The Northwest Center for Creative Aging (NWCCA) advocates for the creativity, vitality, and wholeness that are inherent in all of us. As we age, we discover new capacities and new interests. We seek activities that expand our minds, strengthen our bodies, and open our hearts. We recognize the necessity of interdependence, humor, generosity, and gratitude to bolster us during challenging times.
An integral member of the vibrant network of agencies and organizations serving the aging community in the Pacific Northwest, NWCCA serves as an additional resource for informing our community about the many activities and programs available for us as we age.
Rebecca Crichton, Executive Director
Rebecca Crichton started her ‘Encore Career’ as ED of NWCCA in 2012 after 21 years with The Boeing Company. She refashioned her skills and knowledge as a writer, curriculum designer and leadership development coach to offer programs related to Creative Aging at many venues in the Seattle area. An active participant in the local aging community, she writes regularly for 3rd Act Magazine.
For more than a decade, Ruth Neuwald Falcon has been the one responsible for NWCCA’s public face. A writer, editor and Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, Ruth brings her artist’s eye and editor’s sense to everything you read and know about NWCCA. At the beginning of the pandemic, as a way of building virtual community, she started Not Just My Blog. Co-author, with Sandy Sabersky, of The Elderwise Way – A Different Approach to Life with Dementia, she is nearing completion of a family memoir about the Holocaust.
