EmergingAging NYC Leadership​

ALLISON COOK, Chief Strategist
Allison is an independent consultant on projects that seek to improve aging-related services and supports and recently founded Better Aging and Policy Consulting, LLC. She has been a part of EmergingAging since 2012. Prior to her work as a consultant, she was the State Policy Manager at PHI. While in college, Allison worked as a home health aide, driving her decision to improve the long-term services and supports system. In her free time, Allison enjoys playing soccer, spending time with her dog and cat, and volunteering as a friendly visitor to older adults. Allison has her Master’s in Public Health from Brown University.

ILANA MITTLEMAN, Communications Coordinator
Ilana is a Project Manager at Clinical Directors Network, coordinating a randomized control study which provides a health coach intervention for patients with multiple chronic conditions in order to reduce hospitalizations and ED visits. She graduated from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health with an MPH in epidemiology and a certificate in health of an aging society. Ilana's master's thesis focused on social isolation and loneliness among older adults. Prior to Columbia, Ilana worked at JASA, a nonprofit agency serving seniors in NYC. She was responsible for coordinating volunteers and assisting with JASA’s advocacy program for seniors, facilitating trainings and workshops on civic affairs and leadership. ​

KRISTEN CRIBBS, External Relations Coordinator 
Kristen is Research Director at Alkemi, a healthcare consulting firm specializing in health economics and outcomes research and market access. Previously, she served as deputy director of educational services at the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America and conducted research at the VA hospital in Los Angeles on palliative and end-of-life care. She received her PhD in Public Health at the CUNY School of Public Health, with a focus in Health Policy and Management, and an MPH, with a concentration in Aging and Health, from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. ​