About

MARIANNE KILKENNY

An Aging in Community advocate and consultant committed to promoting Women For Living In Community in multigenerational and nongender community models and settings.

MARIANNE KILKENNY is a consultant, facilitator, and educator who works with groups and individuals that are looking for alternative models for living in our communities as we age.  She is Founder of the Women Living in Community Network and, co-creator of the Women Living in Community Conferences.

She speaks on subjects ranging from Aging in Community, Creating Community for the 2nd Half of Life, and advocates community as an answer to possible “Bag Lady Fear Syndrome (BLFS)”.

She lives in a collaborative house in Asheville, North Carolina and is actively pursuing the  community movement for herself and others and keeping a sense of humor throughout the journey.