Kay Van Norman is an internationally known author, speaker and consultant specializing in adult wellness. With a masters degree in Physical Education and Health, she taught physical education and dance for the Department of Health & Human Development at Montana State University from 1981-1999 and directed MSU’s Young At Heart exercise program for older adults from 1989-1998. She also served as the 1995-1997 national chair of the Council on Aging and Adult Development within the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. From 1999-2002 Ms. Van Norman served as Director of the Keiser Institute on Aging, an international effort to bridge the gap between research and practice in the fields of gerontology, senior housing, fitness and adult wellness.

A leading authority in exercise and wellness programming, Ms. Van Norman authored Exercise Programming for Older Adults, (Human Kinetics, 1995) numerous chapters and over 20 national and international journal articles on the subject. She also authored a national position statement on the need for quality senior exercise programs distributed to delegates at the 1995 White House Conference on Aging, and a 2005 issue brief for the National Council on Aging examining the role of ageism on health behaviors. In 2003 Ms. Van Norman worked with Senator Burns' office in Washington D.C. to develop a Healthy Aging conference for the state of Montana, and had the honor of speaking alongside the U.S. Surgeon General, Richard Carmona, and the U.S. Assistant Secretary on Aging, Josefina Carbonell. As a consultant, Ms. Van Norman designs comprehensive wellness programs, creates physical activity resources, conducts staff training and is an internationally known writer and speaker. She also designs innovative business development strategies for corporations seeking the 50+ consumer market

Ms. Van Norman received the 1998 Rosabel Koss Honor Award for her service to the profession of health promotion, and a 2003 Best Practices award from the National Council on Aging for her innovative products meeting the needs of older adults. She currently serves as a delegate for the Health Promotion Institute of the National Council on Aging and serves on the boards of the International Council on Active Aging and the American Senior Fitness Association. Within these groups and individually Ms. Van Norman actively advocates for policies and strategies to overcome ageism in our culture. Her mission is to provide information and tools to help people write their own story about aging well.