Dr. David J. Demko, PhD, Clinical Gerontologist, demko@umich.edu ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS PhD, Educational Gerontology, University Michigan MA, Sociology, West Virginia University Alpha Kappa Delta, Nat Sociology Honor Society, WVU BA, Psychology, West Virginia University Gerontology News Certification, Knight Foundation Geriatric News Certification, Knight Foundation Certification, Telecourse Instructional Packages PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS National Press Club Washington D.C., Centennial Sponsor Editors & Publishers Directory of Syndicated Columnists American Sociological Association, Member and Donor Gerontological Society of America, Member and Donor University of Michigan Alumni Association, Ann Arbor National Institute for Caregiver Education, Canada COMMISSIONS US Admin on Aging Scholarship Advanced Studies in Aging White House Conference on Aging, Pres Reagan AARP-AACC keynote, White House Conference on Learning Virginia Sylvester Endowed Professor Chair in Gerontology Academy Ed Development, Careers for Older Americans Michigan Community Colleges, Aging Education Research Michigan Governor's Office, Retirement Planning Research PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS Specialist in Aging, Univ Michigan - Institute of Gerontology Pre-Retirement Planning Leadership, AARP Washington D.C. Geriatric Functional Assessment, Univ South FL - School of Medicine Senior Center Administration, Univ Michigan - Institute of Gerontology Geriatric Milieu Therapy, Univ Michigan - Institute of Gerontology Master Teacher Trainer, NCSPOD - AACC Learning Theory, Learning Assessment, U-Miami, Graduate School Youth'n is Dr. Demko's patented formula for changing traditional notions about successful aging and active retirement lifestyles. The following are members of the print and broadcast media who benefited from consultation, training, keynotes and expert interviews. The Washington Center, GWU Forbes Wall Street Journal SONY Lifestyle TV Council of Alumni Association Executives NASW 2010 Annual Gala, Miami Chapter White House Conf on Aging, Pres Reagan White House Conf Learning, Pres Clinton White House Conf on Aging, Pres Bush Planned Giving Council American Sociological Society League for Innovation National Press Club Clear Channel Cable NPR Blockbuster Inc PBS CBS News NBC Today Show Fox & Friends in the Morning BBC Radio London Reader's Digest NBC I-TV Amer Society Retired Dentists New York Times Academy for Ed Development Diamond Technology Partners PaineWebber Inc Academy of Dispensing Audiologists LifeCare Services Corporation American Express Lang Management Morrisons Inc Total Care Systems Weyerhaeuser-Babcock UpJohn Home Health Care American Dental Association Amer Assoc of Community Colleges Florida Podiatric Medicine Society FL Assoc Extension Home Economists Univ Michigan School of Education Wayne State Univ School of Nursing Delta College Mich Assoc of Community Colleges Assoc Gerontology in Higher Ed Gerontological Society of America Internat Hotel-Restaurant Tradeshow A Place for Mom, Inc U.S. News & World Report Glamour Magazine World Dental Congress American Society Retired Dentists Marie Claire magazine MAXIM magazine American Society on Aging National Council on the Aging Nat Institute of Senior Centers Atlantic Marketing Association Holy Cross Hospital Internat Society Financial Planners Nat Assoc Senior Living Industries AARP, Washington, DC Eastern Federal Credit Union Retirement Living Magazine FL Office of Elder Affairs Manufacturers-Hanover Manor Care Dow Chemical Corporation Dow Corning Corporation Continental Telephone Executone Wickes Corporation PUBLIC SERVICE 2020 Speaker, "Strategies for Promoting Elder Quality of Life" City Council Community Development Forum 2020 African American Economic Relief - celebrating a decade of support by DEMKO Charitable Foundation 2018-19 Editorial Judge, 2019 Benjamin Franklin Book Awards, Independent Book Publishers Association 2017-18 Editorial Judge, 2018 Benjamin Franklin Book Awards, Independent Book Publishers Association 2017 Quoted, New York Times - Business Section, Retirement Savings 2017 Quoted, U.S. News & World Report - Business Section, Social Security Pension Options 2017 Consultant, Adobe Creative Cloud project 2017 - Fundamentals of Human Aging 2017 CDC "Meta-Analysis of Cross-Disciplinary Behavioral Models in Support of Wellness, Optimal Aging, and Productive Retirement" 2016 Quoted, Men's Journal Magazine 2016 - Social Determinants of Life-Expectancy 2016 Research and Evaluation, National Initiave for Care of Elderly, Canada 2015 Seminar Speaker, Business Health Expo, Chamber of Commerce, St. John's River State College 2015 Speaker, Senior