2020 Program

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15

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5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

PRE-CONFERENCE FILM SCREENING

THE WEIGHT OF HONOR

By Stephanie Seldin Howard

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16

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7:30 AM - 9:00 AM

REGISTRATION/VIrTUAL EXHIBIT HALL

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9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

WELCOMING REMARKS

Liza Gundell

CEO The Family Resource Network

Leeza Gibbons

American TV Host, Caregiver & Advocate, Founder/CEO Leeza's Care Connection

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9:45 AM - 10:30 AM

MORNING KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Michellene Davis, Esq

Executive VP & Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, RWJBarnabas Health

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10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Morning Breakout Sessions

THE HONOR OF CAREGIVING

Stephanie Howard

Director, Producer & Writer

Debra Hallisey

Author, Founder/CEO Advocate for Mom and Dad

PKU CAREGIVER STUDY

Julie Bolduc DeFilippo

MSW, LCSW, Instructure, Salem State University

INVOLVING AND SUPPORTING CAREGIVERS IN CLINICAL CARE USING AN INTEGRATED CAREGIVER PORTAL SYSTEM

Margaret Longacre

PhD, Assistant Professor, Arcadia Unviersity

SELF-CARE PANEL

Siobhan Hutchinson

MA, Founder/CEO, Next Step Strategies

Edward Smink

PhD, Life Coach, Speaker, Presenter, Author

LOBBYING 101: ADVOCATING TO YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS – THEN AND NOW

Terri O'Connell

Founder/CEO FSMS

Lorrie Klemons

RN, MSN, Certified Dementia Practitioner, Author, Speaker

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12:00 PM - 12:45 AM

AFTERNOON KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Nadine Roberts Cornish

Consultant, Author, Speaker

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1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK/EXHIBIT HALL

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1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Afternoon Breakout Sessions

THE CULTURE OF RESILIENCE PANEL

Kat Verdi

Founder, Verdi Consulting, LLC

Claudia Cassidy Bennett

PhD, OT/L, Founder/CEO, Higher Vision Coaching

Story Telling Panel

Mike Chua

PT, Physical Therapist, Certified Dementia Practitioner, Author

Morning Star Holmes

Founder/CEO, Transitional Wisdom, Author

TED TALKS PANEL

Cristol Barrett O'Loughlin

Founder/CEO, Angel Aid Cares

Stephanie Erickson

Author, Family Caregiving Expert, Media Commentator

HUGS MAKE A DIFFERENCE: HOW RESEARCH HELPED THIS NON-PROFIT

Katrina Noelle

President, KNow Research

Leann Donovan

Marketing Manager, KNow Research

Marti Colucci

Director, Leeza's Care Connection

EDUCATIONAL TOOLS FOR INCREASING EMPATHY FOR CAREGIVERS AND RESPITE OPPORTUNITIES

Doris Green

Director of the New York State Caregiving and Respite Coalition

Sharon Cackett

NYSCRC Assistant Director, Lifespan of Greater Rochester

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3:00 PM - 4:00 PM