National Speaker

Katherine Freund
Founder, President, Transportation Activist

Katherine Freund has been a keynote speaker on issues related to alternative transportation for seniors since 1991.

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."

She is an outspoken leader and an author of many publications on mobility for seniors. She has spoken across the United States, Canada, and in Australia and Ireland.

Katherine Freund, the keynote speaker at the Deaconess Vital Signs Forum, December 2009

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Katherine's 24-Hour Walk

To invite Katherine Freund to speak at your next conference, workshop or seminar, send an email or contact us.

Selected Topics

Development of Alternative Transportation for Seniors
Leadership in Innovative Enterprise Ideas
How Adult Children Can Help Their Aging Parents Transition to the Passenger Seat
Successful Aging Through Independent Mobility
A Unified Approach to Senior Mobility: Policy
What Mobility Means to Seniors
ITNAmerica and the Independent Transportation Network ^®: A Scalable Model
Automobile-Based Alternative Transportation
An Entrepreneurial Approach to Sustainable Senior Mobility
How Two Entrepreneurial Area Agencies on Aging Helped Launch the Nation's First National Nonprofit Transportation Service for Seniors
Meeting the Transportation Needs of Older Persons through Social Entrepreneurship
How to Assess Your Community for Independent Transportation Network ^® Development
Finding Extraordinary Volunteer Drivers in 'Extra-Ordinary' Ways
Driving Transitions, Consequences and Transportation Alternatives Among Older Adults
Surviving Without Driving: Creating Sustainable Transit for Seniors

Sample audiences

State Offices, Agencies and Associations:
- AARP State offices
- Area Agencies on Aging
- Bar Associations/Estate Planners/Poverty Law/Elder Law
- Policy Makers

Healthcare and Research:
- Physician Conferences
- Medical Schools
- Caregivers Conferences (Nurses, PT’s, OT’s)
- VA Hospitals
- Universities
- Research Institutes

Community and Transportation:
- Communities Interested in ITN affiliation
- Community Foundations
- Transportation Service

Business and Society:
- Social Entrepreneurs
- Financial Planners
- Social Workers meetings
- Service Clubs (Rotary, Lions, Kiwanis, Knights of Columbus)

Testimonials

"I just left the meeting you conducted for us here at the Community Foundation... I want to tell you that you are completely inspiring and devastatingly powerful in your low-key, understated way."

"Thank you for your enlightening information and for sharing your passion. Hope to have an opportunity to spend time with you again in the future."

Publications

Honors and Awards

Invited Speaker

Invited Panelist

Presentations

Katherine Freund, the keynote speaker at the
"Seniors Ride - Community Thrives",
Deaconess Associations Foundation Vital Signs Forum,
December 2009

To invite Katherine Freund to speak at your next conference, workshop or seminar, send an email or contact us.