Lisa Harris, MD
Primary Care Physician
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY

Dr. Harris was born in Oneida, New York, In March 1962. She is the eldest child and only daughter of the Honorable Judge Roy W. and Mrs. Lucile King.  Dr. Harris attended Monroe Jr. Sr., High School in Rochester New York.  She furthered her education at the University of Rochester where she received a B.S. in neurosciences. Later, she attended Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, where she received her medical degree. Her training was completed at the Detroit Medical Center, in Detroit Michigan. Dr. Harris is board certified in 2 specialties, Internal medicine and Pediatrics, allowing her to care for both the adult and pediatric populations. Currently, Dr. Harris is in private practice in Downtown Rochester. In addition to a busy medical practice, she is the President of the Medical Staff at Highland Hospital, an Assistant Clinical Professor in the departments of Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Rochester and a regular guest on "Second Opinion" shown on PBS. She is a licensed evangelist in the Church of God in Christ and president of the Christian Women's Council at her church. She is a member of Jack and Jill of Rochester Inc, The American College of Physicians, The American Academy of Pediatrics, The American College of Physician Executives. She serves on numerous boards in the community and is an avid seamstress.

Kathleen Kelly, MPA
Executive Director
Family Caregiver Alliance
San Francisco, CA

Kathleen Kelly has been with Family Caregiver Alliance since 1979, and has served as Executive Director since 1990. As Director, she oversees programs of the Bay Area Caregiver Resource Center, which provides direct services to families and providers within the San Francisco Bay Area, the Statewide Resources Consultant, which provides technical assistance and consultation to the statewide system of Caregiver Resource Centers, and the National Center on Caregiving. 

During her tenure with FCA. Ms. Kelly has held seats on a variety of national, state and local advisory committees concerned with long term care and public policy.  Recently, Ms. Kelly has been focusing on the integration of information technologies into the nonprofit sector and in service delivery to FCA's clients with Link2Care, an Internet-based program of direct services to caregivers integrated with the Caregiver Resource Centers and a web-based CRC client record system. She has lectured extensively on family caregiving, long-term care, advocacy, service delivery, information technology and nonprofit management. Ms. Kelly has authored or co-authored numerous articles and chapters on caregiving and information technology. Ms. Kelly holds a Bachelor's degree in Health Science from San Francisco State University and a Master of Public Administration from Golden Gate University.

Barbara Moscowitz, MSW
Coordinator Geriatric Social Work
Geriatric Medicine Unit, Mass General Hospital
Boston, MA

Barbara Moscowitz grew up in the Northeast and stayed in the area for college, receiving her Bachelor's degree from Brandeis University and her Master's degree in Social Work (MSW) from Boston College. She has spent her entire professional career at Mass. General Hospital in the Departments of Social Services and Geriatric Medicine, and has now been practicing at MGH for over 27 years. While working as an inpatient social worker in General Medicine, most of the patients Barbara encountered were older adults. This experience expanded her education and knowledge base and sparked an interest that inspired her to seek out further learning and training opportunities in that area.

Barbara finds the opportunity to meet patients and families as outpatients before crisis, and to provide counseling and education that empowers them to make important choices and decisions, to be the most rewarding part of her job. She enjoys the chance to be "proactive rather than reactive." As a health care professional, Barbara recognizes the importance of providing guidance to both the individual patient and their family. She offers support as patients and their families learn about available resources, make lifestyle changes, and adjust to changing roles as an "aging family".

Beyond the clinical setting, Barbara is currently conducting research on a wellness curriculum in the frail outpatient population, and her goal is to explore interventions that will enable chronically ill individuals to remain in their homes. She is also the Director of MGH Senior HealthWISE, a community-based program that aims to enhance the health and well being of older adults.
Outside of her dedication to her work and her patients, Barbara is a reading, film, and art enthusiast.

David Latshaw
Caregiver to wife with Alzheimer's Disease
Pittsburgh, PA

For 17 years David was an in-home caregiver, along with his daughter Becky and sister-in-law Fritzie, for his wife Barbara who had been diagnosed with a combination of Alzheimer's disease and Lewy Body disease.
 
Following service in the Navy during WW II he served a four year apprenticeship in bricklaying, working as a journeyman for another six years. After discovering there was as much concrete block laying as bricklaying in the trade, he determined his back was not built for the strain nor was the seasonal work conducive to raising a family.
 
He joined Continental Casualty Co., later CNA, as a claim representative. He retired as a claim consultant in 1989 after 30 years, 25 of which were spent handling claims against architects and engineers insured under a professional liability policy.
 
He enjoys trout fishing in spring and fall, with golf in between when time permits and for many years enjoyed ice carving. He now reads more than anything.

Barbara Latshaw passed away on December 10, 2008.  She will live on in the hearts of everyone who loved her.

William Hall, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Center for Healthy Aging
University of Rochester School of Medicine
Rochester, NY

William J. Hall, MD, MACP is an internist-geriatrician, Professor of Medicine, and Director of the Center for Healthy Aging at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. Dr. Hall received his MD degree from the University of Michigan and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Yale University. His major professional interest is in developing and teaching strategies for successful aging. Dr. Hall is the founding Medical Director of the Center for Lifetime Wellness, a non-profit fitness and educational program for adults over age 50 in Rochester. The Center recently was commended by the Department of Health and Human Services as one of the top senior fitness programs in the country. Dr. Hall has been very active in the American College of Physicians, serving as President in 2001-2002. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of AARP.

Alan Dengiz, MD, CMD
Director of Geriatric Medicine
St. Joseph Mercy Health System
Ann Arbor, MI

Alan Dengiz received his MD and medical training at the University of Michigan from 1970 to 1978.

He was on the faculty of Washington University Medical School in St. Louis Missouri from 1978 to 1980.

He returned to the University of Michigan as a faculty member from 1980 to 1984 and was appointed Interim Chair of the Section of Geriatric Medicine.

From 1984 to the present he has been Director of Geriatric Medicine at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital and Health System. He is also Corporate Medical Director of Glacier Hills Retirement Community and Medical Director of Huron Woods Alzheimer's Residential Center.

He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Palliative Care and Hospice Medicine and is a Certified Medical Director.

Dr. Dengiz has been recognized with the following awards:

• Michigan Geriatrician of the Year, Awarded by-Michigan Affiliate of the American Geriatric Society-1991
• Outstanding Geriatric Community Service Award - Senior Citizen's Guild of Ann Arbor-1992
• Best Doctors in Michigan in Geriatrics and Internal Medicine - Detroit Freepress-1998
• Best Geriatric Physicians and Best Alzheimer's Diagnostic Physicians - Detroit Hour Magazine-2000-2007
• Dual award for Best Geriatric Physicians and Internal Medicine Physicians- Best Doctors in America-2001-2007

Dr. Dengiz has a special interest and expertise in the diagnosis and management of Alzheimer's Disease. He has provided care to thousands of patients with dementia and has been involved in clinical research in Geriatric Medicine. He lectures nationally on Successful Aging, Alzheimer's Disease as well as many other areas of Geriatric Medicine. He is recognized as a leading expert in Alzheimer's Disease and other dementias. He directs and performs in community theater and has done a regular radio program answering questions on medical concerns of older adults. He is married with 3 children and owes his success to them for all their support.