Debby Bitticks, Dorothy Breininger & Lynn Benson
Debby, a nationally recognized intergenerational expert, has co-authored BioBinder, Cherished Memories-The Story of My Life, Senior Organizer, Time Efficiency Makeover and the Chicken Soup for the Soul book, Life Lessons for Busy Moms.

Prior to Delphi, Debby was the Founder/CEO of a national multi-unit intergenerational company. Her innovative curriculums and programs were designed to educate, nurture, and provide day care for both children and elders. Debby was a pioneer in recognizing the benefits when children and elders interacted daily with one another. She developed a "Family Resource Center" to assist with parenting/family issues, and balancing life's competing priorities.

Debby has presented/spoken at the National Council on the Aging (NCOA) in Washington D.C. on intergenerational care, and has appeared on CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, CNN Financial News, and national radio programs. Debby has appeared on QVC with Cherished Memories

Dorothy Breininger is founder and CEO of the Center for Organization and Goal Planning. She is a professional speaker and now appears on the Dr. Phil Show as a life coach and organizing expert. She is a specialist on the topics of time management, pack rat safety hazards, hoarding, home and office organization, medical dangers of disorganization for seniors and more. She has authored many books including her most recent book The Senior Organizer: Personal, Medical, Legal, Financial Organizing for a better quality of life that was released in 2006. She is a co-author of Time Efficiency Makeover and The Senior Organizer.

Lynn Benson holds a Master's Degree in Social Work with a focus on older adult studies. She now is President of Delphi Health Products, Inc. using her experience in the child care industry and as an active social worker to teach others the importance of personal record management and organization. She is a co-author of The Senior Organizer and co-creator of the BioBinder organization products. She is also a busy mom herself with two young children

Sue Johnson & Beth Bower
Sue Smith Johnson
Sue is co-author of Grandloving: Making Memories with Your Grandchildren and has been helping families make heartfelt connections since writing the first edition in 1996. After two years with a publisher, she purchased back the rights to Grandloving and established Heartstrings Press, LLC. Grandloving's new 4th Edition has won four national parenting awards, and it continues to help unite families. Sue has authored many articles for grandparent and parent periodicals.

In 1980, Sue founded Gramma's Graphics, Inc., a mail-order business providing blueprint kits for sun printing photos on fabric. Her kits have been marketed worldwide for over twenty years, and she has also authored numerous pieces for quilting and craft magazines.

An honors graduate of Wheaton College, a devoted mother of three and a long-distance grandmother, Sue uses ideas from her years as a primary school teacher to enliven communication with her grandchildren. Sue and her husband, Rick, have hosted eight foreign exchange students over the years... experiences that give them an unusually broad perspective and wonderfully diverse network of grandparent friends. They have retired to the Northern Neck of Virginia where, when not marketing Grandloving or visiting family, they enjoy sailing and gardening.

Sue is excited about writing this column with her daughter, Elizabeth Johnson Bower, a master teacher with a gift for writing and knowing what works with children.


Elizabeth (Beth) Johnson Bower
Elizabeth Bower works as an adjunct professor of education at Loyola University Chicago and supervises graduate student teachers at Northwestern University. She has taught upper elementary grades for ten years, has directed a number of mentoring programs, and has worked with children in a variety of settings, from foreign exchange programs to summer camps.

Passionate about teaching and about discovering what makes kids tick, Bower began her studies in education at Connecticut College, she spent a year at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, and graduated with a master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. When she is not working with students, Beth enjoys traveling, reading and researching about issues and trends in education, as well as writing about her experiences in the classroom.

Bower lives in Evanston, Illinois with her husband and their Welsh Corgi puppy, Scout.

Lynn Bode
Lynn Bode is a certified personal trainer specializing in Internet-based fitness programs. She founded Workouts For You, which provides men and women of all fitness levels with custom designed workout programs for their individual needs. As an early pioneer in online personal training, she has years of success helping people through the Internet. She is a well known fitness expert who's advice is regularly published both in high profile print publications and online. As a busy wife, mother and business owner, she intimately understands the high demands families and individuals face in managing hectic personal and work commitments. Her Workouts For You company also works with businesses to provide their employees' with comprehensive, personalized health and wellness programs. In addition, through her TrainerForce venture, she brings her Internet experience and technology to personal trainers around the world to help them leverage the power of online training to help their clients. Visit: http://workoutsforyou.com to get more fit today!

Virgina Bola
Virginia Bola is a licensed psychologist and an admitted diet fanatic with a deep interest in society, culture, aging, and personal style. She specializes in therapeutic reframing and the effects of attitudes and motivation on individual goals.

The author of The Wolf at the Door: An Unemployment Survival Manual, and a free e-zine, The Worker's Edge, she writes widely on social issues and the psychological fall-out of political action. She recently published an emotionally-based weight control e-workbook, "Diet with an Attitude" which develops mental skills toward the goal of permanent weight control. She can be reached at:
http://www.DietWithAnAttitude.com
http://www.UnemploymentBlues.com
http://www.VirginiaBola.com

Betty Boom
Donna Collingwood
Donna Collingwood worked for several years as a book editor in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is the author of The Mystery Writer's Marketplace and Sourcebook, and has written many articles for publications including Photographer's Market, Novel and Short Story Writer's Market, and Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market. She currently designs and edits for the Wisconsin Lawyer magazine. She is the cofounder and art director of the website, Boomerang (www.boominback.com), a website devoted to boomer culture.

