Boomers Today

Bridget Mackay has been practicing law for over 20 years. She spent 10 years as a Deputy District Attorney and then began her own practice in Estate Planning and Medi-Cal (Medicaid) Benefits Planning. She is a member of the American Association of Estate Planning Attorneys, National Association of Elder Law Attorneys, California Association for Nursing Home Reform.Sponsor: www.SeniorCareAuthority.com

Author Clay G. Small, a former Senior Vice President and Managing Attorney for PepsiCo Inc. He is a professor at SMU (Southern Methodist University) located in Dallas, Texas. He teaches classes within the Cox School of Business and is also a member of the Law School Executive Committee. Clay has also carved out time to write his first novel, "Heels Over Head."Sponsor: www.SeniorCareAuthority.com

Carol Giuliani is the founder of Senior Travel Companion Services, LLC, a business providing customized trip planning and travel escort for individual seniors or couples. She is a former attorney with 34 years of experience as a caregiver and 23 years as a professional fiduciary and guardian for the elderly. Sponsor: www.SeniorCareAuthority.com

Neal Mallam is a Regional Manager for the Medical Air Services Association (MASA), a pre-paid medical transportation solutions provider. He has been an EMT Firefighter and airline pilot prior to joining the MASA team.Janet Bryant is the Director of Operations for MASA Medical Transport Solutions, a division of MASA Global. Janet has been influential in spreading the word to baby boomers across the country concerningthe potential gaps in their insurance coverage, whether through private insurance or Medicare, in regards to Emergency Medical Transportation. Sponsor: Senior Care Authority www.SeniorCareAuthority.com

Marlena Hemenway is the Director of three residential care homes in the Twin Cities of Minnesota by the name of Geneva Suites’, which provides assisted living in small, family settings for seniors. Marlena has been an influential person at The Geneva Suites due to her strong customer service coupled with her creativity and strong empathy for seniors.

Dr. Alexander Peralta is a pharmacist and a physician as well as the Chief Operating Officer for Peralta Enterprises. He is also President of Palliative Medicine Consulting Services and Chief Medical Officer and Director of Palliative Care Services for Compass Hospice in Dallas and Director of Palliative Care for Prestonwood and Denton Rehabilitation and Nursing Centers.

After 12 years of successfully treating neurological and other disorders as a Physical Therapist and an Occupational Therapist, Ed Gray and his wife, Jodi, opened a clinic in Boynton Beach, FL, then a second clinic in Boca Raton and branded both clinics as Florida Movement Therapy Centers for Excellence. Ed has become a nationally recognized lecturer and noted expert in the field of movement disorders.

Emma Pearson, Editorial Director at Franchise Business Review interviews Frank Samson, Founder of Senior Care Authority. He discusses the growth of the senior placement services sector as well as how gratifying, both on a professional and personal level, it is to help seniors and their families. The site can be viewed at www.SeniorCareAuthority.com/franchise

Sponsored by www.SeniorCareAuthority.com - S. Jay Olshansky received his Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of Chicago in 1984. He is currently a Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Research Associate at the Center on Aging at the University of Chicago and at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and Chief Scientist at Lapetus Solutions.

Sponsored by: www.SeniorCareAuthority.com David Cronin has been involved in elder care institutional services for 47 years. He was born into the health care industry since both his parents were Registered Nurses, and they opened a highly regarded skilled nursing facility in Orinda, CA in 1967. David received his Hospital Administrator’s license and worked in that capacity until the facility was sold in 2014. Since that time he has been involved with Indeelift, a human floor lift, designed to pick people up off the floor and avoid injury after a fall. 

Sponsored by: www.SeniorCareAuthority.com Cheryl Jones is the host of the radio show Good Grief. She is also a grief counselor, cancer educator and is Manager of Professional Education at the Women’s Cancer Resource Center (Oakland, CA), where she developed, manages and teaches in their Continuing Education program.

Jennifer Harris and Jeremy Knopow each have over 20 years of design and consumer product experience. Inspired by the mobility needs of their parents to design and engineer a new device that would enhance the end user’s lifestyle, they are the founders of Motivo. motivolife.com

Karin Kidd RN, BS, Co-leader for the greater northern bay area for the organization "Compassion & Choices.” Karin has been a registered nurse for 45 years with a focus Oncology, Reconstructive surgery, Medical Ethics and Palliative care.Dennis Pocekay, MD, MPH practiced at Kaiser Permanente in the Bay Area for 28 years, is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Preventive Medicine, and Occupational Medicine.For more information contact:Stefanie Elkin selkin@compassionandchoices.org

Dr. Benjamin A. Bensadon is a licensed clinical geropsychologist, Associate Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program’s Geriatrics & Palliative Care rotation, and Assistant Professor of Clinical Biomedical Science in the Department of Integrated Medical Sciences at Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine.

Stan Goldberg, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Communicative Disorders at San Francisco State University, and author of the new book, Loving, Supporting, and Caring for the Cancer Patient (Roman & Littlefield, October 2016). He is a prolific award-winning writer, editorial consultant and recognized expert in the area of cancer support, end-of-life issues, caregiving, chronic illnesses, aging and change.

Wendi Burkardt is the CEO and co-founder for Silvernest (www.silvernest.com), an online home sharing service for the 50+ crowd that is redefining the meaning of “roommates.” Silvernest uses the power of technology to tap into the sharing economy and offer an “aging in place” alternative – so older homeowners can stay in the home they love longer and renters can more easily find a home to love as they age. Wendy is going to be talking to us about a term called Gerontechnology.Sponsor: Senior Care Authority (www.SeniorCareAuthority.com)

Nicole Rennie is regarded as an expert in the realm of older adult fitness and has over 20 years of experience as a Physical Therapist and is a Geriatric Certified Specialist in physical therapy.Sponsor: Senior Care Authority (www.SeniorCareAuthority.com)

Board-certified general surgeon Bardia Anvar, M.D. is founder and president of Skilled Wound Care in West Los Angeles. Through his leadership, Skilled Wound Care has grown from a small practice to the nation’s leading wound care group servicing nursing homes throughout the U.S. His expertise includes Medicare compliance, wound dressing selection, chronic wound care, remote electronic medical recording, and delivery of mobile health care services.Sponsor: Senior Care Authority (www.SeniorCareAuthority.com)

Denette Mann is a licensed professional counselor based in Dallas who integrates mindfulness into her counseling practice. This is reflected in the name of her website: LivingBetterWithMindfulness.com. Her belief is that mindfulness can help baby boomers with stage of life issues which Denette will tell us more about.

Bruce Graf is going to expand our knowledge on the growth and popularity of Aging-in-Place. Bruce is a third generation contractor and is certified by NARI, the National Association of the Remodeling industry and is a National Association of Homebuilders Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist. He and his team work on a variety of home remodeling projects.