Judy Mandell
from Old People Rock
Judy Mandell is a freelance writer based in Charlottesville, Virginia. She regularly contributes to publications such as The New York Times, AARP, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Prevention magazine, and many other major newspapers and magazines. Judy has several books published including, What to Expect in Your Fifties: A Woman's Guide to Health, Vitality, and Longevity(Dell Publishing), Book Editors Talk to Writers (John Wiley), Magazine Editors Talk to Writers (John Wiley), and more. A jokester who loves to make people laugh, Judy claims that she is very immature for her age – "I act like an 80-year-old, but everyone knows the truth – I'm 86.5 and proud of it. One of my AARP articles was titled "One Thing I Never Lie About – My Age." Judy teaches courses at the Osher Life Long Learning Institute, what she calls, "old people, teaching old people," and as a way of keeping sharp, social, and inquisitive, hosts weekly parties at her home every Friday called Judy's After 5.
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