Unlocking Strength Within: Navigating Transportation Without Driving

Unlocking Strength Within: Navigating Transportation Without Driving

Join us today, June 5, at 1:00 pm ET / 10:00 am PT for the continuation of the APDA’s Unlocking Strength Within series with special guest Katherine Freund, President & CEO of ITNAmerica. Katherine will share her expertise on many different topics, including how to talk about driving with your loved ones, the realities and challenges that come with no longer driving, and what you can do to adapt and maintain your independence. The embedded YouTube video above should auto-play at the start of the broadcast (more details about How to Watch below). We’ll also open the floor for your questions, so come ready to engage in this important conversation. Don’t miss this opportunity!

How to Watch

The embedded YouTube video above should auto-play at the start of the broadcast. Click the volume icon to unmute or adjust the volume. If you’d like to participate in the Live Chat and submit questions for the Q&A, please join us on YouTube and sign in to participate. You can watch on your computer, phone, tablet, or smart TV using your preferred website browser or the YouTube App. Join now to get settled, adjust the volume, and say hello to the APDA staff and community members in the Live Chat.

About Our Speaker

KATHERINE FREUND Katherine Freund is the President & CEO of ITNAmerica (Independent Transportation Network). She has a Master of Arts degree in Public Policy from the Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She served on the Advisory Committee for the 2005 White House Conference on Aging and National Transit Institute Fellow. Currently, Katherine serves on the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) Committee on the Safe Mobility of Seniors and chairs TRB’s Joint Subcommittee on Transportation Options for Seniors. In 2009, Katherine was named an AARP Inspire Award Honoree, and in February 2008, she was featured in the Wall Street Journal as one of “12 People Who Are Changing Your Retirement.” Katherine received the 2006 Maxwell Pollack Award from the Gerontological Society of America, a 2006 award for Leadership in Innovative Enterprise Ideas from the Social Enterprise Alliance, the 2004 Archstone Award for Excellence in Program Innovation from the American Public Health Association, and a 1998 Giraffe Hero Commendation, given to people who stick their necks out for the common good. In addition to 14 National Transit Institute Workshops, Katherine has authored a number of publications and participated in more than 150 national and international panels, conference sessions, and speaking engagements on alternative transportation for seniors.