Lifestyle
NVCOA Speaker Schedule
2020 Speaker Schedule
January 2020 - Mark Arnold
2019 Speaker Schedule
January 2019 - Thomas Corrigan MSW, CMC - Griswold Home Care - Maintaining Hope, Balance & Perspective
During Uncertain Economic, Political And Social Times
February 2019 - Amanda Coe - Franchise Owner, The Exercise Coach - Scottsdale - Why Muscle Matters for Healthy Aging & Longevity
March 2019 - Betty Delano from the AZ Attorney General's Office - Identity Theft
April 2019 - Jon Michaels founder and CEO of Stronghold Financial - Long-Term Care Insurance Then & Now – Improved Solutions to a Growing Problem
May 2019 - Sam Burba from the Governor's office is speaking on the Opioid crisis
June 2019 - Paddy Rasmussen - Getting out of the waiting room
July 2019- Ellen Winkler - AARP - "We need to talk - Family Conversations with Older Drivers"
August 2019 - Linda Sasser, Ph.D. - PAVE Your Way to a Better Memory
September 2019 - Leigha Shilhanek NP- C - Affiliated Dermatology - "Caring for your skin as you age"
October 2019 - Brian Brown - Dementia Care Education
November 2019
2018 Speaker Schedule
January 2018 - Silver Rose, CCS Speaker and Stand-up Comic - "Laughter is the Best Medicine"
February 2018 - Steve Dabbs - Certified Medicaid Planner - "How VA Pension with Aid and Attendance Benefits work together with ALTCS, as well as conflict".
March 2018 - Stephanie A. Bivens, Esq., C.E.L.A. - "Elder Law: Advice from the Legal Trenches"
April 2018 - Miranda Garcia - Mail Fraud: How to spot it, how to avoid it, and what to do if you become a victim.
May 2018 - Dr. Jerry Berg - Treating stress related neck pain and chronic back pain with chiropractic techniques.
June 21st (3rd Thursday) 2018 - Steve Wagner - Before the Firetruck Arrives
July 26th (4th Thursday) 2018 - Christine Tuttle - Talking Book Library
August 23rd (4th Thursday) 2018 - PK Fields - How to Build you Facebook and Google page and increase your online footprint
September 27th (4th Thursday) 2018 - Thomesa Lydon
October 25th (4th Thursday) 2018
November 15th (3rd Thursday) 2018 - Dr Roling DDS with Smiles by Delivery
December 2018 - Holiday Party Date and Location TBA
2017 Speaker Schedule
January 2017 - Matt Murphy CEO Griswold Home Care International - Venture Capital and technology in the senior industry.
February 2017 - No Meeting
March 2017 - No Meeting
April 2017 - Dr. Harold Wong - "Why Tax Savings and Alternative Investments beat Wall Street"
May 2017 - Ian Percy - Who will RE-Invent the Senior Living Experience
June 2017 - Jose Santiago - Full Body Donation
July 2017 - Jackie Shore - "Inflammation-oxidative Stress and How it Contributes to Disease"
August 2017 - Dr. Marc Bonacci - Natural Solutions for Chronic Pain
September 2017 - Dr. John DenBoer - Smart Brain Aging - Disrupting Dementia: Addressing Arizona's Largest Healthcare Problem
October 2017 -Tina Ferguson - Artsy Smartsy - "Artsy Aging - The 7 steps to a successful art program in an A/L or Memory Care setting."
November 2017 - Cheryl Scheidell - Homebridge Financial Services - Reverse Mortgage Education
December 2017 -Thomas Corrigan MSW, CMC - Griswold Home Care -
December 2012 - Carla Sutter, MSW, VP Carefree Homecare & Marsha Goodman, Elder Law Attorney presenting Crucial Conversations: Advance Care Planning and Health Care Decision Making
January 2013 - Margaret Ann Coles, Program Manager for the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center Barrows Neurological Institute presenting Parkinsons Disease 101 an Introduction
February 2013 - Dr. Jack M. Wolfson D.O., FACC Wolfson Integrative Cardiology presenting I Love Cholesterol
March 2013 - Mary R. Aimé-Juedes BSN, RN, iRNPA RN Patient Advocates of Scottsdale, PLLC presenting Start at the Root and Grow into Health. Integrative and Functional Medicine for All Ages.
April 2013 - Gerry Kroloff V.P. of Community Relations Area Agency on Aging presenting Information on the Area Agency on Aging DOVES program - serving victims of late life elder abuse and domestic violence.
May 2013 - Dr. Edward Perrin, board-certified in family medicine, geriatric medicine, and hospice and palliative medicine & President of the Arizona Geriatric Society presenting on Dementia and Alzheimers
June 2013 - Terri Alexon - Arizona Corporation Commission presenting on Financial Exploitation of Seniors
July 2013 - Diane Forshee - A to Z Senior Services presenting on Medicare Changes
August 2013 - Dr. Samuel Benjamin licensed allopathic (Western) physician (MD), a licensed homeopathic physician or MD (H)and a certified acupuncturist presenting on Pain Management in the Elderly.
