Meet the Trainer

Saturday, December 13, 2025

Meet the Center Manager: Jessie Hawthorn 

Meet Jessie Hawthorn, the new Center Manager of Senior Planet’s walk-in center in Lowry, CO, and a passionate fan of education, Denver and live music.

Saturday, November 8, 2025

Meet the Trainer: David Slapak

Before joining the Senior Planet program in Miami as a technology trainer, David taught English as a second language in South Korea and Turkey.

Saturday, October 11, 2025

Meet the Licensing Partner: PARS Equality Center 

Meet Mehrnaz Saadat, who works at one of Senior Planet’s oldest Licensing partners: the PARS Equality Center, which serves immigrants from Persian-speaking and communities in California.

Saturday, September 13, 2025

Conozca a la representante de la línea directa: Nita Flores

La representante de la línea directa de Senior Planet, Nita, es una residente de Brooklyn que conduce un pódcast de ciencia ficción y disfruta ayudar a las personas mayores a adoptar nuevas tecnologías.

Saturday, September 13, 2025

Meet the Hotline Rep: Nita Flores

Senior Planet Hotline rep Nita is a Brooklyn resident who hosts a sci-fi podcast and enjoys helping older adults embrace new technology.

Saturday, August 9, 2025

Meet the Licensing Partner: Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida 

Learn the backstory of how Goodwill Southwest Florida (SWFL) is helping their community members enjoy engaging with technology.

Saturday, July 12, 2025

Conoce a la entrenadora: Saily Martinez Gutierrez

Conozca a Saily Martinez Gutierrez, instructora virtual de Senior Planet basada en Florida del Sur. Ella enseña a los hispanohablantes sobre la IA.

Saturday, July 12, 2025

Meet the Trainer…Saily Martinez Gutierrez

Meet Saily Martinez Gutierrez, a Senior Planet virtual trainer based in South Florida who teaches Spanish-speakers about AI.

Saturday, June 14, 2025

Meet the Hotline Agent: Kayla McDonald 

Meet Kayla McDonald, a basketball fan (Go Cavaliers!) who helps callers to the Senior Planet hotline.

Saturday, May 10, 2025

Meet the Licensing Partner….Erica Archie with The Bean Path

Erica Archie works at The Bean Path, a Jackson, Mississippi nonprofit that offers Senior Planet classes through the Licensing Program to provide free tech classes for the older adult learner. 

Saturday, April 12, 2025

Meet the Recruitment and Advisory Committee

For National Volunteer Month, five folks share the connection, purpose, and creativity they enjoy while spreading the word about Senior Planet.

Saturday, March 8, 2025

Meet the Volunteer: Eddie in Colorado

Meet Ed Pinckney, 80, Air Force veteran, retired engineer, cancer survivor, Colorado Rockies usher and Senior Planet volunteer.

Saturday, January 11, 2025

Meet the Trainer: Effy Zhang 

Effy Zhang talks about how the online Mandarin Multilingual Technology Program and an Apple Watch saved someone’s life.

Saturday, December 14, 2024

Meet the Trainer: Rebecca Roese

Trainer Rebecca Roese recently joined the Colorado team and is a big fan of the Senior Planet Social Club…and dragonflies.

Saturday, November 9, 2024

Meet the Trainer: Daniel Sandoval

Meet Daniel Sandoval, video game and anime fan who joined New York City’s Senior Planet team in 2023.