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November 4, 2022

Marguerite Ro has been selected as the new state director of AARP Washington. Ro will direct the association's activities on behalf of nearly 900,000 Washington state members and provide leadership to help meet the needs and interests of the state's older adults and their families. Marguerite is a native Washingtonian. Before joining AARP, she served as the chief of the Assessment, Policy Development, and Evaluation unit and director of the Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention section of Public Health – Seattle & King County. In 2018, she received the Public Health Leadership Award from the Washington State Public Health Association. She obtained her masters and doctorate from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. As the AARP Washington State Director, Ro leads a team of eight staff members and a cadre of volunteers. She succeeds Doug Shadel, who is retiring after more than 30 years with AARP.