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Rebecca is an Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Internal Medicine and Neurology, and a fellowship-trained geriatrician with a special interest in cognitive impairment. She earned her medical degree from Emory University, completed residency at the Atlanta Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program, and geriatric fellowship at Tufts/Baystate Medical Center. Clinically she works at the Center of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease (CEAD) at Albany Medical Center. There she provides care to older adults with cognitive impairment together with an inter- and mutli-disciplinary team while hosting a variety of learners including medical students, residents and fellows.

Shelleisha is the Program Director of Chronic Disease Prevention and Management at the Albany County Department of Health. In her current role, Shelleisha oversees programs and initiatives that address chronic health conditions such as prediabetes, diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, leads the Albany County Strategic Alliance for Health stakeholder coalition, and manages the Community Health Worker Program.

Maria is a certified QI Gong Instructor and Integrative Nutrition Health Coach with a deep passion for empowering people to use movement and food as medicine.  Her holistic approach also extends to helping individuals overcome many issues and challenges of aging.

Kym holds a Bachelor of Science in Social Work and is a Certified Care Manager. Kym is a seasoned aging and senior care professional with over 30 years of experience dedicated to improving the lives of older adults. She currently serves as the Director of Client Care Services at Herzog Law Firm in Albany, NY, where she provides expert guidance to seniors and their families navigating the complexities of aging and long-term care planning. With a career built on advocacy, education, and resource development, Kym is committed to empowering older adults to live independently with dignity and the highest possible quality of life.

Ms. Schaeffer joined the Herzog Law Firm in 2016. Ms. Schaeffer focuses her practice in the areas of estate planning, elder law, special needs planning and estate administration.

Jane-Marie’s strength is her ability to listen to clients and explain complex planning in easy to understand terms.  Jane-Marie has a rich background in estate and tax law from over 30 years of experience working at both law firms and CPA firms.  She is able to use this knowledge to develop plans for clients, from the most simple to the very complex. Jane-Marie received her J.D. from St. John’s University in Jamaica, New York in 1993, and received her B.A. from New York University in New York, New York in 1990.  She is admitted to practice in both New York and Massachusetts.

Erica has spent more than 24 years serving those impacted by Alzheimer’s disease and currently serves as the Director of Community Outreach for the Coalition of New York State Alzheimer’s Association Chapters. In this role, Erica serves as an ambassador for statewide Alzheimer’s Association efforts and works collaboratively with key stakeholders to promote a greater understanding of Alzheimer’s disease as a public health issue, the importance of an early and accurate diagnosis and the awareness of services available through the Association.

Carl Thomsen is a long-time contractor, and building-trade teacher. His entire life has been about homes. From an early age, he was involved with home repair, maintenance, and building around his family home in NJ. As a general contractor, he has been fixing peoples’ homes for over 40 years.

Carl is also a NYS licensed home inspection (Thomsen Home Inspections). His inspection reports provide prospective buyers (or diligent sellers) with unparalleled clarity and insight into the safety, operation, and condition of the home systems. It is this degree of clear communication that helps clients make rational, informed buying decisions.

Ashley, the owner and instructor of Studio One Dance has a deep-rooted passion for dance and commitment to making it accessible to all. With a background in Speech Therapy and over a decade’s experience working with seniors and people with disabilities, Ashley has tailored her classes to be inclusive, supportive and fun. Her approach combines therapeutic movement with the joy of dance, ensuring that every participant feels valued and empowered.

Greg Olsen is the director of the New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA). Mr. Olsen oversees the day-to-day operations of the office and the administration of federal and state-funded programs designed to assist the more than 3.7 million older adult residents in the state, as well as programs that assist family members and others involved with helping older adults needing greater levels of assistance. NYSOFA assists older New Yorkers to be as independent as possible, for as long as possible, through advocacy and the development and delivery of programs and services that support and empower older New Yorkers and their families, in partnership with the network of public and private organizations that serve them. Mr. Olsen has served in a variety of executive management positions within the agency.

Prior to joining NYSOFA, Mr. Olsen served as chief of staff and legislative and policy director for Assemblyman Steve Englebright, former chair of the Assembly Standing Committee on Aging.

Mr. Olsen was executive director of the New York State Alliance for Retired Americans, a union supported organization representing hundreds of thousands of union retirees. He also served as executive director of the New York State Coalition for the Aging, a nonprofit membership organization representing over 200 community-based organizations providing non-medical long-term care to the state’s older adult population.

He received his master’s degree in social work with a specialty in gerontology from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School.

James Globe, CISSP is the Vice President, Strategic Advisor Cybersecurity Capabilities at Center for Internet (CIS)®.  Globe serves as the senior leader within OSS responsible for advising on strategic cybersecurity capabilities, cybersecurity workforce, data analytic analysis, frameworks, emerging and enabling technologies for use by State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) members.

He has more than 20 years in technology leadership including extensive experience engineering signal intelligence mission systems, workflow management systems, financial and banking systems, modeling and simulation systems, and web-based information portals for top-tier banking and defense contracting organizations including Bank of America, SAIC, BAE Systems, and L3 Harris Technologies.

James earned a Bachelor of Science in computer science and mathematics from Georgia State University. He also holds a Master of Science from John Hopkins University in telecommunications and security engineering.