Collingwood is also a graphic designer and illustrator and has had illustrations published in the Wisconsin Lawyer magazine and Graphic Designer's and Illustrator's Market.

Baby boomer Collingwood also likes to eat, cook, and create recipes. As a vegetarian, she has years of experience "doctoring" recipes to capture a taste she wants without using meat.

Robin Gee (Betty Boom)
An experienced book editor, journalist and marketing professional, Robin Gee is the author books for writers including Novel and Short Story Writer's Market and Guide to Literary Agents, and has contributed to Writer's Market, Writers Essential Desk Reference, Science Fiction Writer's Market Place and Sourcebook, Poet's Market and several more books for writers and artists. She has also written on a variety of cultural and entertainment topics for both newspapers and magazines. She is the cofounder and editor of the website, Boomerang (www.boominback.com), a website devoted to boomer culture.

A boomer with an interest in vintage kitchen gadgets and housewares, Gee has an extensive collection of vintage cookbooks, aprons and mid-century ceramics and glass.

Dr. Luke Bucci
As Vice President of Research for Schiff Nutrition International, Luke R. Bucci, Ph.D. is instrumental in Schiff's product development systems, guidelines and testing procedures and evaluations. Dr. Bucci heads a staff of degreed professionals, comprised of both internal and outside expert consultants.

Dr. Bucci, a recognized author and lecturer, serves on the Scientific Advisory Board and is a Board of Trustees member of the Clinical Nutrition Certification Board. He is also an Advisory Board Member for the Journal of Applied Nutrition and is a certified Clinical Nutritionist. His books include, “Pain Free: The Definitive Guide to Healing Arthritis, Low-Back Pain and Sports Injuries through Nutrition and Supplements,” and “Healing Arthritis the Natural Way: The Breakthrough Program for Reversing Arthritis Using Nutrition and Supplements.” Dr. Bucci also is featured on the satellite radio program, “Healthy Talk Radio” on Sirius Channel 114 Thursday mornings.

Darrell Canby
shareholder and founder, Canby Financial Advisors,LLC
(www.canbyfinancial.com), Natick, Mass.

Darrell Canby, who founded Canby Financial Advisors in 1998, works with individuals and the owners of closely held companies, many of whom are 55 and older. He concentrates his practice on financial and estate planning, in addition to managing investments.

In addition to creating significant growth for Canby Financial Advisors in recent years, Darrell also has more than 35 years of experience as a tax professional. He was a founding shareholder of Canby, Maloney & Co., a successful accounting firm that merged with a national firm in 2002.

He is an active member of the Massachusetts Society of CPAs and its Personal Financial Planning Committee. He is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and is active in AICPA's Personal Financial Planning Division. He is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), and frequently lectures on financial and estate planning issues.

Darrell has served in a variety of community service positions and continues to be the voice of the Holliston Panther varsity hockey team for local cable TV. He earned his MBA and bachelor's degree from the University of Buffalo. Darrell can be reached at dcanby@canbyfinancial.com

Ignacio Carrion
ElephantBridge.com

Ignacio Carrion, 39, is an entrepreneur, writer, and avid art collector—but most of all, he's someone who understands the power of information when put in the hands of consumers.

ElephantBridge.com was created after Carrion's personal experience with dealing with the health care system after his mother’s brain tumor was misdiagnosed time and time again.

"We just went from doctor to doctor and did what was instructed," explains Carrion. His mother’s symptoms began with severe headaches which were attributed to depression by a neurologist. He recommended she see a psychiatrist. The symptoms worsened year after year until five years later, her condition deteoriated. Carrion's mother underwent two emergency operations.

"Luckily, they were able to save her," notes Carrion, "but the whole experience made me realize that I needed to be wiser when it came to the health of the people I cared for the most."

A native Houstonian, Carrion graduated from the High School of Performing Visual Arts and attended Tulane University in New Orleans, graduating with a degree in Political Science.

Then Carrion got his first taste in becoming an entrepreneur in 1994, at the age of 26, when he and two colleagues created Phoenix Fuel Corporation. The company resold jet fuel, primarily selling to the secondary aviation markets such as cargo operators and smaller airlines. Fluent in Spanish, Carrion handled supply and marketing throughout Latin America and Mexico.

After eleven years, and after the ordeal of his mother’s final surgery, Carrion finally left the company to start ElephantBridge.com. "I wanted to arm other consumers with the best information possible so that they never have to go through what I went through with my mother," explains Carrion. "My goal is to have ElephantBridge become the most comprehensive database for doctors not only in Texas, but all over the nation."

Carrion enjoys creative writing in his spare time. He is also on the Advisory Board for the Blaffer Gallery at the University of Texas.

As for his 68-year old mother, his inspiration for his new company, Carrion says happily, "She's a firecracker. Now, I can barely keep up with her."

Ron Enderland
Ron Enderland has been a part time freelance writer since 1994, but is having too much fun at his regular job as a computer geek to consider having a go at writing full time. His work has appeared in around fifty local and national publications. He woke up in the middle of the night in November, 2006 with the idea of taking advantage of his many childhood memories. He realized that there were a whole lot of Baby Boomers out there who would enjoy sharing his reminiscences of life in the 60's and 70's, and created

IRememberJFK.com. Within two months, he had been noticed by CBS News' Regina Lewis, who profiled the site on The Early Show.

