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AARP DC State Office: Volunteer Leadership

Louise Gallagher, Roost News Team member interviews AARP State Office Associate State Director for Community Outreach & Advocacy, Brittany Kitt, Associate State Director

AARP West Virginia State Office: "Red Coats" and "Red Shirt Alert Team"

Roost Team member, Whitt Phillips interviews AARP West Virginia State Associate State Director for Advocacy, Angela Vance and volunteers Jane Marks and Roger Calhoun. The

Learn a Latte Speakers Series: AARP Michigan State Office

Judee Barone, Co-Lead for AARP/OVE Roost News Podcast interviews Jennifer Feuerstein-Divita, Sr. ASD - Community Outreach Coordinator, AARP Michigan State Office. Jennife

Office of Volunteer Engagement - Fast Track Team

AARP Volunteers Gail Tate, Bettina Robson, and Bob Bush share the purpose of Fast Track, the first three sessions and the fourth session called Campus Session.Access FAST

AARP Colorado State Office Rural Community Initiatives and partnership with Colorado Libraries

Roost News Interviewer, Louise Gallagher chats with Marissa Volpe, AARP State Office Associate State Director (ASD) for Outreach and Community Engagement and AARP Colorad

2025 Andrus Award Winner - AARP Maryland State Office

Constance Harris, Interviewer for the Roost News Podcast interviewed Katherine Lewis, Associate State Office Director, Maryland AARP State Office and Shirley Sgouros, 202

Cryptocurrency Fraud - Cryptocurrency Kiosk machine scam

Nancy McCammon Hansen interviews Jina Ragland, Senior Associate State Director for Advocacy, Nebraska State office, Jessica Kinser, Associate State Director for Communica

(OVE) Office of Volunteer Engagement - (VFTT) Volunteer Facilitation Training Team

Roost News Interviewer Doretha McCoy chats with Thaya Hausheer and Migdalia Cruz, Co-Leads for the Office of Volunteer Engagement's Volunteer Facilitation Training Team.

AARP Live on RFD-TV-AARP Roost Team member Whitt Phillips with TV-Host, AARP staff, Tara Shaver

OVE/AARP Roost Team member Whitt Phillips chats with Tara Shaver. Tara is the Senior Advisor, Office of Volunteer Engagement and Volunteer Engagement Advisor to the South

National Retired Teachers Association (NRTA): AARP's Educator Community

Lillian S. Lee, Co-lead, OVE/AARP Roost News chats with NRTA's Senior Advisor, Mary Beth Dixon and Adam Goldberg, Senior Legislative Representative. They share how their

2026 AARP National Volunteer Opinion Survey

Judee Barone, Co-Lead for the OVE/AARP Roost News podcast chats with Aisha Bonner-Cozad, Sr. Research Manager, PRI-Advocacy Community & Engagement (National AARP Office)

AARP NY (Westchester County): Growing a Volunteer Team

Roost Team member Curt Springstead interviews Volunteer Todd Alper, Volunteer Karen Katter, and ASD Robyn Haberman on their dynamic system of growing volunteer teams in A

AARP MA State Office and AARP Utah State Office - Romance Scam, Cybersecurity, and Cryptocurrency.

AARP Massachusetts State office and AARP Utah State Office connect and collaborate on Fraud (Romance Scam), Cybersecurity and Cryptocurrency initiatives.AARP Roost News,

OVE AARP DIY Speakers Bureau - ND, WA, and NJ

Three AARP State Offices share the components of their Speakers Bureau. ND, WA, and NJ State Office staff and volunteers share how they onboard volunteers to become DIY

Tennessee: GrandFamilies Council and GrandFamilies Professional Panel

OVE AARP Roost News Interviewer Doretha McCoy interviews Loria Hubbard, ASD Tennessee and Mitch Mitch Olszewski, Volunteer. They share information on the GrandFamilies Co

Encore Creativity for Older Adults

OVE AARP Roost News Podcast Co-Lead, Lillian S. Lee interviews Encore Creativity for Older Adults members Dr. Mary Ann East, Suzanne LaFollette-Black, Angela Burns, and V

The Ethel Circle - An AARP Community

Roost News Team member Judee Barone speaks with staff and volunteers of the Ethel Circle - An AARP Community. The guests share the origin of the Ethel Circle, the purpose

AARP Indiana and their Advocacy Implementation

Roost News Team member Nancy McCammon Hansen speaks with Emily Gorman, AARP Director of Community Engagement, Fort Wayne, and Mike Roeger, Advocate for AARP Indiana on th

Volunteer Portal Training Specialists (Office of Volunteer Engagement - OVE)

Roost Team member Doretha McCoy chats with Volunteer Portal Training Specialists, Jeanne VanDivender, NC Volunteer and Laurie Roland, GA Volunteer about their role as a V

AARP Rural Engagement

AARP Staff, Mike Kulick, Office of Community Engagement, Rosalie Calarco, Associate State Director for AARP NC, Alan Ormsby, AARP Utah, and Scott Wegenast, AARP KY. They