Boomers Today

Sherri Snelling founded and currently serves as CEO of Caregiving Club, a consulting service and digital content company focused on the nation’s 65 million family caregivers.

She is the author of A Cast of Caregivers – Celebrity Stories to Help You Prepare to Care and is a contributing columnist on caregiving for PBS Next Avenue, Forbes.com, Huffington Post and USA Today.

Odell Glenn is an author and a public health advocate for asthma, Alzheimer’s disease and traumatic brain injury related diseases. Odell is also a minister and currently the community outreach coordinator for the “South Carolina Diversity Program.”

Peggy Martin has been in the financial services industry since 1977. She is with Family Wealth Consultants, Inc., a Registered Investment Advisory Firm as a Wealth Manager and with Legacy Planning Across Generations. She currently holds the role of CFO for the Morgan Hill Branch of the American Association of University Women.

Ryan McEniff is the owner of Minute Women Home Care, a private home care company located in Lexington, MA. Started in 1969, by his Aunt, Ryan purchased Minute Women in 2011 after caring for his mother in her battle with cancer. During that time Ryan experienced how home care and hospice help families and decided to help others the way his family was helped.

After working within the healthcare industry for over 15 years as a senior-level executive for Amgen and Merrill Lynch, Sherwin Sheik found himself the go-to person to solve many of the problems his
family was encountering in caring for two family members.
Out of this challenging time, Sherwin decided there had to be a better way and he founded CareLinx in 2011. CareLinx's mission is to improve the accessibility and affordability of quality home care.

Elece Hempel, is Executive Director of Petaluma People Services Center. PPSC is dedicated to improving the social and economic health of our community by providing programs that strengthen the dignity and self-sufficiency of the individual.

In 2012 she was honored by the North Bay Leadership Council with the “We’re All in this Together, Community Building Award”; and was named California Woman of the Year for 2014, Assemblyman Marc Levin, representing Assembly 10th District. Senator Wolk, 3rd District representative also named her California Woman of the Year 2015.

Jude Bijou, MA, MFT, is a respected psychotherapist, professional educator, and workshop leader. She discusses how to best deal with the fact that families can’t help but experience emotions when through the aging process together including emotions of sadness, anger, and fear.

Michael D’Agostino is the Founder/ Owner of MDCaregiving, a caregiver training and medical equipment resource. Michael is also a licensed Occupational Therapist and has been a practicing therapist for over 16yrs in various settings including: Skilled Nursing, Acute Rehab, Assisted Living, and Home Health Therapy for nearly five of those years.

Valerie Richards is a certified Advance Care Planning Facilitator and provides education for the community to improve understanding and interactions with the person with dementia, and coaching for families to help them maintain their relationships in a positive way.

John Grayson Heide is the author of new book called "The Flight of the Pickerings." It’s a soulful love story about aging and dying.  John has dedicated the book to people all over the world who are dealing with end of life issues. John discusses his vision of a future society where individuals are naturally granted the right of self-determination and always guided by a deep love of life.