Ron lives in Northwest Arkansas with his patient wife of 24 years, two cats, and two miniature schnauzers.

Jose & Jill Ferrer
Jose and Jill are the editors of Your RV Lifestyle where you can find more advice for choosing, affording and enjoying your RV lifestyle.

Mort Fertel
Mort Fertel is a world authority on the psychology of relationships and has an international reputation for helping people renew their marriage. In addition to working with couples, he teaches individuals how to single-handedly transform their marital situation. People from all over the world schedule private tele-sessions with Mort Fertel and seek his counsel by joining the Marriage Fitness Tele-Boot Camp. He is the author of Marriage Fitness Audio Learning System and the creator of Marriage Fitness Home-Flex, the most comprehensive relationship home learning kit in the world. Over 75,000 people a year subscribe to his free e-zine. Mort Fertel appeared on NBC, CBS, PBS, and the Fox News Network. He is a frequent guest on talk radio programs including NPR. His breakthrough work, Marriage Fitness, was profiled in The Washington Post, Family Circle, Psychology Today, Ladies Home Journal, Glamour Magazine, Fitness Magazine, The Library Journal, Women's Health, The Denver Post, The Orlando Sentinel, The Baltimore Sun, and The Toronto Sun. Mort Fertel graduated from the Wharton School and the University of Pennsylvania, was the CEO of an international non-profit organization, and a former marathon runner. He lives with his wife and 4 children (including triplets!) in Baltimore, Maryland.

Mort's column will appear monthly in RLT. Send your comments and relationship questions to Mort at Articles@RetirementLifeToday.com .

Linda Franklin
Linda Franklin had a dream-come-true Wall Street career which spanned 25 years. She was the first Canadian woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange and she was a managing partner in charge of arbitrage trading for a leading Wall Street investment firm. However, just before her 50th birthday, she realized it was time to leave the business. Her company was transitioning and so was she. She was starting to experience many unwanted changes in her body and her psyche. These changes prompted her to begin an in depth exploration into the challenges of aging.

Never being satisfied with cookie cutter information, Linda began doing her own research. For nearly a decade, she did extensive study on the effects of menopause and andropause on our overall health. She delved into the many emotional components that are integral parts of the aging process. She worked with many physicians in varying specialties including gynecology, endocrinology, psychology, anti-aging and homeopathy. Utilizing the knowledge she had gathered, Linda created High-Yield Living™. It is a unique methodology that helps guide others who are entering a new chapter in their lives. High-Yield Living™ is a true triumph of the spirit and is designed to resurrect the passion and promise that defines the baby boomer generation.

Deanna Frazier
Dee Frazier, founder of The University of Dating, is a Professional Certified Coach and a member of the International Coaching Federation and the National Speakers Association.

Dee has recently authored "Dating 101, The Second, Third or Fourth, Time Around" to meet the needs of the "Baby Boomer Generation" as they re-enter the dating scene.

She believes that being single can be both challenging and rewarding, and that by using one's own experiences to create a positive new outlook, dating can be fun, exciting, and perhaps lead you to that very special partner. She prepares men and women for that exciting, and perhaps intimidating, re-entry into the world of dating so that there is a feeling of excitement and anticipation for the life that lies ahead.

Dee feels that her purpose in life is to support and coach other people in achieving happiness through accepting themselves and their desire to have a healthy, happy life - whether single or married.

Dee plays as hard as she works. In her spare time, she winds down with her other two passions: dating and dancing.

Dee was interviewed by Katie Couric on The Today Show as part of their "Finding Love After 40" series. Within the Dallas market, she has appeared on ABC's Good Morning Texas, Fox 4 Good Day, the Morning Show on CBS and the Lifestyle Show on NBC on two occasions. She also appeared on ABC and NBC in Chicago.

Patty Gammons
I can run but I cannot hide!
Patty Gammons
Age 61
Reside in DFW, TX area
Work for a non-profit organization
Member DFW Writer’s Workshop
Married with children and grandchildren – “Yours, mine and no ours!”
Passion for writing started at young age with poetry and then onto humorous essays
Assist with our division newsletter at work
Currently composing a novel (working on re-write)
Passions besides writing, scrapbooking (don’t ask how much I spend) and ballroom dancing – (married my instructor – cool way to get around extra $$ for lessons!)

Matthew Gardner
Matthew Gardner is a shareholder with Sullivan & Ward, P.C., a law firm located in West Des Moines, Iowa. His practice incorporates estate planning, probate, small business planning and asset protection. He handles estate planning for residents throughout the state, including farmers and other business owners. He also works with high net worth clients, including several professional athletes, in establishing their estate plan.

The Dating Goddess
The Dating Goddess is a 51-year-old white, professional woman. Her husband of nearly 20 years left in April '03 and she started dating 18 months later. She's had a great time meeting interesting men, some of whom became romantic beaus, some became treasured friends, and some were never heard from again.

She describes herself as, "Not one of those well-preserved, gorgeous, marathon-running middle-aged women. I have been told I am attractive, but I am overweight and not a gym rat. So while I am active, I do not match the description 90% of men's profiles say they want: slender, athletic, toned, fit. Yet I've met and dated some wonderful men, so even if you're not a lingerie model, you can find guys who will think you're attractive, perhaps even hot!"

