Colette Phipps

Background

About Colette Phipps

Colette Phipps’ human services background spans approximately 25 years. She presently serves as a Research Analyst for the Westchester County Department of Senior Programs and Services. In her current position she analyses, interprets and evaluates data and information for program and service delivery as well as policies and legislation related to such programs. She is also the Executive Director of the Westchester County Livable Communities: A vision for All Ages Initiative, a multi-year project aimed at increasing livability in the county and a Co-coordinator of the New York Southern Region Aging Network, a consortium of agencies based in the southern most region of the state focused on advocacy, capacity/skill building and workforce development. She is executive director of the Westchester Alliance of Academic Institutions for Aging Related Studies and Workforce Development. She is also co-coordinator of the Westchester County Millennium Aging Project, a countywide needs assessment program and Deputy Executive Director of the Westchester County Pre-White House Conference on Aging Mini Series, an award winning project designed to prepare for the 2005 White House Conference on Aging. She was selected to serve as a volunteer for the 2005 White House Conference. Previously, Ms. Phipps was a program officer for the Westchester Community Foundation, and has coordinated programs and provided technical assistance for several neighborhood revitalization programs in Los Angeles, California. She earned her masters in Social Work from New York University and is also a certified Intergenerational Program Specialist and Focus Group Leader. She has led focus groups in both national and international settings. Additionally, Ms. Phipps has co-authored several articles on aging and serve as an adjunct professor at Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging and Longevity at Hunter College and Iona College.