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Keynote Speakers

Kenneth A. DeCerchio, MSW, CAP
  Assistant Secretary
Substance Abuse & Mental Health
Florida Department of Children & Families, Tallahassee
Carole A. Green
  Secretary
Florida Department of Elder Affairs, Tallahassee

Presenters

Gary W. Arendash, PhD
  Professor of Biology and Psychology
University of South Florida, and
The Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute, Tampa
Marion A. Becker, RN, PhD
  Professor
Department of Mental Health Law & Policy
Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute
University of South Florida, Tampa
Paula Black, RN
  Community Outreach Specialist
Windmoor Healthcare, Clearwater
Jennifer E. Bond, PsyD
  Postdoctoral Fellow, Geropsychology
Department of Aging & Mental Health
Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute
University of South Florida, Tampa
Lisa M. Brown, PhD
  Assistant Professor
Department of Aging & Mental Health
Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute
University of South Florida, Tampa
Christine A. Cauffield, PsyD
  President & CEO
Coastal Behavioral Healthcare, Inc., Sarasota
Carol Colleran, CAP, ICADC
  Executive Vice President of Public Policy & National Affairs
Hanley Center, West Palm Beach
Larry W. Dupree, PhD, Co-Chair, Florida Coalition
  Chair
Department of Aging & Mental Health
Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute
University of South Florida, Tampa
Roy L. Etheridge, MS
  Coordinator, Statistical Research
Florida DCF Substance Abuse Program Office
Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute
University of South Florida, Tallahassee
Stephen Ferrante, MSW, Co-Chair, Florida Coalition
  Director
Broward County Elderly & Veterans Services Division, Fort Lauderdale
Chair, Broward Coalition for Optimal Behavioral Health & Aging
Ernestine B. Goldstein, BS
  Geriatric Care Manager
Tampa
Amber M. Gum, PhD
  Assistant Professor
Department of Aging & Mental Health
Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute
University of South Florida, Tampa
William E. Haley, PhD
  Professor & Director
School of Aging Studies
University of South Florida, Tampa
Jini M. Hanjian, PhD
  Coordinator, Research Programs/Services
Department of Aging & Mental Health
Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute
University of South Florida, Tampa
Juan Harris, BS, CAP, CAPP, ICADC, SAP
  Program Manager
Center for Older Adult Recovery
Hanley Center, West Palm Beach
Kathryn Hyer, PhD
  Associate Professor
School of Aging Studies
Director, Training Academy on Aging
Florida Policy Exchange Center on Aging
University of South Florida, Tampa
Karl D. Jones, MD
  Medical Director
Windmoor Healthcare, Clearwater
Martha R. Lenderman, MSW
  Consultant
Lenderman & Associates, Pinellas Park
Shannon A. Martin, MSW
  Client Services Coordinator
Aging Wisely, Inc., Clearwater
Co-Chair, Suncoast Regional Coalition
Harry R. Moody, PhD
  Director
Office of Academic Affairs
AARP, Washington, DC
Kevin W. O’Neil, MD, FACP
  President
Optimal Aging, LLC, Sarasota
Jennifer M. Ragg, BS, CIRS, CIRS-A, CCW
  Information & Referral Specialist
West Central Florida Area Agency on Aging, Tampa
John A. Schinka, PhD
  Professor of Psychiatry
University of South Florida
Director, Memory Disorder and Neuropsychology Clinics
Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa
Lawrence Schonfeld, PhD
  Professor
Department of Aging & Mental Health
Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute
University of South Florida, Tampa
Tracy Schwiers, MA
  Quality Assurance Supervisor
In-Home Services
Hillsborough County Aging Services, Tampa
Co-Chair, Suncoast Regional Coalition
John J. Scrivens, Jr., RPh, PhD
  Associate Professor & Director
Pharmacy Practice, Tampa Bay Division
College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Florida A & M University, Tampa
Patricia B. Suarez, MA
  Director of Development
West Central Florida Area Agency on Aging, Tampa
Norma D. Thomas, DSW, LSW, ACSW
  President
Center on Ethnic & Minority Aging, Inc., Philadelphia, PA
Frank Vande Loo, MSEd, MA, CAPP
  Director
Community Based Prevention
The Center for Drug-Free Living, Orlando
Chair, Central Florida Coalition on Mental Health & Aging

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