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Rachael Watman, MSW, is a senior program officer at the John A. Hartford Foundation, an 84-year-old foundation located in New York City devoted exclusively to improving the health care of older Americans. At Hartford, she is responsible for managing a $50 million portfolio of grants, including eight Centers of Geronotological Nursing Excellence and their coordinating center at the Geronotological Society of America. In addition she oversees the evaluation management of the foundation and is currently developing an alumni initiative to capitalize on the energy and expertise of the 1,000+ nurses, social workers, and physicians who have been supported by the Hartford Foundation to make change in the practice environment. Prior to working at the Hartford Foundation, she served as director of an adult day program in New York City for older adults with dementia. In addition, Ms. Watman has been a director of a case management program for seniors, worked on the geriatric team of an inpatient psychiatric clinic, and in a residential home for adults with autism. Ms. Watman earned her undergraduate degrees in American Studies and Psychology at Mary Washington College in Virginia and her master’s in social work with a concentration in aging from Columbia University.