Linda Gillman, Ph.D., is President and CEO of THE COMPASSION PROJECT OF CALIFORNIA and its newest subsidiary – Living the Next Step (https://livingthenextstep.com). In private practice, Dr. Gillman provides compassionate, client-centered coaching/mentoring based on the principles of Transpersonal Psychology (Mind/Body/Spirit). Services provided by Dr. Gillman include group facilitation of a weekly cancer support group, aging consciously classes, and assisting seniors, caregivers, and individuals dealing with chronic illness to find and access the services they need. She teaches the use of several stress-busting techniques as well as how to self-advocate, and how to set meaningful goals and achieve them.

Marc Allen is the founder of Amethyst Grove Assisted Living in Roseville. At Amethyst Grove, their passion is to provide the highest level of care for our elderly in need of memory care. This 6-bed community features safe and secure environments where staff can closely monitor the health of the residents to establish safe routines, personalize care plans, and add peace of mind.

To find out more visit https://amethystgrove.com/about/

Michelle Nevins is the Executive Director of Del Oro Caregiver Resource Center, a private non-profit agency serving family caregivers of brain-impaired adults and frail older adults. Michelle has a degree in Social Work, an MBA, and a Master's in Leadership and Organizational Studies. Ms. Nevins has more than twenty-five years of experience in the health and human services field. She has served families in a variety of settings in the aging and long-term care continuum, including assisted living, skilled nursing, and the acute care hospital environment. Ms. Nevins is a Lecturer in the Gerontology Department at Sacramento State. She is a Commissioner with the Placer County Older Adult Advisory Commission and an active volunteer in her church.

Diane Kidwell is a Decluttering Specialist and Senior Move Manager.  She joined New Leaf Senior Transitions in 2017. She loves making a difference in the client’s life by helping them declutter their living space or by helping them transition to a new home.  Diane enjoys learning about the client, cleaning, and organizing a space that creates function.  She’s a wife, mom, and grandma who loves to travel.

Brian received an undergraduate degree in journalism from the University of California, Berkeley in 1973. He not only saw a need for dedicated lawyers but was attracted to the idea of gaining a wide variety of experience and being challenged. In 1976, Brian graduated from Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago.   His first legal job was as a staff attorney for the Andrus Gerontology Center at USC in Los Angeles, serving indigent senior citizens. From there he moved to Santa Rosa to head the Sonoma County Council on Aging legal services program for senior citizens there.  Brian then moved to San Jose for a job as managing attorney for one of the Hyatt Legal Services offices. After a few years, he decided to move to Sacramento and he opened up his own office there. Since 1983, Brian has been a sole practitioner in the Sacramento area.  While in the legal services programs in LA and Santa Rosa he developed expertise in government benefits (SSI, Social Security, etc., probate, and landlord/tenant). Since then Biran's practice has included family law (which he no longer handles), criminal defense (which he also no longer handles), general civil matters, bankruptcy, and especially real estate.  Brian is married and has one daughter, from a prior marriage.  

Find out more about Brian DeAmicis and his practice at https://www.deamicislaw.com/

Joseph is the President of Towerpoint Wealth, LLC. He works with clients to achieve complete economic peace of mind by helping them properly coordinate all of their financial affairs.  Towerpoint Wealth, LLC is proud to be a fully independent, full-service boutique wealth management firm, launched in May of 2017.  Their singular mission is to afford our clients complete financial peace of mind. They help develop and execute on a cohesive, customized, and disciplined plan and strategy to properly coordinate ALL of their financial affairs, with the goal of achieving, and then maintaining, their complete financial independence.  In Joseph's spare time, he enjoys all collegiate and professional sports (go Phillies, Eagles, Sacramento Kings, Penn State, and Georgetown!), trail running, lifting weights, and craft beer. This is all in between coaching his son's travel baseball team and attending his daughter's travel softball games.  To find out more about Towerpoint Wealth, visit https://towerpointwealth.com/

Some people use their struggles as fuel to rise above the tides and reach beyond the stars. Vanessa Grenyion is such a person. In June of 2005, she graduated with her doctorate in Pharmacy and has spent the last 16 years serving the public as a pharmacist. Her desire to help others and apply her healthcare knowledge in a more personalized way gave rise to the formation of HealthQuest Medical Supply Store in Fair Oaks. From the inception of HealthQuest in 2016, she has cultivated an atmosphere to lead the way in educating and achieving measurable results for those with various health conditions and limitations. In addition, her personalized approach helps to ensure each customer's health needs are matched to the correct medical device. As she sets out to make a difference in the lives of others, her focus remains to improve their overall quality of life.

Jordan Snowden is a father, business owner, and a huge Taco Bell fan. He is the CMO at Valley Rehab in Sacramento. This company is a direct to patient outpatient therapy service provider. They are contracted with Medicare and looking for Assisted Living Facilities who have a desire to reduce falls, identify at-risk residents, and gain a valuable partner.

Kristi is a seasoned strategic partnership development and fundraising professional with a passion for helping animals and their people in her current role as the Senior Manager of Corporate Relations and Events for the Sacramento SPCA. She has experience in developing and executing special events to raise revenue for charitable organizations as well as conference and meeting planning for a multitude of public health sectors. Kristi holds a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a Nutrition and Foods degree from California State University, Sacramento. Kristi has two dogs at home, Oscar and Oliver, and fosters puppies for the shelter. Find out more about Kristi and the Sacramento SPCA at https://www.sspca.org/

Sitarah McDonald is the Residential Living Advisor at Eskaton Lodge Gold River and loves helping people to recognize the many benefits of community living. She has served in the senior living industry for five years, gaining experience in areas such as dementia care and health and wellness for older adults. In addition to supporting residents and their loved ones with their transition into a new setting, Sitarah enjoys artistic expression, reading fantasy novels, and spending quality time with family. For Sitarah, offering an environment for residents to thrive is the most rewarding part of her role, and she remains committed to providing superb service and the Eskaton experience for her residents.