Aisling has a vision of a healthy society where the safe and healthy choice is the easy choice for all. Where everyone’s needs are taken care of, to the point that self-actualization is an option for all. Where policies and practice are guided by love, care, and compassion. 

Aisling has experience ranging from direct support to project management, all within a salutogenic (well-being focused) health model.

Prior to joining the Virginia Center on Aging, she spent eight years in an international role at a UNESCO appointed center based in Ireland working on human rights.  There she both partnered on and managed numerous grant-funded transnational projects, working towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals - in particular those related to inclusion, well-being, and healthy communities. 

Aisling is bringing her experience and passion to the Virginia Center on Aging, where she is Project Manager of two elder justice innovation grants: Virginia Helping Elders Access Resources (HEAR), and the Greater Richmond Elder Justice Shelter Initiative.