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About Us
Learn more about the team, organizations, and sponsors behind the Long-Term Care Equality Index.
Meet Our Team
Sherrill Wayland, LEI Program Lead | SAGE
Sherrill Wayland (she/they) is the Director of Special Initiatives where she directs the operations of programs such as SAGECare, the National Resource Center on LGBT Aging and is SAGE's staff lead for the Long-term Care Equality Index. Sherrill began work with SAGE at the local level in 2008, founding the SAGE Affiliate in St. Louis, MO and became a certified trainer with SAGE in 2011. Prior to joining SAGE at the national level, she successfully led the merger of SAGE in St. Louis with the Missouri Statewide Equality Organization, PROMO Fund. Sherrill earned a Master of Social Work degree from the Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis and has over 20 years of professional experience in the fields of education, disability and LGBT older adult advocacy.
Tari Hanneman, LEI Program Lead | Human Rights Campaign Foundation
Tari Hanneman (she/her) is the Director of the Health and Aging Program at the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, where in addition to the LEI, she oversees the annual LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Index and other projects related to LGBTQ+ health and aging. Tari has over 25 years of experience in the non-profit and philanthropic sector, primarily focused on the areas of health and women’s issues. Prior to joining HRC, she served as the initial Director of The Women’s Fund of Winston-Salem where she led all aspects of developing The Fund’s programs and brand in the community. Prior to her move to North Carolina, she served in a number of roles at The California Endowment, one of the nation's largest health foundations. She has also worked for elected officials and non-profits focused on the environment, reproductive rights and HIV. She has a Master’s in Public Administration with an emphasis on Nonprofit Management from the University of Southern California.
Dan Stewart, LEI Program Co-Lead | Human Rights Campaign Foundation
Dan Stewart (he/him) is the Deputy Director of the Aging Equality Project for the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. In this role, he provides leadership and management for the Long-Term Care Equity Index, (LEI) and other projects to promote LGBTQ+ inclusive policies and practices in long-term care and senior services. He is also responsible for high-level strategy and vision as well as day -to-day management and implementation of the Aging Equality Project. A queer, Chicano, transgender man and gerontologist, he speaks nationally on LGBTQ+ aging and has dedicated his career to advocating and bettering the lives of LGBTQ+ Older Adults. Mr. Stewart received his Bachelor’s of Arts in Psychology from Saint Louis University and his Master’s of Science in Gerontology from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He is a third cohort Fellow of the American Society on Aging’s ASA RISE.
Our Organizations
SAGE offers supportive services and consumer resources to LGBTQ+ older people and their caregivers, advocates for public policy changes that address the needs of LGBTQ+ elders, and provides education and technical assistance for aging providers and LGBTQ+ community organizations.
The HRC Foundation is the educational arm of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization. The HRC Foundation works to build capacity and change policies, practices, hearts, and minds in a range of institutions that shape LGBTQ+ people’s daily lives.
Our Sponsors
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation and SAGE would like to thank our generous sponsors, without whom the Long-Term Care Equality Index would not be possible.
