Joan Blumenfeld: Keep Moving & Wear Sparkles

A geriatric care manager for the past 16 years and licensed professional counselor, 80-year old Joan Blumenfeld adheres to three simple practices for aging gracefully: (1) keep moving & wear sparkles, (2) keep working, and (3) keep connected.

Ginger Heller

Combining her background as a former middle-school teacher with extensive business experience running a commodities and futures trading firm, Ginger Heller has just published her first book, an adventure story for middle school students called Marco Polo Blackberry.

Danielle Hawthorne

A past recipient of Fairfield University's Martin Luther King Vision Award and a two-time cancer survivor, Danielle Hawthorne is a marketing professional with 15+ years experience connecting brands with their core markets. As the founder of Mojovator Enterprises, she is also a mojovational coach, public speaker and radio host whose Blog Talk Radio show, 30 Minutes of Mojovation is syndicated on iTunes.

Mark Mathias

Guest host: Shelley Forrester.
In addition to jumping out of a perfectly good airplane three times and skiing downhill at a clocked 66 mph, Mark Mathias is a 30-year information technology veteran who has lived and worked in the U.S., France, Belgium and Canada. Active in local affairs, he is now in his 4th term on the Westport Board of Education. He's also a member of both the CLASP Homes Board and the Westport Sunrise Rotary; the President of the NY CTO Club; the technology columnist for the Westport News; and the creator of WestportSTORIES.

Roberta Seret

Holding both a doctorate in Comparative Literature and a Master’s in French from NYU, Roberta Seret is the President & Founder of International Cinema Education, an NGO at the UN. She also serves as the UN's Director of Professional English, teaching English to diplomats. In 2008, she launched a program in the NYC schools called “Global Voices Through Film” and, drawing on that experience, has just published a book titled World Affairs in Foreign Films, which introduces foreign cultures & global concepts through 13 award-winning films including Osama, March of the Penguins & Hotel Rawanda.

Alan Watson: Taking Old Age to New Heights

75-year old scientist, venture capitalist and adventurer Alan Walton has trekked to the North Pole, scaled the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro and skydived over Mt. Everest, to name just a few of his famed travel expoits. On the business side, his company, Oxford Bioscience Partners, has funded such important scientific endeavors as the Human Genome Project and the discovery of DHA, a vital component of mother’s milk which has since been added to baby formula. To learn more about this extraordinary man, visit his website: www.alangwalton.com.

Eve Green, 79 and Still Rowing Strong

At age 61, after retiring from a 28-year teaching career, Eve Green became a competitive rower. Joining the Saugatuck Rowing Club, she found an exhilarating new venture and made many close friends. Over the years, Green has won countless races in her age division, including the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta (10 times in all), the FISA World Rowing Masters Regatta in Glasgow, Scotland, and the US Rowing National Masters Championship in Worcester, MA. Now almost 80, Green says that the past decade has been one of the best of her life.

Rosemary Williams: A Leading Voice on Women & Money

Rosemary Williams, director of the Fairfield-based non-profit Women’s Perspective, is a leading voice on the topic of women and money. A former banker and certified financial planner, Williams strives to help others reach their economic potential while remaining true to their core values. In addition to authoring the book The Women’s Book of Money & Spiritual Vision and producing the film “The Tapestry of Leadership," Williams continues to lead large workshops in such economically depressed countries as Haiti and Kenya.

Barbara Traynor: Second-Career Volunteer

After a 40-year career as an administrative assistant, Barbara Traynor was ready to retire but didn’t think she could afford to live without a steady paycheck. Then through a friend she learned that organizations around the world supplement their staffs with volunteers, offering free room and board in exchange for work. Today Barbara spends six months of every year working for free. She's volunteered for organizations in Alaska, Florida, Arkansas, and New Mexico. This year she'll be working at the Russell Cave National Monument in Alabama. To educate others about this lifestyle, she's written a book about her experiences: Second-Career Volunteer: A Passionate & Pennywise Approach to Retirement.

Julie Belaga: Service Above Self

An ardent environmentalist and the 1986 CT Republican gubernatorial nominee, Julie Belaga has spent her entire adult life fearlessly speaking out for causes she believes in and dedicating her talents to making a positive difference in the world through public service. Now in her 8th decade, she's still going strong, serving on the boards of the CT League of Conservation Voters; the Fund for the Environment/Save the Sound; the Trustees of the Westport Public Library; and The CT News Project, the parent company of CtMirror.org. (Note that she's misidentified in the video below as "Regional Administrator, EPA. She's a former director of the New England region and even initiated the clean-up of the Boston Harbor, but is no longer in that position.)

Mary Brewster: The Business of Ballet

Sixteen years ago, at the age of 40, Mary Brewster returned to ballet after a 28-year hiatus.
Soon, in addition to keeping up with her own lessons, she began teaching ballet and pointe to other adults at Pirouette, Pilates and More in Wilton, CT. All the while, she kept wishing she could find leotards and other activewear that emphasized women’s “femininity, athleticism and beauty.” Unable to locate a manufacturer that satisfied all of her needs, she decided to create her own company to fill the void. A few months ago, her goal was finally realized when she launched American Flora.

Art White: Ninety-Nine and Still Bowling

Ninety-nine year old Art White has managed to outlive the vast majority of his peers and stay astonishingly active.  Since retiring at age 95 from his third career, he still bowls twice a week, does Tai Chi once a week, plays bridge four times a week, eats anything "that doesn't move on the plate" and takes no pills--not even vitamins.  He's aiming to be 110.