2020 Program
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
PRE-CONFERENCE FILM SCREENING
THE WEIGHT OF HONOR
By Stephanie Seldin Howard
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
REGISTRATION/VIrTUAL EXHIBIT HALL
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
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
MORNING KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Michellene Davis, Esq
Executive VP & Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, RWJBarnabas Health
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
12:00 PM - 12:45 AM
AFTERNOON KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Nadine Roberts Cornish
Consultant, Author, Speaker
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK/EXHIBIT HALL
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
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon Breakout Sessions
UNDERSTANDING CANNABIS AND CANNABINOIDS

Megan Huizenga
PhD, Medical Science Liaison, Greenwich Biosciences
FOUR CORNERSTONES OF CAREGIVER RESILIENCE

Aaron Blight
Ed.D., Founder/CEO, Caregiving Kinetics, Speaker, Author
WHAT CAREGIVING LOOKS LIKE FOR YOU

Racheal Fosu
Vice President, Boradridge
4:05 PM - 4:15 PM
CLOSING REMARKS

Adeola Sonaike, Ph.D., MPH
Chair, National Caregiver Conference