{"id":57,"date":"2025-12-09T18:32:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T18:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wyoextension.org\/age\/?page_id=57"},"modified":"2026-02-25T22:55:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T22:55:47","slug":"meet-the-authors-wyoming-aging-wellness-experts-age-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wyoextension.org\/age\/meet-the-authors-wyoming-aging-wellness-experts-age-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Authors | Wyoming Aging &#038; Wellness Experts \u2013 AGE Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"57\" class=\"elementor elementor-57\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61a4514 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"61a4514\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d855c9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d855c9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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Google Tag Manager -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc6dabc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc6dabc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3bec7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d3bec7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wyoextension.org\/age\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/2025_AGE-Blog_authors-450x-2-Sarah-Olsen-rfwwva7rgyfxkkdc9yjacby1j9qu26pj24pl6vm8n8.png\" title=\"2025_AGE-Blog_authors-450x-2-Sarah-Olsen.png\" alt=\"2025_AGE-Blog_authors-450x-2-Sarah-Olsen.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d10762 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d10762\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84d7ecd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"84d7ecd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d46910d e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d46910d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab7713f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab7713f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sara Olsen, MS, CHES<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-980c2dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"980c2dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Community Vitality and Health Educator, UWYO Extension<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10d6dc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10d6dc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My topics of expertise: <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef9fbcc elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"ef9fbcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-biking\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M400 96a48 48 0 1 0-48-48 48 48 0 0 0 48 48zm-4 121a31.9 31.9 0 0 0 20 7h64a32 32 0 0 0 0-64h-52.78L356 103a31.94 31.94 0 0 0-40.81.68l-112 96a32 32 0 0 0 3.08 50.92L288 305.12V416a32 32 0 0 0 64 0V288a32 32 0 0 0-14.25-26.62l-41.36-27.57 58.25-49.92zm116 39a128 128 0 1 0 128 128 128 128 0 0 0-128-128zm0 192a64 64 0 1 1 64-64 64 64 0 0 1-64 64zM128 256a128 128 0 1 0 128 128 128 128 0 0 0-128-128zm0 192a64 64 0 1 1 64-64 64 64 0 0 1-64 64z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Physical activity<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-apple-alt\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M350.85 129c25.97 4.67 47.27 18.67 63.92 42 14.65 20.67 24.64 46.67 29.96 78 4.67 28.67 4.32 57.33-1 86-7.99 47.33-23.97 87-47.94 119-28.64 38.67-64.59 58-107.87 58-10.66 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccdd197\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cent$ible Nutrition<br> Program Manager\/Marketing Specialist<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff63156 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff63156\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My topics of expertise: <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c73a79e elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"c73a79e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items 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9.32-8.67 21.65-15 36.96-19 10.66-3.33 22.3-5 34.96-5l14.98 1 1 15c0 12.67-1.67 24.33-4.99 35-3.99 15.33-10.31 27.67-18.98 37z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Nutrition<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-running\" viewBox=\"0 0 416 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M272 96c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48S298.51 0 272 0s-48 21.49-48 48 21.49 48 48 48zM113.69 317.47l-14.8 34.52H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32s14.33 32 32 32h77.45c19.25 0 36.58-11.44 44.11-29.09l8.79-20.52-10.67-6.3c-17.32-10.23-30.06-25.37-37.99-42.61zM384 223.99h-44.03l-26.06-53.25c-12.5-25.55-35.45-44.23-61.78-50.94l-71.08-21.14c-28.3-6.8-57.77-.55-80.84 17.14l-39.67 30.41c-14.03 10.75-16.69 30.83-5.92 44.86s30.84 16.66 44.86 