New Mental Health Commissioner Speaks At Greenburgh Library About Aging

GREENBURGH, N.Y. – Several local experts will discuss the aging process Friday at the Greenburgh Public Library.

Mark Herceg was recently appointed commissioner of the Westchester County Department of Mental Health.
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by Stephanie Mojica

05/12/2015 4:00 a.m.

Mark Herceg, recently appointed commissioner of the Westchester County Department of Mental Health; Joanne Sirey of the Cornell Weil Geriatric Institute; Kate Colquitt, senior services librarian and art coordinator for the Greenburgh Public Library; Michael Friedman, founder and retired chairman of the Geriatric Mental Health Alliance; Stacey Zaslow-Cook of Aging Smart; and Linda Whetzel, curriculum chairwoman of the Learning in Retirement program at Iona College, are scheduled to serve on the “Thinking Outside the Box” panel at the event, according to a press release.

Diane Aparisio, co-chairwoman of the Westchester Geriatric Mental Health Collaborative, will moderate the panel.

The “Thinking Outside the Box” spring forum will be from 10 a.m.-noon in the multipurpose room at the Greenburgh Public Library, 300 Tarrytown Road, Elmsford.

The event is free and open to the public.

For more information, call Kate Colquitt at the library at 914-721-8233.

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