Bonnie Schroeder – Age-Friendly Ottawa Director, The Council on Aging of Ottawa

Bonnie is the Age-Friendly Ottawa Director with The Council on Aging of Ottawa. She supports six volunteer-led action committees on health, housing, transportation, social inclusion, income security, Francophone Affairs to plan and take action to make Ottawa age-friendlier. As a registered social worker (RSW), Bonnie brings more than 25 years of experience working with older adults and their caregivers.

Bonnie is also a contract instructor in the Minor in Aging Studies at the University of Ottawa. She is a member of Social Workers in Aging and Gerontology (SWAG), a network of the Ontario Association of Social Workers, East Region.

Bonnie will speak during during the Session 5 panel: Partnerships & Strategic Alignment of the conference on March 23 starting at 10:15 a.m.