Kim McCoy Wade is the Director of the California Department of Aging. She most recently served at the California Department of Social Services as the CalFresh & Nutrition Branch Chief, where she led the expansion of CalFresh food benefits to older adults and people with disabilities, as well as several data and technology initiatives, including the GetCalFresh mobile application. She previously served as a consultant to multiple health and human services non-profits and as Executive Director of the California Association of Food Banks. Earlier in her career, she worked in Washington, DC for the Children's Defense Fund, Bread for the World, and Alliance for Justice. She is an alumna of NYU School of Law, Carleton College, and the Jesuit Volunteer Corps. She lives in the Bay Area with her family.

Shireen McSpadden was appointed Executive Director of the San Francisco Department of Aging by Mayor Edwin Lee in December of 2015. Prior to that appointment, she served as Deputy Director of the department since 2003. Ms. McSpadden has nearly 30 years' experience providing services to people with disabilities and seniors, in both the nonprofit and public sectors. She has served on the boards of local community organizations and committees such as GLIDE, the San Francisco Palliative Care Workgroup, the San Francisco Long Term Care Coordinating Council, and the community advisory board of UCSF's Center for Aging in Diverse Communities. She currently serves as president of the California Association of Area Agencies on Aging. She is also a board member, representing California, for the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging. Ms. McSpadden earned a Master's Degree in Nonprofit Administration from the University of San Francisco. She is an alumna of Leadership San Francisco.

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SFIC Executive Director Michael Pappas