She continues to search for her 'one,' but has learned a lot along the way. Her friends have encouraged her to share her experiences and lessons in the hopes of helping others navigate the adventure of dating with more success.

Janet Goodman
As a dog trainer and owner of Good Dog Bad Dog for two decades, Janet Goodman understands the challenges of living with a problem pet. She has seen it all, and one-on-one, she has helped thousands of dog owners solve their canine issues. Originally from New York, she calls Miami home and is known in South Florida not only as an obedience trainer and behaviorist, but as an animal wrangler on television commercials for McDonald's and Bank United, and print work for magazines and catalogs. Living with her three Belgian Malinois dogs and a fair share of cats, she's writing her first book, Don't Give Up on Your Problem Dog. You can e-mail Janet at janetgoodman@bellsouth.net

Letha Hadady
Letha Hadady is the author of personal transformation books including, Asian Health Secrets: The Complete Guide to Asian Herbal Medicine, Personal Renewal, Healthy Beauty, and her new book is Feed Your Tiger: The Asian Diet Secret for Permanent Weight Loss and Vibrant Health. A nationally certified acupuncturist, she has appeared widely in the press and media as an expert on natural health and beauty. Her website is: www.asianhealthsecrets.com

Fran Harris
WILL THE REAL YOU PLEASE STAND UP?
How To Find Your Passion & Live It With Purpose

Helping people become more of who they are is why Fran Harris was born. Few understand how to inspire, teach and transform people in a way that honors where they are yet challenges them to move in the direction of their wildest dreams. One seminar attendee described Fran as the perfect blend of Oprah, Tony Robbins and Marianne Williamson. Fran's spiritually-centered messages focus on InPowerment, entrepreneurship and service. Each year, she addresses over 100,000 individuals including corporations, entrepreneurs, universities, high schools, women's events, spiritual retreats and business conferences. As an InPowerment coach, she works with individuals to help them find the power within them to pursue their life's work and dreams. She consults and trains solo entrepreneurs, emerging businesses and Fortune 100 companies. Her experience as an elite athlete and former Procter & Gamble sales executive give her unique insights into teamwork, peak performance and human potential. In 2005, she founded the 100 Women Millionaires Challenge, an accelerated business and wealth-coaching program.

A former ESPN, Lifetime Television and FOX Sports announcer, Fran is laying the foundation for hosting her own syndicated talk show. She's appeared on many national television outlets including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, CNN Headline News, The Learning Channel, FitTV, PAX TV, The Style Network, Inside Stuff, CNNfn, The Today Show Weekend Edition, Lifetime Television, The TV Guide Channel, Comedy Central and many others. Fran was the first woman to host her own sports talk radio show in Austin, Texas in 2001. "Time Out With Fran" was the highest rated show in its time slot. She has appeared on hundreds of radio shows as a business expert or commentator on issues such as sports, business, women in sports and spirituality.

Fran is a Certified Personal Trainer & Sports Nutritionist. She currently hosts a fitness and wellness segment, Fit With Fran, which airs on TV One in more than 30 million homes. Fran began writing before she could talk and was reading by the time she was three years old. A lover of language, Fran has written more than 14 books whose topics span spirituality, finances, entrepreneurship, business, entertainment and sports. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times and USA Today and her next book, WILL THE REAL YOU PLEASE STAND UP?, is being published by Health Communications, Inc. in February 2007. She was a member of the Houston Comets' first WNBA Championship team in 1997 and has played professional basketball in Italy and Switzerland. She holds a BA and MA in Journalism and a PhD in Business Administration.

Janice Hoffman
Janice Hoffman has been a long time trainer for the Mars Venus Institute. In 1996, Hoffman became one of the first facilitators for the Mars Venus Workshops and has personally trained over 500 Mars Venus Facilitators and Counselors around the world, often times working side-by-side with Dr. John Gray. Janice's newly released book, Relationship Rules, 12 Strategies for Creating a Love That Lasts, gives couples specific tools to use for creating successful communication and increasing passion and attraction.? With a how-to strategy for men and one for women, couples now have a guidebook for having loving relationships.

Grandma's Hot Wheels
Grandma Droz has 20 years of automotive marketing experience. She test drives cars for manufacturers and journals her evaluations in print, radio, TV and the internet. Droz writes a weekly column with her daughter Melanie called Boomer and X and has a successful radio show called Two for The road with broadcast partner Bill Z. The proud grandmother of Jayden Droz, she spends as much time with her as she can and takes her on her test drives for fun and research. For more on Cathy and her lifestyle journalism go to www.twofortheroadusa.com

Alan Inglis
Alan Inglis, MD, is a real country doctor and nobody's fool. He's got degrees from Amherst College, Cambridge University (yes, the one in England), The University of Vermont Medical School, and has done important post-doctoral work at Duke and Harvard. Now he works long hours treating patients the old-fashioned way in the New England mountains. He's helped hundreds of patients kick the prescription habit and heal their medical problems with natural cures. And since he can't make house calls to everyone, he spends his free time editing an integrative health newsletter, Health Revelations from America's Country Doctor.

Chris Kelly
Chris Kelly is an experienced personal trainer, fitness journalist, and the owner and operator of CK Wellness, a fitness and nutritional consulting firm located in Manhattan, New York.

