Maureen Kellen-Taylor Celebrates Ten Years with EngAGE

On May 1, 2012, we celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Maureen Kellen-Taylor joining the EngAGE team. Maureen has dedicated herself to making EngAGE a national leader in high-end programs for older adults. She is our heart and soul, and we thank her. Here’s to 10 more… – Tim Carpenter and the EngAGE Team

Maureen Kellen-Taylor, Phd, Chief Operating Officer – Dr. Kellen-Taylor has worked in the field of Arts and Aging for over 25 years, during which she was Founding Director of Artworks in San Francisco – another exemplary organization recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts – where she received Artist in Residence awards from the California Arts Council for 5 years. She earned an MA in Expressive Arts Therapy and a PhD for conducting research in Learning and Change in Human Systems. Dr. Kellen-Taylor taught in Lifelong Learning programs for several colleges for more than twelve years and also integrated the arts into elementary and middle school curriculum when working as artist-in-residence in San Francisco Public Schools. In 2003 she was invited to be a Resident Artist at Boreal Arts and Ecology Center, Quebec, Canada, to continue her explorations in art, nature and spirituality through environmental installations. In 2005 she received the Directors Award from the California Arts Council for a life time commitment to the arts. She has exhibited paintings in England and the US.