PROVIDENCE – Catherine Taylor has been named AARP Rhode Island state director, the organization announced Monday.
Taylor will begin in her role on May 17. She will succeed Kathleen Connell, who has served as the first and only AARP Rhode Island state director since 1999. Connell will retire on May 21, AARP said.
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“Catherine’s impressive background and experience matches AARP’s mission and our work perfectly at the local, state and national levels,” said AARP East and Caribbean Regional Vice-President Kelly A. Clark. “We are excited to welcome her as leader of our talented and dedicated Rhode Island state staff and the scores of volunteers who make our work possible.”
Taylor most recently served as executive director of Age-Friendly RI and is a former director of the R.I. Division of Elderly Affairs.
“I am thrilled to join AARP and look forward to being a forceful voice on behalf of all Rhode Islanders 50 and older,” said Taylor. “This is the opportunity of a lifetime to advance the quality of life of older people in our state and cultivate appreciation of the important contributions that we make to our community. I’m looking forward to leading AARP’s vital work to build livable, age-friendly communities, foster social connection and inclusion, call out ageism and age discrimination, and promoting AARP’s robust policy agenda to ensure the health, safety and economic security of us all as we grow older.”
