMS Innovation award for Caregiving in the Workplace. She hosted and produced the AARP Meet Nannie and Grammy: The Joys and Blessings of Grandparenting FB Live show.
Suzanne loves music which she sings in two chorale groups. She serves as the Chr of the Music and Fine Arts Committee of Community Congregational church. She loves to travel and spend time with her grandkids. She serves as the Moore County delegate to the NC Senior Tar Heel legislator and Moore County Community Advisory Committee (volunteer ombudsman).
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