Expo, Chamber of Commerce, St. John's River State College 2015 Commencement Speaker, Concorde College Medical Campus 2015 Keynote Speaker, Florida Association of Colleges, Palm Beach Atlantic 2014 Consultant, The Church Pension Group, 2014 - Social Determinants of Life-Expectancy 2014 Commencement Speaker, Concorde College Graduates in Nursing 2013 Ranked in Top 20 "Best College Teachers in U.S.A. Academic Term 2012-2013" by RateYourProfessor.com 2012 Amazon Best-Seller Book in Pop Culture, June 2012, "Stop Acting Your Age, Start Living Your Life 2011 Presidential Letter of Commendation MDC for meritorious service instrumental to the success of the college 2010 Letter of Commendation, Pan African Student Association, faculty support 2010 Nominated to appear in "Who's Who in America" 65th Edition, Marquis Publishing 2010 2010 Letter of Commendation, The Washington Center, faculty leadership, Inside Washington Seminar 2009 Letter of Commendation, Gerontological Society of America, scholarship fund donor 2009 Letter of Commendation, American Sociological Association, ASA patron fund donor 2008 Letter of Commendation, Gerontological Society of America, scholarship fund donor 2008 Letter of Commendation, American Sociological Association, scholarship fund donor 2008 Letter of Commendation, Miami International Book Fair, sponsorship 2007 Letter of Commendation, Phi Theta Kappa, International Honors Society, Faculty Advisor 2007 Who's Who Among Americas Best Teachers, top 5 percent of nation's premier educators, student selected 2006 Presidential Letter of Commendation MDC for authorship of "Youth'n® Your Life" ISBN 0977662624 2006 Commendation for Faculty Leadership, American Federation of Labor, Miami Dade College chapter 2005 Awarded press credentials to report on proceedings of 2005 White House Conference on Aging 2005 Who's Who Among Americas Best Teachers, excellence in teaching, student selected 2004 Ronald Reagan Gold Medal Award for public service and business leadership 2004 Letter of Commendation, Governor's Office, Department of Elder Affairs, State of Florida 2004 Commendation, Keynote Address, Honors Convocation, Miami-Dade College 2003 National Merit Award, United States Congress, Service to President George W. Bush 2003 Letter of Commendation, Dean of Student Services, Miami-Dade College 2003 Letter of Commendation, National Honor Society, Student Service Award, Miami-Dade College 2003 Faculty Supporter Award, Student Government Association, Miami-Dade College 2003 Letter of Commendation, Miami-Dade College-wide Support Staff Council, Presidents Group 2002 National Entrepreneurial Leadership Award, U.S. Congress, Business Advisory Council 2002 Commendation, Keynote Address, Honors Convocation, Miami-Dade College 2002 Published articles in Maxim Magazine, Black Enterprise Magazine, Senior Market Magazine 2002 Letter of Commendation, Office of the Dean, Honors College, Miami-Dade District 2001 Presidential Letter of Commendation for Teaching Excellence, Miami-Dade North Campus 2001 "Demko toward the A-list of quotable sources on aging trends", Palm Beach Post 2001 Contributor, New York Times feature story, "Women over 60: Fashion's Lost Generation" 2001 Letter of commendation for voluntary service, Florida Governor's Office on Aging 2000 Who's Who Among Americas Best Teachers, teaching excellence, student selected 2000 Directory of American Scholars, professional excellence, 10 edition 2000 Promoted to Full Professor, Miami-Dade College 1999 Outstanding Faculty Member Award, Phi Theta Kappa, Miami-Dade College 1999 Student Government Outstanding Faculty Award, Miami-Dade College 1999 Twenty-five Internet Awards for excellence in website content and design 1998 Student Government Outstanding Faculty Award, Miami-Dade College 1997 Honors Faculty Member of the Year, Miami-Dade College, North Campus 1997 Tenured and Promoted to Associate Professor Senior, Miami-Dade College 1994 Commendations for Hispanic Heritage, Black History, and College Governance 1994 Teaching Excellence Award, Phi Theta Kappa, MDCC Medical Campus Chapter 1994 Selected to Whos Who Among Americas Best College Teachers 1993 Certified Master Teacher Trainer - NCSPOD 1992 Presidential Letter of Commendation for Teaching Excellence, Miami-Dade Medical Center 1981 National Jaycees Board as an Outstanding Young Man in America 1980 Consultant to the Academy for Educational Development, Careers for Older Americans 1979 Educator of the Year Award, American College of Nursing Home Administrators 1978 American Association of University Professors, Community Service Award 1977 Michigan Association of Community Colleges commendation for statewide survey research 1976 University of Michigan External Masters Degree in Adult Ed and Aging, Regional Consultant 1976 Presidential Letter of Commendation for Institutional Leadership, Delta College PUBLICATIONS and NEWS PLACEMENTS 2018 Centennarians Reveal Their Secrets for Living 100 Years A Place For Mom, quotes D. Demko. 