5.92l39.69-30.41c7.67-5.89 17.44-8 25.27-6.14l14.7 4.37-37.46 87.39c-12.62 29.48-1.31 64.01 26.3 80.31l84.98 50.17-27.47 87.73c-5.28 16.86 4.11 34.81 20.97 40.09 3.19 1 6.41 1.48 9.58 1.48 13.61 0 26.23-8.77 30.52-22.45l31.64-101.06c5.91-20.77-2.89-43.08-21.64-54.39l-61.24-36.14 31.31-78.28 20.27 41.43c8 16.34 24.92 26.89 43.11 26.89H384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32s-14.33-31.99-32-31.99z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Physical activity<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-bread-slice\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288 0C108 0 0 93.4 0 169.14 0 199.44 24.24 224 64 224v256c0 17.67 16.12 32 36 32h376c19.88 0 36-14.33 36-32V224c39.76 0 64-24.56 64-54.86C576 93.4 468 0 288 0z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Cooking<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-money-check-alt\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M608 32H32C14.33 32 0 46.33 0 64v384c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h576c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32zM176 327.88V344c0 4.42-3.58 8-8 8h-16c-4.42 0-8-3.58-8-8v-16.29c-11.29-.58-22.27-4.52-31.37-11.35-3.9-2.93-4.1-8.77-.57-12.14l11.75-11.21c2.77-2.64 6.89-2.76 10.13-.73 3.87 2.42 8.26 3.72 12.82 3.72h28.11c6.5 0 11.8-5.92 11.8-13.19 0-5.95-3.61-11.19-8.77-12.73l-45-13.5c-18.59-5.58-31.58-23.42-31.58-43.39 0-24.52 19.05-44.44 42.67-45.07V152c0-4.42 3.58-8 8-8h16c4.42 0 8 3.58 8 8v16.29c11.29.58 22.27 4.51 31.37 11.35 3.9 2.93 4.1 8.77.57 12.14l-11.75 11.21c-2.77 2.64-6.89 2.76-10.13.73-3.87-2.43-8.26-3.72-12.82-3.72h-28.11c-6.5 0-11.8 5.92-11.8 13.19 0 5.95 3.61 11.19 8.77 12.73l45 13.5c18.59 5.58 31.58 23.42 31.58 43.39 0 24.53-19.05 44.44-42.67 45.07zM416 312c0 4.42-3.58 8-8 8H296c-4.42 0-8-3.58-8-8v-16c0-4.42 3.58-8 8-8h112c4.42 0 8 3.58 8 8v16zm160 0c0 4.42-3.58 8-8 8h-80c-4.42 0-8-3.58-8-8v-16c0-4.42 3.58-8 8-8h80c4.42 0 8 3.58 8 8v16zm0-96c0 4.42-3.58 8-8 8H296c-4.42 0-8-3.58-8-8v-16c0-4.42 3.58-8 8-8h272c4.42 0 8 3.58 8 8v16z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Budgeting<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4792e6f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4792e6f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e5a2d3 elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1e5a2d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"Author-index_CTA_Click\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/wyoextension.org\/age\/kali-shannon-mccrackin-goodenough-uw-extension-educator-age-blog-author\/\" id=\"Author-index_CTA_Click\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Meet Kali<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c4b386 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c4b386\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"Author-index_Scroll\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33d3ce3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33d3ce3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Steinman, PhD, CFLE\u200b<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c9e030 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c9e030\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Associate Professor\nHuman Development<br> &amp; Family Sciences<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78e21c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78e21c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My topics of expertise: <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd32c47 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"cd32c47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M248 8C111 8 0 119 0 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S385 8 248 8zm0 448c-110.3 0-200-89.7-200-200S137.7 56 248 56s200 89.7 200 200-89.7 200-200 200zm105.6-151.4c-25.9 8.3-64.4 13.1-105.6 13.1s-79.6-4.8-105.6-13.1c-9.9-3.1-19.4 5.4-17.7 15.3 7.9 47.1 71.3 80 123.3 80s115.3-32.9 123.3-80c1.6-9.8-7.7-18.4-17.7-15.3zM168 240c17.7 0 32-14.3 32-32s-14.3-32-32-32-32 14.3-32 32 14.3 32 32 32zm160 0c17.7 0 32-14.3 32-32s-14.3-32-32-32-32 14.3-32 32 14.3 32 32 32z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Healthy aging<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-business-time\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M496 224c-79.59 0-144 64.41-144 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3fb5fa elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b3fb5fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"Author-index_CTA_Click\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/wyoextension.org\/age\/bernard-steinman-uw-extension-educator-age-blog-author\/\" id=\"Author-index_CTA_Click\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Meet Bernard<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28cedfb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"28cedfb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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