At the age of two, Chris Kelly's first introduction to fitness was serving as marathon coach for his Mom - a decorated runner. Since then, Chris has gone on to compete in numerous sports on a high school and collegiate level. Chris has over 8 years of experience in fitness, and holds fitness certifications from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), and the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Chris is also certified in Sports Nutrition with the International Society of Sports Nutrition and a Holistic Health Counselor through the American Association of drugless Practitioners.

As the editor of the Spotter, an online webzine focusing on healthy living in Manhattan, Chris has written extensively on fitness, healthcare, and nutrition. Chris's health and fitness writing has also appeared in numerous publications including Exercise for Men, Prevention, Health, and the Boston Globe.

Wiliam Keyser
William Keyser is Managing Director of WoorkSavvy LLC. He is a veteran entrepreneur and started this latest venture at the age of 68. People use him for counsel on business startup and the development of early-stage business. The WorkSavvy website has masses of free information, tools and resources for entrepreneurs. He writes widely on entrepreneurial subjects, especially on what it takes to start a business, small business finance and marketing. His clients have included startups in aviation, fitness, tourism and other sectors.

Educated in the UK, USA and France, Will's first entrepreneurial experience was at the age of 10, selling bunches of lily-of-the-valley to weekenders returning to New York City from the North Shore of Long Island.

For more information, please visit http://www.worksavvy.biz

Skip La Cour
Peak Performance and Success Coach Skip La Cour is considered to be a master for teaching strategies for personal and professional success. In his powerful speaking engagements around the world, he empowers, inspires, and motivates individuals to realize their personal potential.

Prior to his work as a success coach, Skip La Cour established himself as a leader in the bodybuilding world with his outstanding physique and by unselfishly communicating his training philosophies to others.

In his passionate effort to propel training, nutrition, supplementation, and mental strategies forward, he authored ten books, produced six videos, and is a regular contributor to several international magazines. He accomplished all of this and more while simultaneously becoming one of the world’s best drug-free bodybuilders.
To learn more about Skip La Cour, his motivational seminars and his training and nutrition methods, please visit www.skiplacour.com

Terry Lerdall-Fitterer
Being as one is somewhat obligated to write a short biography of their colorful, glamorous and mind-boggling self, I would love more than anything to give you a most impressive one-but, unfortunately can not. I am just a writer who is middle-aged, broke, searching for an editor who will appreciate my work and actually pay me for it and still trying to figure out just WHO to schmooze to get a column in a newspaper.

I have been published in most of the small press, some newspapers, magazines, Poet's Market, and am currently appearing in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine with my humorous murder poems. How sick is this?!

So, read, enjoy, and most of all don't hold my true, but dysfunctional lifestyle against me!

Email: o2bthe1uc@yahoo.com

Carol Marak
Carol Marak specializes in family caregiving research. She knows the difficulties of staying focused on the job at work while overseeing the care of an elder loved one. The volumes of resources, services and information on the Internet are exploding in numbers and it's difficult to cut through the ones limited in quality of care for aging seniors.

A self-claimed expert in understanding working caregivers and the hardships you face daily, Carol can help you quickly swift through what works and what does not. She helped her mom; living with CHF, maintain a good quality of life until her passing. And now her dad's living with stage 3 Alzheimer's. It's been an incredible journey caring for aging loved ones. It's a challenging process to locate helpful and quality services and resources. The most difficult being; dealing with incompetent caregiving services. It's painful to observe your parent's care put on the backburner due to the lack of staffing and resources, or unskilled training of staff, or complacency developed over time because caregiving is a thankless job. She believes it's the attitude of aging in today's society that's crippling the caregiving industry. One that sounds like "you're going to die anyway, so what's the use?" Aging equates terminal.

She's written several articles on working full time and caring for an elder loved one that addresses hard lessons learned as a working caregiver.

Carol Marak is the founder of http://www.workingcaregiver.com. It's dedicated to working family caregivers who oversee a loved one's aging process.

Privacy Matters
PrivacyMatters.com educates consumers on the truths and facts of identity theft and credit management by providing visitors and members with the latest news on identity theft and credit management, access to educational articles, 3-in-1 credit reports and scores, daily Triple Bureau credit monitoring, identity theft monitoring services and more.

Neal O'Farrell is a nationally recognized expert on cybercrime and identity theft as well as an advocate for better user education and awareness. As the identity theft expert for Privacy Matters Identity, a membership program that helps members assess, monitor and safeguard their personal information included in their Privacy Matters Identity Theft Report, Neal is also the voice behind MyIdentityTheftExpert.com. MyIdentityTheftExpert.com blog is an authoritative, informative and open forum for those looking for frank, straightforward answers on the risks and ways to prevent identity theft.

Neal is also the founder of My Security Plan.

Roberta Chinsky Matuson
Roberta Chinsky Matuson is an expert at creating intergenerational harmony at work. She's President of Human Resource Solutions, a firm that provides consulting and training to resolve intergenerational conflicts and help companies capitalize on the unique generational perspectives of their workforce. Roberta's insights on intergenerational workplace issues have been featured on CBS's The Early Show. She has also appeared on FOX's The O'Reilly Factor and has been quoted in The New York Times, Boston Globe, and many other national business publications. She is currently an HR Expert for BostonWorks, a division of the Boston Globe, and writes a bi-monthly column in The Valley Business Outlook. She has served as the HR Careers Expert for Monster.com, and is a former weekly columnist for The Record (British Columbia.)

