Dr. Teri Kennedy is Associate Dean, Interprofessional Practice, Education, Policy, and Research and Ida Johnson Feaster Professor of Interprofessional Practice and Education, School of Nursing, The University of Kansas Medical Center; serves on the Advisory Committee for Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages, HRSA; Nexus Learning System Advisory Committee, National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education; and Public Policy Committee, National Academies of Practice. She is a Distinguished Fellow, National Academies of Practice and Social Work Academy; Fellow, Gerontological Society of America; and Health and Aging Policy Fellows Alumni Network member. She was a Health and Aging Policy Fellow and American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow, Senate Special Committee on Aging through Senator Jeff Flake's (R-AZ) DC Office; Immediate Past Chair, Interprofessional Education/Collaborative Practice Track, Council on Social Work Education; and National Advisory Council member, site visitor, and sustainability expert, Accelerating Interprofessional Community-Based Education and Practice initiative. She developed the Kennedy Model of Sustainability, adopted by the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education as part of their Nexus Learning System model. Dr. Kennedy has 17 years of direct practice and administrative experience serving older adults and their families across the care continuum. She is also an indie singer/songwriter with multiple CDs of original, contemporary, and traditional music (YouTube: Teri Woods – Topic; Teri – Topic).