Our Team

Meet the Trainers

We believe that trainers are the reason why the Senior Planet experience is so special! Each highly-skilled trainer has a unique story of what brought them to Senior Planet and why they love helping older adults integrate technology into their lives in new and innovative ways.

Local Staff

Get to know our local experts in serving the needs of older adults across the country, through in-person and online classes and events:

• Denver, CO
• Montgomery County, MD
• New York City
• North Country, NY
• San Antonio, TX

 

Virginia Randall

Managing Editor, seniorplanet.org

Virge writes features geared especially to the interests and needs of older adults. A five-time public relations award winner, she is also a freelance culture reporter who seeks out hidden gems and unsung (or undersung) treasures for Straus Newspapers. Virge also blogs about New York City life at newyorknatives.com — but don’t get her started about that.

OATS Staff

Senior Planet is the flagship program of the national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) from AARP. In 2004, OATS Executive Director Tom Kamber and a group of dedicated volunteers launched the organization with a mission to help older adults learn and use technology so they could live better in the digital age.

Thomas Kamber, Ph.D.

Executive Director, OATS/Senior Planet from AARP

Tom Kamber is a leading expert on aging and technology and is regularly featured in national media. Under his leadership, OATS and Senior Planet have developed award-winning programs that serve older adults across America and are now charitable affiliates of AARP. Tom has taught courses on technology, urban studies, and philanthropy at Columbia University, is widely published in professional and academic journals, and has presented his work on five continents. He is also a co-founder of the Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance (which has won multiple Grammy awards), and serves on several nonprofit boards of directors and public commissions. Read more about Dr. Thomas Kamber.