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Jan 2018 Featured Speaker

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Tracy Hinman

Please join us on Wednesday, January 17, 8:45am – 10:30am for breakfast, coffee, networking, and education! Our featured speaker will be Marrianne McBride, CEO of the Sonoma County Council on Aging. She will be presenting “Living Better Together – Sonoma County’s Growing Senior Population.” Marrianne McBride, CEO of the Sonoma County Council on Aging, has extensive knowledge of the issues…

Sept 2017 featured speaker – Ellen Bauer

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Tracy Hinman

Please join us on Wednesday, Sept 20, 2017. Our featured speaker will be Ellen Bauer, M.P.P, Ph.D. “The Health of Seniors in Sonoma County” We meet at the Finley Center, 8:45am – 10:30am for breakfast, networking, and education. Ellen Bauer is the Public Health Division Director for the Sonoma County Department of Health Services. Prior to this assignment, she was…

June 2017 meeting – Dr. Canio

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Tracy Hinman

Please join us at our next meeting, on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, 8:45am – 10:30am. Our featured speaker will be Wynnelena C. Canio, MD, CMD Geriatrician and Psychiatrist in Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa’s Center For Memory Care Department Dr. Canio is one of Northern California’s top experts in Geriatric Dementia and head of the Kaiser Memory Clinic in Santa Rosa. She will be…

May 2017 speaker – Crista Chelemedos

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Tracy Hinman

Please join us at our next meeting, on Wednesday, May 17, 2017, 8:45am – 10:30am, for a look at the advocacy side of senior residential care! Our guest speaker will be Crista Chelemedos, executive director of Senior Advocacy Services (SAS) since 2011. Reporting to the Board of Directors, Crista has overall strategic and operational responsibility for programs, staff and execution of…

April 2017 meeting – Parkinson’s Awareness month

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Tracy Hinman

April is Parkinson’s Awareness month. Learn about the warning signs of Parkinson’s, community resources and national programs to support families and caregivers, and the Parkinson’s Foundation’s national walk program Moving Day® happening in San Francisco on May 7th. Colleen FischerColleen Fischer is the Community Development Manager for Parkinson’s Foundation Northern California office. Her background is as a non-profit professional with…

Feb 2017: Sonoma County Supervisor Shirlee Zane on 2017 as “The Year of the Senior”

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Tracy Hinman

February 15, 2017 Sonoma County Supervisor Shirlee Zane on 2017 as “The Year of the Senior.” After introductions and announcements, we will start the program by holding round-table discussions on senior issues such as; housing, transportation, health care, senior fitness, dementia care, virtual communities, elder abuse, social isolation/depression, and more. This will prepare us for our dynamic speaker Shirlee Zane…

Undue Influences on the Senior Population – Jan 2017

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Tracy Hinman

Nancy Hoffman, PsyD With the aging of the Baby Boomers and the greatest transfer in wealth in history, older adults are being subjected to undue influence by friends, family members, caregivers, and other trusted people. This talk will be a brief introduction to undue influence and present some ideas on how to recognize it and what to do if you…

Job Opening – Sebastopol

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Tracy Hinman

Executive Director for Sebastopol Area Senior Center The Executive Director is responsible for the overall administration and operation of the Sebastopol Area Senior Center and its subsidiary “The Legacy” Thrift Store. The Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors, and works with and through that body to advance the mission of the Center: promoting the dignity, independence, value, health,…

Rock Steady Petaluma – November 2016

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Tracy Hinman

Rock Steady Petaluma Rock Steady’s founder, former Marion County (Indiana) Prosecutor, Scott Newman, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s at 39. He discovered that training like a boxer (non-contact) lessened his Parkinson’s symptoms. Initially intended as a program to help people battle young-onset Parkinson’s disease, the program has evolved to accommodate and help people at ALL stages of the disease. Word spread…

Mitch Thompson – Peace in Medicine, Oct 2016

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Tracy Hinman

Mitch Thompson, from Peace in Medicine will be speaking on the uses of cannabis as it pertains to our senior population. Peace in Medicine specializes in bio-grown cannabis flowers, delicious edibles, tinctures, salves, and much more! Peace in Medicine has two locations: Sebastopol and Santa Rosa. Established in 2007, Peace in Medicine was conceptualized by Robert Jacob, a Sebastopol resident…

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