By Gary Hume | Dec 21, 2015
When I retired, Hewlett Packard invited me to apply for an Encore Fellowship position. I did so immediately, mainly because the thought of being unemployed filled me with terror. When my Encore Fellows™ program director offered me my first opportunity, I snapped...
By Gary Hume | Dec 21, 2015
I’m a full-time doctor of nursing practice (DNP) student at the age of 60. I’m working on a project to bring evidence-based Positive Health and resilience into my community and profession. With that, I hope to have a substantial impact that will continue...
By Karen M. Sughrue | Dec 18, 2015
I graduated from a high school in 1957 that successfully prepared all students for being high achievers in any career field they chose to enter. Years later, I returned to find the school struggling, left behind with students who were being left behind. The band had...
By Karen M. Sughrue | Dec 16, 2015
A decade or so ago, I was a partner at a global accounting firm. Today, in my mid-sixties, I am an Emergency Medical Technician with the Volunteer Fire Department in Silver Spring, Maryland. My encore “moment” came while attending a baseball game,...
