Invited Speakers – Bios

• Isobel Mackenzie, Seniors Advocate, Province of British Columbia, Victoria, BC, Canada
• Mila Harter, Senior Community Activist, Alumni of At This Age group, Vernon, BC, Canada
• Alison Miller, Caregiver, Member of the At this Age group, Vernon, BC, Canada
• Anne Brisson, MA, Artist, Parlamaine studio, Montreal, Canada
• Dalia Gottlieb-Tanaka, PhD, Chair of the Society for the Arts in Dementia Care, Vernon, BC, Canada
• Gary Glazner, BA, Executive Director of the Alzheimer’s Poetry Project, NY, USA
• Jim Arnold, Owner, Folklore Music and Arts, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
• Joni Vajda, Outreach Coordinator, Keeping Connected, District of West Vancouver, BC, Canada
• Judith-Kate Friedman, Founder/director of Songwriting Works Educational Foundation, Washington, USA
• Julie Gross McAdam, PhD, Founder and Director of MAC.ART Program, Melbourne, Australia
• Leeanne Stringer, Owner/Art Educator of Ware on Earth Studio, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Member of the At This Age group, Vernon, BC, Canada
• Mary Jane Knecht, Manager, Creative Aging Programs, Frye Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, USA
• Terrie Babiuk, Caregiver, Member of the At This Age group, Vernon, BC, Canada

 

Abstract Submitters

• Alison Cada
• Jodi Bresler

Bios of all invited speakers and abstract submitters (PDF)