Aging Well Initiative Members

 

Initiative Chair, William Wesley Myers

Aging Well Initiative Chair, Mather, Assistant Vice President, Wellness Strategy, United States

William Wesley Myers is the Assistant Vice President of Wellness Strategy at Mather, a nonprofit known for its luxury wellness communities and initiatives in Chicagoland. He integrates holistic wellness into Mather’s vision through the Person-Centric Wellness Model and ContinuWell™️, enhancing well-being for residents and team members. Myers leads spa development, touchless wellness tech, and corporate wellness strategies, fostering engagement and innovation to improve quality, profitability, and personal well-being.

 

Vice Chair, Dave McCaughan

Dave McCaughan, Aging Well Initiative Vice-Chair, Aging Well Brand Strategist, Bangkok, Thailand

Dave, an advertising strategist, market research expert and brand storyteller with 40+ years of experience across the Asia Pacific, is based in Bangkok. Starting at McCann Sydney in 1986, he later led strategic, research and management roles for that company based in Bangkok, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. A prolific speaker and writer, he has presented at 700+ conferences and contributed to many publications. In 2015, he founded BIBLIOSEXUAL, a brand storytelling consultancy, and has been leveraging AI platforms for market research for a decade. His passion for the last four decades has been studying the ageing demographics of SAsia and helping brands rethink older populations and their health and wellness as a positive trend. He has been working on aging and wellness with clients like TATA, Unilever, Johnson&Johnson, Disney, American Airlines and many others. Dave has spoken at the Global Wellness Summit five times as aspects of shifting demographics . More at bibliosexual.weebly.com.

Meredith Boyle

Aging Well Initiative Member, Mather, Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, United States

Meredith acts as a catalyst for innovation in developing strategic partnerships, collaboration, and alliances that support Mather’s mission, vision, goals, and values. She works to incorporate innovative wellness practices and approaches healthy lifestyles, while expanding affiliations and relationships with wellness real estate providers, organizations, and educational institutions to increase Mather’s reach and grow the number of older adults the organization serves. She brings more than 30 years of strategic and results-driven industry experience, with expertise in marketing, sales, branding, finance and enterprise growth. Meredith earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Delaware.

 

Nancy Griffin

Aging Well Initiative Member, Founder & Content Director at SeniorTrade, Host of Glowing Older podcast

Nancy Griffin is a veteran entrepreneur in hospitality, wellness and longevity. A recognized leader in the spa industry for three decades, she expanded her focus to showcasing innovation in aging well in 2020. Griffin is host of the Glowing Older podcast, interviewing more than 220 experts changing the narrative about aging. In April 2021, she launched the B2B online platform SeniorTrade, featuring the twice monthly SeniorTrade Brief distributed to 1,000 senior living and aging services professionals.

 

Andrea Leja

Aging Well Initiative Member, Author, Biophilic Designer & Regenerative Real Estate Developer at THRVE Lifestyle & Development Group

Andrea Leja is a Canadian author, biophilic designer, and regenerative real estate developer whose work bridges the soulful and the sustainable. With over 25 years of experience shaping spaces that heal and hold, she is the founder of THRVE Lifestyle & Development Group Inc., a wellness-oriented design and development studio rooted in nature, belonging, and whole-life vitality. Her writing blends poetic narrative with grounded wisdom, inviting readers to reimagine home as a living sanctuary — a place of memory, transition, and deep renewal. Andrea is the author of Rooted in Home: Designing a Life That Heals, Holds, and Remembers, and the creator of THRVE Passport, a seasonal almanac of wellness, wildness, and wonder. Through both design and language, she invites a return to what matters most: beauty, presence, and a home that loves us back.

 

Dr. Cate O’Brien

Aging Well Initiative Member, Mather, Senior Vice President, Mather Institute & Community Initiatives

Dr. O’Brien leads Mather Institute’s applied research on wellness and engagement in older adults, expanding its impact through university partnerships. She evaluates internal initiatives, supports new programs like the Person-Centric Wellness Model, and oversees Community Initiatives, bringing creative arts and wellness programs to older adults virtually and in-person. She holds advanced degrees in anthropology and public health from UC San Diego, San Diego State, and the University of Illinois, Chicago.