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Gail Siegal is a former Peterborough resident who now lives in New York City. She is the former director of Monadnock Community Education, an organization that offered adult and continuing education classes, as well as recreational and cultural programs, and former co-director of Conval's and Jaffrey-Rindge's Title I program. In the late 1980s, Siegal moved to New York City where she worked for the Parks Department, first, as director of special projects for Manhattan, and, later, as director of the city's most heavily used public recreation center. At the age of 58, she left her job and went back to school. She received a Masters Degree from Columbia University's School of Social Work, specializing in the complex issues of aging. At the age of 60, she started a new career as a gerontological social worker in New York City, where she is currently employed. Her work focuses on providing supportive services to enhance the lives of her elderly clients, enabling them to remain in their community as long as they wish. In her presentation, Siegal will focus on how our increasing life expectancy is redefining the aging process and provides us with exciting new possibilities throughout our life span.