Ms. Matuson holds an MBA from the University of Houston and a BS in Human Resource Management from Northeastern University. She is a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP).

Subscribe to Ms. Matuson’s free monthly electronic newsletter, jammed with resources, articles, and tips by clicking: http://www.yourhrexperts.com/hrjoin.cgi

For more information, please visit www.YourHRExperts.com

Michael Oana
Michael J. Oana, Chief Investment Officer
Michael J. Oana, Chief Investment Officer of Team Oana Investment Advisors Inc., is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and holds 2 separate degrees, one in management and one in marketing.

While at the Darla More School of Business, he skipped a year and was enrolled for three years.

After an internship with Walt Disney World and Merrill Lynch, Michael completed the 12 year career, rising from Client Assistant to an Assistant Vice President, with Merrill Lynch. After 12 years he decided to go out on his own and start his own investment firm.

Michael specializes in working with retirees and business owners, helping them to implement investment strategies. He holds a Series 7, 24, 63, and 65 Securities License and is licensed in various states. He also is Insurance Licensed in South Carolina.

Michael has given public talks for over 12 years, and he has been asked to present to the University of South Carolina, IBM Corporation, Mowhawk Carpet, The Capital Senior Center, and Crooked Creek Senior Center to name just a few.

Michael is also a guest to various media programs such as the Jan Warner Radio Show and Life Time Consultants Radio Hour. He is the Founder of the Columbia CEO Association and a board member with the Shandon Neighbor Council.

Nanette Overly
Vice President of Sales and Marketing Services

Ms. Overly has more than 25 years experience in the home-building profession with a strong track record in residential real estate sales and marketing. Her special expertise in marketing communities to active adults and to retreading baby boomers was most shared at the 2004 National Association of Home Builder "Building for Boomers and Beyond" Seniors Housing Symposium, the 2005 Summit and Portage County Ohio Homebuilders Association "Building for Boomers and Active Adults", and a Builder 20 Club meeting in Toronto.

In 2003, Ms. Overly became Epcon Communities Director of Sales and Marketing after joining the company in 2000 as marketing services manager. She was promoted to Vice President in early 2007. Her charge has been to expand the company's franchisee sales and marketing training programs and most recently has lead them through a re-branding of the organization which included a name change from Epmark to Epcon Communities. Prior to her current position, Ms. Overly served as director of marketing and sales for Connolly Construction Company, developers of a neo-traditional community and in 1993, as principal and vice president of marketing and sales for Cornerstone Homes.

She began her career with Ryland Homes, one of the nation's leading homebuilders. During 11-year tenure with Ryland, she worked in a variety of positions including sales, settlement, administrative management, and quality service.

Ms. Overly currently serves as the co-chair of the newly formed Ohio 50+ Housing Council and has taken a special interest in professional development and educational outreach. She has been active in the Central Ohio Building Industry Association in the capacity of Certified Sales Professional Course instructor. She has also been an ambassador to local high schools, introducing students to career opportunities in the homebuilding profession. In addition, she has served on the Business Education Advisory Council of the Union County Chamber of Commerce.

Dr. Vicki Panaccione
Dr. Vicki Panaccione, better known as the "Parenting Professor," is the Founder of the Better Parenting Institute. She is a Ph.D. child-clinical psychologist with 25 years of experience working with children, parents and grandparents. She has been interviewed by major publications, including: New York Times, Eyewitness News, Parents Magazine, Parenting Magazine, Reader's Digest, Good Housekeeping, Family Circle and USA Today, as well as invited to appear on the Dr. Phil Show. She currently serves as an expert for MTV/Nickelodeon's new site, parentsconnect.com. She can be contacted at www.BetterParentingInstitute.com.

Sandy Paris
Sandy Paris is the author of "Loving Your Age At Every Age" In the Good Times and Hard Times, a keynote speaker, and publisher. She is the modern day expert on anti-aging. She is also a co-author with Jack Canfield, Bob Proctor, Alan Cohen, Richard Carlson, and John Gray among others. Sandy has presented 33 years of inspirational and self-help speaking engagements to tens of thousands of people around the world. Sandy's love for life is contagious and her uplifting books, talking books, CDs, and speaking engagements reflect the infinite potential in all of us as ageless, timeless, and unlimited beings. Visit her Web site at: http://www.sandyparis.com, or e-mail Sandy at sandyparis@mac.com.

Mary Jo Plouf
I majored in Journalism and Language studies at the University of Minnesota. I attended the American Institute for Foreign Trade in Glendale, Arizona, raised five children and taught English to Spanish speaking children. I spent ten years as the senior travel editor for Marco Polo Travel Magazine and am currently the editor for Travelroads.com. I will be bringing you weekly travel tips and destinations. I will also provide answers to your travel questions and I invite readers to share accounts of their travel experiences, both good and bad.

Mark Polk
RV expert Mark Polk, (producer & host of America's most highly regarded series of DVD's, videos, books, and e-books) is a retired Army Chief Warrant Officer Three, specializing in wheeled and track vehicle fleet maintenance operations. In addition to owning and operating RV Education 101 since 1999, Mark also has a very extensive RV background working in RV service, sales and management. Mark has a degree in Industrial Management Technology and his 30 plus years of experience in maintenance includes working as an RV technician, a wheeled vehicle and power generation mechanic, an automotive maintenance technician, B attalion and Brigade level Maintenance Officer, an RV sales manager and also in the RV financing department as the Finance & Insurance manager.Check out Mark's website www.rveducation101.com for more RV Education.

