Eunice Flemister

Eunice Flemister

Eunice Flemister is a full-time tenured-Lecturer at Hostos Community College and the Program Coordinator for the Gerontology Unit. Prior to this she was the Associate Director and Marketing Director for the Amsterdam Adult Day Care Program where she developed and was responsible for the unique delivery of care to seniors in the inner city. She has a M.P.H. from Hunter College, an undergraduate degree from City College of New York and has taken Post Graduate courses from the Brookdale School on Aging. Her experience and knowledge in Palliative and Long Term Care of the elderly culminated in academia, with the combination of community collaborations, education, volunteerism and service learning. Her years of community and academic experience provide her students with a robust and engaging learning atmosphere. She teaches various courses in Gerontology including Health and Aging. She is a champion and cheerleader for Service Learning and is active on the College‘s Service Learning Committee. In her recent sabbatical (Fall 2015) she completed a Health Care Management Certificate Program in Public Health, Palliative and Long Term Care at Fordham University. On a local level she serves as a Board Member for both the State Society of Aging of NY, and B.R.I.C.A – Bronx Regional Interagency Council on Aging. Nationally, she serves on the Community College Task Force and Global Aging Committee for the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. She feels privileged to help shape the lives of future care-givers for an ever increasing aging population.