Mary Beals-Luedtka
Area Agency on Aging, NACOG

Mary has been with NACOG (Northern Arizona Council of Governments) for 29 years and has served as the Director of the Area Agency on Aging since 2004.  She served from 2006-2015 on the n4a (National Association of Area Agencies on Aging) Board of Directors and during that time was elected Treasurer, Second Vice-President and First Vice-President.  She was a delegate to the White House Conference on Aging in 2005 with both a Congressional and Gubernatorial nomination.  She was chosen to attend the White House Conference on Aging at the White House in 2015 by the President of the United States.  She is now serving as Board Chair for NANASP (National Association of Nutrition & Aging Services Programs). She is also the Founding Board Chair for AZ4A, the Arizona Association of Area Agencies on Aging, Inc. In July 2016 Mary was awarded the Excellence in Leadership Award from n4a at the National Conference in San Diego for her work in the field of aging.  In July 2019 she was awarded the n4a President’s Award for her contributions to the Aging Network. 

Mary continuously advocates and works for better services and supports for older adults.  She is a strong advocate for Rural Arizona and for Rural America. The agency has grown considerably under her tenure and she continues to work for better efficiencies, stronger partnerships and increased collaborations to better serve the population, reduce redundancy in services and ensure compliance.