Charlene Proctor Ph. D.
Charlene M. Proctor, PhD, is the author of the bestselling Let Your Goddess Grow! 7 Spiritual Lessons on Female Power and Positive Thinking. Clinching a coveted #1 Movers & Shakers Spot on Amazon.com on the day of its release, the book skyrocketed from a 900,000 plus ranking to #23 bestseller status. A recipient of a coveted IPPY award for one of the best books in 2006 addressing women’s issues, Let Your Goddess Grow has inspired many readers. Charlene has also written The Women’s Book of Empowerment: 323 Affirmations That Change Everyday Problems into Moments of Potential.

Charlene, who holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Michigan, is the founder of The Goddess Network, an online community with over 35,000 members which inspires women to rediscover their own ability to lead authentic lives with confidence. An author, researcher, and educator in the field of women’s empowerment and female work culture, she helps develop self-empowerment strategies for women in all walks of life from affirmations to on-line Sacred Circles, self-help groups. Her lectures, workshops, and electronic programs reach a worldwide audience daily. Radio shows across the U.S. have interviewed Charlene including Jesse Dylan (The Good Life Show), Jim Harper at Magic 105.1 (Sunday Brunch), WJR’s Lloyd Jackson (The Big Story), Multicultural Radio’s Sunday Magazine, (Associated Press) Between the Lines, Shadow Broadcast Services (Distributed to 2,000 stations), Marcia Wieder’s Dream Coach Show, KPFK Los Angeles (The Aware Show), and the international XZone. Widely excerpted on the Internet, Let Your Goddess Grow has received excellent reviews from Sage Woman, New Age Retailer and Inspire Magazine. She is a subject matter expert for the new MTV/Nickelodeon venture Parents Connect, giving empowering advice to parents of teens and widely quoted by love.msn.com. Her audio affirmations for Beliefnet.com reach millions of listeners daily. On a multi-city book tour in 2006, she was featured on news shows across the country, at The Goddess Temple, various Borders and Barnes & Noble bookstores, as well as The Learning Annex, the #1 alternative adult education organization in North America. She is also included in the new book The Courage Code, which features stories of women who are making a difference in the world. Charlene is a tireless community supporter and has produced the national The Empowerment Show for women living in transitional housing shelters who have been formerly homeless or victims of domestic violence. The E-Show has been widely successful in helping women launch into life with more self-confidence and self-esteem. As a proponent of cultivating worthiness for single mothers, she presents lectures and experiential workshops to these women year round. Avon Corporation and Lighthouse/PATH have generously supported her work. Having written and published in the social sciences as a simulation architect, she has championed the cause of the environment by investigating recycling technologies, and researched learning organizations and female leadership. BASF Corporation, Brayton Textile, The Institute of Business Designers, and numerous universities have supported her work. However, her work with The Goddess Network gives her the greatest pleasure. While deeply committed to helping others along their soul journey, she obtains balance in her own life from her husband and two teenage boys in the Detroit Metropolitan area. More information is available at www.thegoddessnetwork.net.

Victorya Michels Rogers
Former Hollywood agent Victorya Michaels Rogers reveals her proven secrets for finding, attracting and marrying the man of your dreams. Victorya's career allowed her to daily observe glamorous models and movie stars teaching her how to attract a man but not how to keep one! It was through intense prayer, much research and painful mistakes that Victorya learned the secrets to finding and keeping not just any man, but the right man. Offering practical advice on becoming all you can be pursuing your dreams, conquering money woes, seeking participation of others, and keeping from freaking out yourself or your date, Victorya teaches you how to become that prize worth winning.

Amy Schoen
Amy Schoen, MBA, CPCC is a certified professional life coach and dating-relationship expert who specializes in helping singles to attract the right romantic relationship into their lives and couples to create the most fulfilling relationship of their dreams. She is the author of "Motivated to Marry-Now There is a Better Method for Dating and Relationships!" and speaks nationally to groups on the topic of dating and relationships" Amy is also a contributing author to "101 Great Ways to Improve Your Life" from SelfGrowth.com, that features well-known authors such as John Gray and Jack Canfield. She is happily married and credits her own quest for knowledge and work with a life coach in helping her to reach this goal.

Amy is an expert in internet dating strategies and how to write an effective internet profile. Her articles have been featured on SelfGrowth.com and JDate. For down to earth tips and helpful hints, you can subscribe to her popular monthly ezine and free monthly tele-classes at: http://www.heartmindconnection.com.

