It's All About Life… The Second Half of Life

TTN was founded in 2000 by two women – Christine Millen, President, and Charlotte Frank, Vice President – who had held high-level positions in business and government. Even before retiring, the two had long been dismayed by the stereotypes of retirement. For Christine, the initial question was "What will I do all day?" followed by "What will we all do with the rest of our lives?"

Those questions touched a nerve. A whole generation of women – healthier, better educated and more ambitious than any that had come before – was advancing toward retirement age. Like Christine, these women had always led active, productive and satisfying lives. Charlotte was one of the leaders of that generation. For her, the post-50 years represented a new opportunity for women to put their energy and skills to good use. In so doing, they would remain productive, benefit society and prove that age can be a period of regeneration rather than decline.

The two women joined forces. Together, they set out to create a movement that would re-imagine retirement.

Envisioning retirement as a series of transitions – a bridge from one career to another or from employment to volunteerism, acceptance to advocacy or isolation to community – they called the new organization The Transition Network.

Today, the TTN concept of renewal and growth is embraced by thousands of women over 50. 

Our members are educated women who spent most of their adult lives in careers, and now seek new opportunities to use their considerable skills and education in the workplace, as volunteers and to transform retirement.  TTN members are culturally and racially diverse and range in age from 50 to 80+.

Created in New York City, TTN now has chapters in San Francisco, Houston, Chicago, Philadelphia and Washington, DC, as well as Long Island, Westchester and Rockland Counties. Chapters are continually forming, and inquiries come from all over the world.