2017 Would You Trust Tom Selleck With Your Life Savings New York Times - business, quotes D. Demko. 2016 Social Determinants of Life-Expecgtancy Men's Journal Magazine, quotes D. Demko. 2014 Social Determinants of Life-Expectancy The Church Pension Group, quotes D. Demko. 2013 Stop Acting Your Age tm the official guide to Everything ZOOMER D. Demko. AgeVenture® Press: Boca Raton, Florida. ISBN 978-1453802465 2009 ZOOMER BOOMERS tm longevity personality traits keep you younger longer D. Demko. AgeVenture® Press: Boca Raton, Florida. ISBN 978-0977662647 2007 Youth'n® Your Life tm stop acting your age, start living your life D. Demko. AgeVenture® Press: Boca Raton, Florida. ISBN 0-9776626-2-4 2007 The Original Death Calculator: how to age-audit R life-expectancy (2nd edition) D. Demko. AgeVenture® Press: Boca Raton, Florida. ISBN 0-9776626-0-8 2006 (June) "The Aging Education Continuum: toward a grand theory for institutional growth". D. Demko League for Innovation, Leadership Summit: St. Louis, Missouri. 2006 Boomer, Zoomer tm and Beyond D. Demko. AgeVenture® Press: Boca Raton, Florida. ISBN 0-9776626-1-6 2005 Enjoying Retirement in Favorite Ways D. Demko. AgeVenture® Press: Boca Raton, Florida. 2005 (May) "Youth'n® Your Life: a 12-item recipe for rejuvenation" D. Demko. Glamour magazine. Conde Nast Publications: New York. 2005 (January) "How Long Will Your Favorite Rock Star Live?" D. Demko. Maxim's Blender Magazine. Dennis Publishing: New York. 2004 (September) "The Age-Audit: profiting in a mature market" D. Demko. Restaurant Start Up & Growth. : Parkville, MO. 2004 (August) "Could You Live to be 100?" D. Demko. Marie Claire magazine. Hearst Communications Inc: New York. 2004 (July) "How Long Will You Live" D. Demko. Reader's Digest (UK edition). Reader's Digest Association: London. 2004 "The Death Calculator" (cover story) D. Demko and K. Mobley. Maxim's Blender Magazine. Dennis Publishing: New York. 2004 (annual edition) "Retirement Doesn't Work" D. Demko. Retirement Guide 2004. 50 Plus Lifestyles: Madison, WI. 2003 (annual edition) "Creative Retirement" D. Demko. Retirement Guide 2003. 50 Plus Lifestyles: Madison, WI. 2003 "What Do Seniors Think of You? (cover story) Senior Market Advisor Magazine. Wiesner Publishing, Centennial, CO. 2002 "Retirement tips for African-American Entrepreneurs". Black Enterprise Magazine. Earl G. Graves Publishing: New York. 2002 "Age-Audit (tm) Your Business and get Senior-Friendly" Senior Market Advisor Magazine. Wiesner Publishing, Centennial, CO. 2002 "The Death Calculator" (cover story) Maxim Magazine. Dennis Publishing: New York. 1995 "Is Your Practice Senior-Friendly? Take the Age-Audit (tm) and Find Out" The Journal of Hearing Care and Technology. Williams and Wilkins: Baltimore, MD 1992 "Staff Awareness: creating a user-friendly environment". In Hospitable Design for Healthcare and Senior Communities by Bush-Brown and Davis. Van Nostrand Reinhold: New York. 1990 "SMART: Senior Marketing and Retirement Strategies". (cover story) In Boca Styles Magazine. Knight-Ridder Publications: Miami, FL 1988 "Coping With Caring: aid for ailing elderly parents". In Boca Raton Magazine. JES Publishing: Boca Raton, FL 1998 "O.P.A.L.S: Older People with Active Lifestyles: the growing majority". (cover story) In Boca Raton Magazine. JES Publishing: Boca Raton, FL 1998-1990 Authored a total of six feature lifestyle articles on retirement issues. In Boca Raton Magazine. JES Publishing: Boca Raton, FL 1982-86 Editor of Education for Aging News. Newsletter published by AARP and The National Council on the Aging: Washington, DC 1984-86 Founder and Inaugural Editor of AGHE Exchange. Newsletter/Journal published by the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE): Washington, DC 1982 "The Aging Education Continuum". In New Directions in Continuing Education. Jossey-Bass Publishers: San Francisco, CA 1979 "Developing an Older Population Program". In New Directions in Community Colleges. Jossey-Bass Publishers: San Francisco, CA 1979 "Education for Aging: a model for developing institutions". In Gerontology in Higher Education. Wadsworth Publishers: Belmont, CA 1979 "Utilization, Attrition, and the Senior Center". In Journal of Gerontological Social Work. Haworth Press: New York. 1978 In the Service of Older Americans. (monograph) ERIC (Educational Resources and Information Center): Washington, DC. 1977 "The Service Delivery Network System". In Senior Center Operation. The National Council on the Aging: Washington, DC. BACK TO TOP