September 2013 - Lea Harper - Hospice of the West presenting on Dispelling the Myths of Hospice
October 2013 - Heather Franette - Desert Care Management presenting on case management and the queen mum
November 2013 - Saul Blair - IPC the Hospitalist Company presenting on the hospitalist transformation - removing the walls
December 2013 - Dr. Gary Martin - presenting on Hot Topics in LTC Behavorial Care - CMS (Center for Medicare and Medicaid services) -Mandated Medication Cuts & DHS (Department of Health Services) Licensure Changes
January 2014 - Dr. Susan Wilder - Founder of Lifescape Medical Associates and Lifescape Premeir - presenting on ReThinking Primary Care for the Elderly
February 2014 - Arthritis Prevention Through Joint BioMechanics Presented By : Dr. Michael J Robb DC - Director of the Fix24 Clinic
March 2014 - "Music and Dementia: Hitting the Right Note." Presented By Dr. Maribeth Gallagher - Director of the Dementia Program at Hospice of the Valley
April 2014 - Using the Body's Design to Relieve Pain - Yours and Your Patients Presented By : Kathleen Gramzay, LMT, NCTMB Endless Energy: Tapping Stress Away Presented by Dr. Sheran Mattson
May 2014 - Dr. Samuel Benjamin - presenting on Marijuana for Pain Control
June 2014 - ALTCS Presented By: Emily Kile, Attorney
July 2014- Lori Miilus, Director of Nursing, Aurora Behavioral - Presenting on Substance Abuse /Chemical Dependency in the Senior Population
August 2014 - Dr. Hoffman - Diagnosis and Treatment of Sarcopenia (Age-related Loss of Muscle, Strength, and Function)
September 2014 - - Steve Dabbs, Accredited Agent, Veterans Administration. Presenting on the current state of The Aid and Attendance benefit for our Veterans
October 2014 - Larry Moskat - Board Certified as a Financial Planner by theCertified Financial Planner Board of Standards
November 2014 - Dr Silver - Integrative prevention and treatments of neurodegenerative diseases
December 2014 - Dr. Gregory T. Evangelista, MD Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at Scottsdale Healthcare's Osborn Campus presenting Insights into the advancements on Orthopaedics
January 2015 - Marsha Goodman, Attorney - Readmissions, The Improvement Standard and other New Developments in Medicare
February 2015 - Thom Corrigan MSW, CMC - Director of Client Services - Griswold Home Care - Customer Service in The Workplace
March 2015 - Ted E Evertsen - Retired Police Officer and Investigator with the Attorney Generals Office - A Practical Approach to Financial Abuse Prevention
April 2015 - Dr. Robb - FIX24 Scottsdale - How To Recognize The Body's Deadliest Malfunction...Diabetes
May 2015 - Steven Laughary - CEO- Desired Resources "The Travesty of Forgotten Smiles" - The Dental Disconnect
June 2015 - Dr. Jill Rossinow - Board Certified Radiation Oncologist - "Skin Cancer Radiation Treatment - The Ins and Outs of Mobile Treatment"
July 2015 - Dr. Candria Maharry - Scottsdale Eye Physicians and Surgeons - The Aging Eye - Leading Causes of Visual Impairment and Blindness in the United States
August 2015 - Jan Dougherty - Banner Alzheimer Institute - A New Era of Research in Alzheimer' Disease
September 2015 - Heather Mulder - Outreach Program Manager for the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute - Understanding Alzheimer's
October 2015 - Dr. Harold Wong, PhD Economics - "How Baby Boomers Can Financially Plan for a Happy Retirement"
November 2015 - Kathy Inman, Executive Director - MomForce AZ - Understanding Medical Marijuana
Decmber 2015 - Thomas Corrigan MSW,CMC - Director of Operations - Griswold Home Care - Coping with Grief at the Holidays
January 2016 - Dr. Mamiko Odegard, PH.D. - The Real Secrets to Reaching Your Goals in 2016:Overcoming Stress, Doubts, and Fear
February 2016 - Melissa Elliot - An Overview of the Area Agency on Aging
March 2016 - Mary Aimee Juedes - Scottsdale Patient Advocates - Hospital Stay Dream or Nightmare
April 2016 - Priscilla Ronan, author of Someone I Know is Dying - "Being Present when Someone is Dying"
May 2016 - Lisa Schmidt, Mindful Benefits
June 2016 - Bobi Martinez - Americare Hospice - "The Invisible Snowball of Unresolved Grief"
July 2016 - Dr. Sujit Itty - Retinal Consultants of Arizona - "The Aging Eye: Age Related Macular Degeneration & Diabetic Eye Disease"
August 2016 - Rick Yeatts - Yeatts Performance Group - "How to Sell Anything to Anyone at Anytime"
September 2016 - Best Selling Author - Sylvia Nobel - " Dare to Dream after 60"
October 2016 - Lin Sue Cooney - HOV
November 2016 - Sean O'Neil - Memory Dynamics - "Transform your Memory from a Liability... Into your most Powerful Asset!"
December 2016 - Thom Corrigan MSW, CMC - Griswold Home Care - "Coping with Grief at The Holidays"
January 2017 - Matt Murphy CEO Griswold Home Care International - Venture Capital and technology in the senior industry.
February 2017 - No Meeting
March 2017 - No Meeting
April 2017 - Dr. Harold Wong - "Why Tax Savings and Alternative Investments beat Wall Street"
May 2017 - Ian Percy - Who will RE-Invent the Senior Living Experience
June 2017 - Jose Santiago - Full Body Donation
