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Brian Duke


I’m Brian Duke.  I co-lead WHYY’s Caring Community coalition which focuses on caregiving, end-of-life and chronic illness issues.  The group is made up of over 100 community-based organizations. 
           
I also work with groups such as the U.S. Administration on Aging and the AARP Foundation to help them create and maintain services for family caregivers and care recipients.
 
I am past President of the Board of Directors of Children of Aging Parents (CAPS).  My interest in the challenges that face caregivers began during my experience as a caregiver for my late mother who had Alzheimer’s disease.
 
For eighteen years I worked in health service administration including being the Director of Geriatric Program Initiatives with the Institute on Aging of the University of Pennsylvania.
           
I received my Master’s degree in Health Services Administration from The George Washington University and a Master of Bioethics degree from the University of Pennsylvania.