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Mr. Chad Federwitz

Director,
Pitkin County Senior Services

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Pitkin County Senior Services
Carbondale, CO

Mr. Chad Federwitz


Director,
Pitkin County Senior Services

Bio

Chad is the Manager of Pitkin County Senior Services in Aspen, Colorado. He oversees the daily and strategic operations of the county department.  He also serves as an Adjunct Instructor of Gerontology at Western Colorado Community College, in Grand Junction, Colorado. He hails from Wisconsin, where after completing his undergraduate degree, he came to Colorado for graduate study in Religious Studies at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. After which, he continued his graduate work at the University of Northern Colorado, where he earned his degree in Gerontology. In 2020, Chad started his PhD study at Concordia University Chicago in Gerontology.


Chad's Gerontology research interests include Ageism, local and public policy, Alzheimer's Disease, spiritual care for those with memory loss, ethics and aging, senior centers, gerontological education and rural aging.

Education

Concordia University Chicago
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Leadership and Gerontology
2020 To

University of Northern Colorado - Greeley
Greeley, Colorado, United States
MA
Gerontology
2014 To 2016
Advisor: Dr. Joyce Weil

Naropa University
Boulder, Colorado, United States
MA, 2012
Religious Studies
2009 To 2012

University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point
Stevens Point, Colorado, United States
B.A, 2006
Philosophy
2000 To 2006

Job History

Pitkin County Senior Services
Manager Senior Service
Aspen, CO, United States
May 2016 - present

Western Colorado Community College
Adjunct Instructor of Gerontology
Grand Junction, CO, United States
January 2018 - present

Balfour Cherrywood Village - A Memory Care Community
Life Enrichment Director / Chaplain
Louisville
October 2009 - May 2016

Areas Of Expertise

  • Ageism
  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Dementia
  • Education: Undergraduate/Graduate Students
  • Ethics
  • Gerontology
  • Religion
  • Rural Issues

Discipline

  • Gerontology