Dr. Patrick Arbore, Ed.D., is the founder and director of the Center for Elderly Suicide Prevention and Grief Related Services (CESP) a program of the Institute on Aging in San Francisco, CA. He is the author of numerous articles and book chapters on a variety of aging related topics.

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Laura Diehl is an author, teacher, speaker, and founder of Crown of Glory Ministries. After the death of their oldest daughter, Laura and her husband, Dave, founded GPS Hope (Grieving Parents Sharing Hope) to help parents navigate the swirling black waters of grief and come to a place of hope and life again.

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Bart Sumner is the founder of HEALING IMPROV, a nonprofit which provides no-cost Comedy Improv Grief Workshops to people struggling with grief. His son, David, died in 2009 from a football related brain injury. He is the author of the book HEALING IMPROV: A JOURNEY THROUGH GRIEF TO LAUGHTER.

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Charlene Cole is no stranger to loss. Her only child Joe was killed over thirty years ago and in 1998 her husband died by suicide. Charlene has a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and is the author of How Long Will the Pain Last? Every Bereaved Parent Wants to Know.

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Barbara Allen’s 22-year old son Jim overdosed on heroin and alcohol in 2003 after years of battling the disease of addiction. Barbara is the founder of James Place committed to bringing support to those battling addiction and is on the national board of directors for The Compassionate Friends.

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