SAGE Table - Sherrill Wayland

SAGE Table is an initiative of SAGE, the largest and oldest organization in the United States dedicated to improving the lives of LGBTQ+ older people. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in New York City, SAGE is a national organization that offers supportive services and consumer resources to LGBTQ+ people and their caregivers. SAGE Table launched in 2017 launched in 2017 to fight isolation in the LGBTQ+ community through the power of intergenerational connections. SAGE Table events bring together people of all ages at hundreds of tables across the world to share a meal and conversation. The transformative relationships formed around a SAGE Table can alleviate social isolation and its consequences.

BIO

Sherrill Wayland, Senior Director of Special Initiatives and Partnerships, serves as a trusted thought partner to national initiatives team members and SAGE staff across the organization. They lead the National Resource Center on LGBTQ Aging, serve as SAGE lead for the Long-Term Care Equality Index (in partnership with the Human Rights Campaign Foundation) and work in close partnership with SAGECollab, SAGECare, and the Diverse Elders Coalition. Sherrill began work with SAGE at the local level in 2008, founding the SAGE Affiliate in St. Louis, MO (now Missourians Aging with Pride). Sherrill earned a Master of Social Work degree from the Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, and has over 25 years of professional experience in the fields of education, disability, and LGBTQ+ older adult advocacy.

RESOURCES

• https://www.sageusa.org/what-we-do/sage-table/
• Sage Table Host Toolkit https://www.sageusa.org/resource-posts/sage-table-host-toolkit/

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