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Joyce Eppler graduated from the Columbia University School of Social Work, and has a diverse background in various fields of social work and psychotherapy. She has been a Caseworker, a Field Instructor, a Supervisor, a Child Guidance Specialist and Consultant, and an Adoption Specialist. Most recently, she was involved with the National Association of Social Workers on a committee which adjudicates grievances. |
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Nilene R. Evans is counsel in the New York office of Morrison and Foerster, LLP. Her work involves acting as counsel for various companies, providing advice on strategic planning and corporate housekeeping. She has extensive experience acting as underwriters' and issuer's counsel for initial and subsequent public and private equity and debt offerings. She graduated magna cum laude from Brown University in 1976. |
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Steven H. Ferris, Ph. D., has been studying Alzheimer disease for almost thirty years. He is the Friedman Professor of the Alzheimer Disease Center at NYU School of Medicine, Executive Director of the Silberstein Institute for Aging and Dementia, and is Principal Investigator of the NIA-supported Alzheimer Disease Center. Dr. Ferris' research covers many aspects of Alzheimer's, from diagnosis to caregiving. He has served at NIH, as well as on the FDA Advisory Committee. |
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Henni Fisher is the Executive Director of
"The Alzheimer's and Aging Resource Center of Brooklyn." She
is a graduate of the Geriatric Education Center of Hunter Brookdale
Center on Aging, and has provided social work services since 1975. She
specializes in working with people who have Alzheimer's disease, professional
caregivers, and families. She also provides counseling for dementia
sufferers and caregivers. |
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Dr. Lenard W. Kaye is a Professor at the
School
of
Social Work
, and
Director of the Center on Aging at the
University
of
Maine
. He has published
more than 100
art
icles and 10 books on
topics in aging. Dr. Kaye has been the principal investigator for
numerous aging research studies and is a fellow of the Gerontological
Society of America. |
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Sunnie Kenowsky Irving, D.V.M., is an
experienced Alzheimer's caregiver and Co-Director of the Zachary and
Elizabeth M. Fisher Alzheimer's disease Education and Resources Program
at the New York University School of Medicine. She has spoken
internationally and has written
art
icles
on care giving in Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Kenowsky also serves as
Content Advisor to www.alz
info
.org.
She was
awarded
by the Department
of the Navy for meritorious public service, and for humanitarian
service in the research of Alzheimer's disease. |
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Bernard A. Krooks is the managing partner
of the law firm Littman Krooks LLP and the immediate past-president of
the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Mr. Krooks is certified as
an elder law attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation. Mr. Krooks
holds memberships in various organizations, one being the Bar of the
Supreme Court of the
United States
.
Mr. Krooks is a widely quoted expert on elder law matters. |
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Jed A. Levine is currently the Director of Programs
and Services at the New York City Chapter of the Alzheimer's
Association. He has been associated with the chapter for over twenty
years, and has been a staff member for the past 13 years. He developed
the wanderer's safety program in
New York City
,
one of the prototypes for the National Safe Return program. He is also
the author of numerous
articles
on
Alzheimer's and Alzheimer's care. |
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Brian W. Lindberg has served as the Executive
Director of the Consumer Coalition for Quality Health Care since 1993.
The Coalition advocates for programs and policies that would improve
quality in the health care system. Mr. Lindberg represents consumer
viewpoints on numerous boards, including the National Quality Forum. He
also advises the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and other
nonprofits. Mr. Lindberg worked in Congress on both the House and Senate
aging committees. |
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U.S. Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney has
represented
New York
's
14th congressional district which includes parts
of
New York City
since
1993. She is a leading advocate of campaign finance and government
reform. As a former co-chair of the Women's Caucus, Congresswoman
Maloney is also one of the leading advocates for women and family
issues. She serves on the Advisory Board of the Fisher Center
Foundation for Alzheimer's Research, and places special emphasis on
women's health needs. |
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Dr. Richard Mayeux is the Gertrude H.
Sergievsky Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Epidemiology at
Columbia
University
,
College
of
Physicians
and Surgeons
in
New York City
. He has
authored numerous
articles
dealing epidemiological and genetic aspects of Alzheimer's disease. He is a
past recipient of the LEAD
award
for research on
Alzheimer's disease and is a member of the
Institute
of
Medicine
of the National
Academies. |
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Mary S. Mittelman, Dr.P.H., is an
epidemiologist who has been studying interventions to help family caregivers
for the past fifteen years. She is Director of Psychosocial Research
and Support at the NYU Silberstein Institute for Aging and Dementia and
Principal Investigator of an NIH-funded study of counseling and support
for spouse caregivers. She has published several books and numerous
articles
focusing on the needs of caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease. |
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Richard C. Mohs, Ph.D., is a Lilly Research
Fellow in the Neuroscience Therapeutic Area at Eli Lily and Company.
Dr. Mohs was Professor and Vice Chairman of the Department
of Psychiatry and was Associate Chief of Staff for Research at the
Bronx
Veterans
Affairs
Medical
Center
.
He has authored and co-authored over 300 scientific papers based upon
research studies on aging and Alzheimer's. He has also served as
advisor to many neuroscience research programs. |
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Dr. John H. Morrison is Director of the
Fishberg
Research
Center
for Neurobiology and a professor at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
His research investigates the ways in which cellular events and changes
in brain chemistry lead to dementia. His research also focuses on the
differences between the effects of normal aging and those of
Alzheimer's disease. He has published over 200
articles
on various topics in brain structure and neurobiology. |
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Martin
Petroff is the founder of Martin Petroff & Associates. Formerly staff attorney for health affairs for the New York City Department for the Aging, Mr. Petroff is a member of the Executive Board of the State Bar Association's Elder Law Section where he serves on the Medicaid and Guardianship Committees. He is on the Advisory Council of the Senior Companion Program and a member of the board of directors of the Long Term Care Community Coalition. |
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Donna Philips is the Vice President of the
National Council on the Aging, and has worked with the Council to
improve membership growth, retention, and benefits development. Ms.
Philips has also directed the Public/Private Sector Partnership
Program in Montgomery County Maryland for the County's Department
of Health and Human Services. Recently, she participated
in an exchange program sponsored by the Japan Society, focusing on
elder care and domestic violence |
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Barry Reisberg, M.D., is a psychiatrist who
is a leading expert in Alzheimer's disease. For the past twenty five
years, Dr. Reisberg has served as the Clinical Director of New York
University's Aging and
Dementia
Research
Center
.
As the principal investigator of studies conducted by the National
Institutes of Health, Dr. Reisberg's work has been pivotal in the
development of two of the three current pharmaceutical treatment
modalities for Alzheimer's. His rating scales and descriptions of the
nature and course of Alzheimer's are widely used throughout the world. |
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Dr. St. George-Hyslop is Director of the
Center for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases at the
University
of
Toronto
and a professor
in the Department of Medicine,
Division of Neurology. He has received several
awards
for his research in neurology, and is currently a member of the
American Society for Clinical Investigation. |
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John Zeisel, Ph.D., a pioneer in non-pharmacologic
treatment of Alzheimer's, is President of He
arthstone
Alzheimer Care, and manages Assisted Living Alzheimer's treatment
residences in
New York
and
New England
. His
award-winning
National Institute on Aging-funded research into the health outcomes
effects of the physical environment on Alzheimer's was recently
published in The Gerontologist. He has also been on the faculty
of Harvard, Yale, and McGill Universities. |
