Elana Kieffer, MBA
Elana Kieffer is Director for the Center for Healthy Aging. She has nearly 15 years of experience working in a wide range of older adult services, with a focus on project management, program development, and sales and marketing. Prior to her time at the Academy, Elana worked at The New Jewish Home and at MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care. She also worked in affordable and market-rate senior housing for two Boston-based organizations, The Community Builders and Hebrew SeniorLife. Elana has an MBA in nonprofit management with a concentration in aging services from the Heller School at Brandeis University.

Carolyn Stem
Carolyn Stem is a Project Assistant for the Center for Healthy Aging. She has been with NYAM's Healthy Aging team since 2008, first as a volunteer and then as a ReServist. Prior to her time at NYAM, she worked with the New York City Department for the Aging (DFTA) as a ReServist in the Intergenerational Division, encompassing the Intergenerational Work-Study Program and the Volunteer Support Program. She also edited and prepared Good Practices in Intergenerational Programming for publication. She attended Mannes College of Music and was a Fulbright Scholarship recipient to Vienna, Austria. 

Grace Morton
Grace Morton is a Project Manager in the Center for Healthy Aging at NYAM. She completed her Master of Public Health in Health Policy and Management at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. Within the field the aging, Grace has completed internships with The John A. Hartford Foundation and The Healthcare Association of New York State, focused primarily on Age-Friendly Health Systems. She has a passion for aging-in-place, affordability of healthcare, and programs for dually eligible adults. 

Musa Hussain
Musa Hussain joined NYAM as a Research Assistant for the Center for Healthy Aging in the summer of 2023. Prior to NYAM, he graduated with honors from the University of Connecticut (UConn) where he received a Bachelors Degree in Political Science and Sociology. At UConn, Musa was involved in environmental justice organizing and conducted research on polarization and social movements.