Free and open to the public, but free-will donations will help offset expenses.

Mary Beth Ogulewicz, JD, LCSW, brings an impressive skill set to her new job at the helm of the Amherst Senior Center. There’s no doubt that her professional training and experience as a licensed clinical social worker and attorney offer solid grounding to her work.

It is, however, her personal warmth, inclusive values and bold vision that animate her, with a discerning eye to what works (and could work better), and who’s at the table (and who is not). Hear more about key issues:

• Transportation Challenges
• Concerns of the Newly Retired
• Caregivers: Their Dignity and Struggles
• Honest Conversations
• Programming that Respects Abilities, Talents and Interests of the “Whole Person.”