| Leah Eskenazi, MSW Family Caregiver Alliance and its National Center on Caregiving (NCC) work to advance the development of high-quality cost-effective policies and programs for caregivers in every state in the country and offers caregivers resources and referrals for help in their own communities. Uniting research, policy and practice, Family Caregiver Alliance serves as the central source of information on caregiving and long-term care issues for policy makers, service providers, media, funders and family caregivers throughout the country. |
Kristin Fabos Kristin Fabos is the Executive Director of SeniorNet, the leading worldwide technology educator of older adults. With headquarters in Santa Clara, California and over 240 Computer Learning Centers nationwide and internationally since its establishment in 1986, SeniorNet has trained hundreds of thousands of adults 50+ on the fundamentals of technology. SeniorNet is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization to support the use of computer technologies by individuals age 50 and older, including underserved seniors, to enrich their lives and benefit others. |
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Rick Greene Rick Greene is an Aging Program Specialist with the US Administration on Aging, where he has the responsibility of overseeing the National Family Caregivers Support Program. Prior to assuming this position in December 2000, he was employed by the New Jersey Department of Health & Senior Services for almost 30 years where he developed, administered, and evaluated services to family caregivers and health promotion programs for older adults. New Jersey was one of four states that were used as the model for the National Family Caregiver Support Program. He is the co-author of numerous journal articles on caregiving and aging and has made presentations on many topics at national and regional conferences. He is a graduate of Rutgers University and has a Masters Degree in Social Work. |
Dan Kuhn Mr. Kuhn is a licensed clinical social worker and has been active in the fields of health care and aging for more than 30 years. His previous positions include Director of Education at Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging and Director of Education at the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center. Dan is a board member of the American Society on Aging and serves on the editorial boards of several peer-reviewed journals. He has authored or co-authored more than 40 publications including Alzheimer's Early Stages: First steps for family, friends & caregivers. The Professional Training Institute is devoted to helping professionals improve their knowledge and skills, builder stronger teams and deliver better care to people with dementia and their families. |
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Suzanne Mintz Suzanne Mintz is the co-founder of The National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA) and has been its paid Chief Executive since January 1997. Ms. Mintz is a graduate of the 1996 class of Leadership Washington. She serves on the board of governors of the National Patient Safety Foundation, and numerous advisory committees related to family caregiving, patient safety, and healthcare reform. She is recognized as a leading spokesperson for family caregivers nationwide, as demonstrated by her appearances before congress and numerous mentions in the media. Ms. Mintz is a caregiver for her husband who has multiple sclerosis. She is also the author of two books. Love, Honor, & Value — A Family Caregiver Speaks Out About the Choices and Challenges of Caregiving was published in 2002. Her latest, published in 2008, is A Family Caregiver Speaks Up–"It Doesn't Have to Be This Hard." The National Family Caregivers Association educates, supports, empowers and speaks up for the more than 50 million Americans who care for loved ones with a chronic illness or disability or the frailties of old age. NFCA reaches across the boundaries of diagnoses, relationships and life stages to help transform family caregivers' lives by removing barriers to health and well-being. |
Darby Morhardt Ms. Morhardt's research includes early stage and early onset dementia programs and services, the dynamics and functioning of caregiving families, the subjective experience of Alzheimer's disease, and primary care physician education. Ms. Morhardt holds a BSW from Loyola University of Chicago, an MSW from Jane Addams College of Social Work and postgraduate work in Family Therapy both from the University of Illinois at Chicago. The Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center (CNADC) is a
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Nancy Tuzzolino Ms. Tuzzolino is a family caregiver herself. She and her brother share primary caregiving responsibilities for their father who is 75 years old. She lives with her dad four nights a week and her brother three nights a week. During the day while at work, they utilize caregiving services from an agency to provide care and assistance. About her situation, she writes: "...We have been living this way for two years now. Neither my brother nor I are married or in a serious relationship, so it is a little less stressful than someone who has a family to raise. But, we are both getting older (I'm going to be 43 this year and my brother will be 41) and meeting someone that will be willing to accept our current family situation, is, needless to say, not going to be easy. So much of our lives are devoted to caring for my Dad that it has resulted in other personal life issues to take a back seat..." Ms. Tuzzolino's father passed away during the development of this web site, but she is remaining a member of advisory panel in an effort to share with others what she has learned from the struggle with her father. |
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