NEVER TOO LATE - OCTOBER 2019

PCOA In-house Specialists in LGBTQ Elder Care: Sarah Bahnson LGBTQ Community Liaison Elizabeth Reeves Community Services System Director Bridget Roads Neighbors Care Alliance Outreach Coordinator John Chihak Intake Specialist Jennifer Caragan Intensive Services Specialist Maddy Bynes Public Policy and Advocacy Coordinator

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Our Featured Artist: Patricia Dolan

The Drawing Studio is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, creative learning organization that brings art and

Pat’s art practice has led her to sacred sites and indigenous cultures around the world. She completed a master’s in visual design from the Institute of Design at the Illinois

the benefits of creating art to the entire community. The Drawing Studio offers affordable fee-based and free classes and workshops, hosts events and exhibits, and fosters awareness of the positive effects of creativity on individuals. The mission is to inspire people of all ages and backgrounds to embrace art practice as a pathway to person growth and healthy community. PCOA and The Drawing Studio proudly partner to feature original work by older artists in Pima County in Never Too Late , celebrating and showcasing the creativity of older adults in our community.

Institute of Technology, Chicago. Her studies of and experiences in spiritual practices have greatly influenced her art and teaching at The Drawing Studio, where she has taught for twenty five years. She sees her job as an artist is to give a voice to the voiceless endangered animals, birds and their habitats. After recently successfully completing a total knee replacement under Medicare, she has joyfully returned to artmaking and teaching.

The work featured on this issue’s cover, Purple Jaguar = Sister Judy’s Jaguar (full image above), is a pastel, 26” x 26”.

PCOA Board of Directors Robert Bell, Chair Adaline Klemmedson, Vice Chair Agnes Poore, RN, Secretary Sarah Lennartz, Treasurer Members: Steve Borden Elizabeth Davidson

Richard Elias, Pima County Board of Supervisors Maxine Goldstein Amy Levin George Mairs (Advisory Council Chair) Ron Meck Marisa Menchola, Ph.D. Denise Richerson-Smith Beth Smith

Amanda Sokan, Ph.D. Carol M. Swango R. Wayne Wood. M.D. David Yarger

Karla Bennington John James Duncan Frederick R. Eisele Kathleen McCormack Karen Wulff PCOA President & CEO W. Mark Clark

Title III Programs Advisory Council George Mairs, Chair John James Duncan, Vice Chair Wendy Ascher

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