Marisa Sheldon, MSW, LISW-S is the Director of the Age-Friendly Innovation Center and Age-Friendly Columbus and Franklin County. After completing her undergrad and graduate program at the Ohio State University College of Social Work, Marisa spent the start of her career with a focus on clinical services to older adults and caregivers at a local hospice and the Alzheimer’s Association. Marisa moved towards more macro focused social work, joining the Ohio State University College of Social Work Office of Field Education. This allowed her to expand her knowledge beyond the aging network and identified her passion for working with students. She joined the Age-Friendly Columbus and Franklin County team as the Assistant Director in 2018. This role allowed her to engage her passion for working with older adults, students, and community organizations. In her time at Age-Friendly she identifies one of her biggest achievements as her ability to inspire the next generation of those working in aging. She is dedicated to ensuring the voice of older adult’s ground community change to build more livable communities for all people. Marisa has two young children and believes building a better community for older adults will also mean a better community for her children.