Dr. Moses S. Dixon, PhD, is a leading practitioner in Global Health and Social Medicine with a comprehensive background in the non-profit and governmental sectors locally and nationally. He has served as the President & CEO of Senior Connection, formerly the Central Massachusetts Agency on Aging, Inc. (CMAA), since 2019. Dr. Dixon earned a doctorate in Community and Public Affairs from The State University of New York at Binghamton, a Master of Medical Sciences in Global Health Delivery from the Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA, a Master’s in Community Development and Planning from Clark University in Worcester, MA, and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Howard University in Washington, DC.
Dr. Dixon’s expertise in global health delivery, particularly in culturally appropriate care for black and brown older adults and caregivers, has been recognized by the Harvard Medical School. He focuses on grandparents raising their grandchildren, known as ‘Grandfamilies’. Prior to this, he served as a legislative fellow staffer to former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (Nevada) and a legislative aide on Beacon Hill to Massachusetts State Representative Mary S. Keefe from the 15th Worcester District.
Massachusetts Governor Maura T. Healey appointed him to serve on the Governor’s Council on Black Empowerment for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to advise Governor Healey and Lieutenant Governor Driscoll on issues related to the economic prosperity and well-being of Massachusetts’ Black community, including education, health care, housing, and workforce development. Governor Healey appointed him to serve on the Public Education Nominating Council. In this role, Dr. Dixon advises the governor concerning appointments to the Board of Education, the Board of Higher Education, and all board trustees of community colleges, state colleges, and the University of Massachusetts.
In January 2024, Dr. Moses S. Dixon was named one of 60 Scholars who formed the ninth Presidential Leadership Scholars (PLS) class. The PLS initiative has brought together a diverse network of leaders, encouraging them to collaborate and create meaningful change in the United States and around the world while learning about leadership through the experiences of the presidential administrations of George W. Bush, William J. Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and Lyndon B. Johnson.