populations and I saw how this College is committed to championing those populations. My long-term objectives are to improve lives and strengthen communities, and I do that through advancing community development, putting education at the forefront, and facilitating resource alignment.” Whittaker notes that he also appreciates first-hand the value of mental health care based on his personal experience and exposure to untreated mental illness. “So, addressing the problem of untreated mental health issues, and the stigma associated with mental health issues and treatment, resonates with me.” He continues, “I’m proud to come to tv, which is committed to bringing mental health issues out of the shadows and is taking a leadership role in helping more people of color and from underserved backgrounds obtain care and enter the field as professionals.” In his new role, Whittaker is eager to get to know students, alumni, faculty, and staff and to work together in increasing the school’s visibility. “We have a great opportunity to get the story out about what this College has accomplished and where it is positioned to go to meet the mental health workforce development needs across New England and beyond. Without a doubt, tv is improving lives and strengthening communities.” Irving I. Silverman and his daughter Ellen Beth Siegel, PsyD, William James alumna, have published a compendium of essays by a group of 75 seniors and professionals on topics about how we age. tv contributors include: • Ellen Beth Siegel, PsyD, alumna, Stroke; When Social Security is Not Enough; Coping with Terminal Illness; Death with Dignity • Stephanie Batista, MA, student, Health Changes in Older Age • Ricardo Bianco, PsyD, alumnus and faculty, Aging and Spirituality • Nicholas Covino, PsyD, president, Developing the Skill of Optimism • Rachael Falk, MA, student, Religion as a Resource for Comfort in Bereavement • Jason Holland, PhD, former faculty, Finding Meaning in the Face of Life Difficulties; A Meditation on Death and Aging; and Leaving Nothing Unfinished in Life and Death • Roberta Horn, PsyD, alumna, Living Well on a Fixed Income; and Living fully to the End of Life: The Hospice Choice • Stanley Rosenzweig, PhD*, trustee emeritus, Heal Yourself, Heal the World • Erlene Rosowsky, PsyD, alumna and faculty, Aging Easier • Jenny Yen, MA, PsyD, alumna, Intergenera- tional Dialogue • Aladdin Ossorio, PsyD, alumnus and director, SageMind, Brain Health: Twenty-First Century Science on Sustaining Memory and Thinking as We Age *Deceased “Ellen and her father have created an evocative and useful book on successful aging. It offers advice that ranges from expecting and coping with loss to preparing a memorial. There are a number of beautifully open essays about painful and complicated losses and life events that provide food for reflective thought.” —Dr. Nicholas Covino Aging Wisely... Wisdom of Our Elders WILLIAM JAMES COLLEGE 23