Dr. Brenda Shoshanna
Dr. Brenda Shoshanna, psychologist, relationship expert, speaker and author provides psychological, spiritual and practical guidance in making your life and relationships all they are meant to be. A long time Zen student, her work combines East and West and is focused upon integrating these principles in our everyday lives. A regular guest on radio and TV, Dr Shoshanna offers therapy, workshops, seminars, and online video chat relationship counseling. An award winning author, some of Dr. Shoshanna's books include, The Anger Diet (30 Days To Stress Free Living), McMeel, Zen and the Art of Falling in Love (Simon and Schuster), Save Your Relationship, (21 Basic Laws of Succesful Relationships), http://www.truthaboutlove.com, Zen Miracles (Finding Peace In An Insane World), Wiley, Living By Zen, (Timeless Truths For Everyday Life), http://www.livingbyzen.com, What He Can't Tell You And Needs To Say, (Putnam), Journey Through Illness and Beyond (Steppingstones), www.journeythroughillness.com.
Contact information: topspeaker@yahoo.com
Personal website: http://www.brendashoshanna.com
Books:
The Anger Diet
Save Your Relationship
Living By Zen
Journey Through Illness and Beyond

Jonathan Siskin
Jonathan Siskin is one of America's most widely published travel writers as well as a radio broadcaster whose reports have been heard worldwide on the Armed Forces Radio Network.. A former editor at Travel-Holiday and American Holiday and Life magazines, his articles have been syndicated in newspapers from coast to coast and his work has appeared in major magazines and on websites. He has also contributed to several guidebooks including Fodor's and Frommer's guides. His travels have taken him to more than 125 countries on seven continents as well as to all fifty states. A journalism graduate from the University of California/Berkeley, he has lived in Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York, and has worked overseas in Australia and Israel. When not roaming the world, he may occasionally be found in his apartment in lower Manhattan.

Linda Thompson
Life Path Solutions, Inc.
2487 S. Gilbert Rd., #106
Gilbert, AZ 85296-5802
480-899-8647
Linda@LifePathSolutions.biz


Linda is the founder and President of Life Path Solutions, Inc. She works with families, singles and career professionals in all stages of life to plan for the unexpected. Linda speaks about the need for a safety net for life and how to plan for life's unexpected "gotcha's." The Baby Boomer generation tend to spend more time planning their next vacation than they do planning their lives. Linda believes that creating this safety net to be the biggest investment they will ever make for their own future security.

Therefore, Linda provides guidelines and options to help people prepare their own safety net. Her topics are high-content common sense wisdom mixed with a good deal of humor and real-life choices. Her approach to those not-so-pleasant and all to often avoided (but necessary), details, will help people understand what they need to think about to secure their families' and their own futures.

Her 12 year hands-on experience as a working caregiver to her Mother provides the passion for her talks on caregiving. Because the "sandwich generation" is at the caregiving decision point, Linda believes they need to take care of themselves in order to be able to care for others. When a caregiver needs care, there�s a crisis, and she talks about how to avoid those crises before they happen.

Linda is a professional speaker, the author of three books, and serves on the board of directors of the Caregiver's Resource Institute and the Women's Enterprise Foundation. Linda is a member of the Alliance for Holistic Aging, the National Association of Women Writers and the National Association of Women Baby Boomers. She lives in Chandler, Arizona with her two cats, Sam and Ginger. She can be contacted through her website at: www.LifePathSolutions.biz.

The Three Tomatoes
The tomato behind The Three Tomatoes
Cheryl Benton is the Founder and publisher of The Three Tomatoes, a free weekly email newsletter for "women who aren't kids", which she writes weekly for the sheer fun of it. She has a career that spans thirty years in the New York City advertising agency business. Today, in addition to writing The Three Tomatoes, she is at the helm of our own marketing consulting firm, 747 Marketing.

Jacqueline Wales
I started my career as a coach and motivational speaker when I was nine years old on the tenement steps of Leith, Scotland giving advice to the local children. It continues today as I regularly give advice to people in my coaching and speaking business Fearless Fifties.

Carole King said in one of her songs, 'my life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue'. As a late blooming baby boomer, I use my experiences to encourage and inspire other women to approach life and living with courage and strength.

Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, I was the oldest of three which included two brothers, the youngest of which was severely retarded. Since my mother worked and my father was challenged by some serious alcohol issues, the care of my younger brothers became mine from the age of seven.

At 15, I left school and home, and met a gypsy woman who told me I would have five children. My first thought was, not in this lifetime! There was no way I would be a good mother. It was hard enough to take care of myself as I struggled with drug and alcohol dependency.

By the time I was 19 I was pregnant for the first time and gave up my daughter for adoption a year later. Nineteen years later, I had 3 more children and a stepdaughter, successfully becoming the good enough mother I said I could never be. The gypsy was right.

Having devoted a great deal of my life to raising children and taking care of family, I decided at age 40 to pursue my passions and began writing. It was a difficult transition because I did not believe I had any creative talents, but I was curious and before long I also began to sing and compiled an album of songs, which would eventually lead me to a short career as a cantor for synagogues in Paris and Amsterdam. With a great deal of encouragement and support from writing mentors, I wrote five books in ten years. I also took up martial arts and at the age of 49 earned my black belt in karate.

I've been a global nomad and lived in London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Paris, Amsterdam, Bali and now New York. The traveling life has suited me well as it has allowed me to explore both my inner and outer worlds in a way that would never have seemed possible as I sat on the tenement steps of Leith.

My latest book WHEN THE CROW SINGS, a novel, is based on the real life story of my family. A powerful story that explores the history of mothers who abandoned their children until one woman had the courage to break the chains and give her daughter up for adoption. It is due for release March 2007.

As a Co-Active coach, the relationship with my clients helps me support them to find their own way past the challenges they confront, towards the solutions that continue to improve the quality of their life. Using my talents as a performer, writer and speaker I motivate Baby Boomer women to become the women they were meant to be so they can create the life they want.

For further information please contact me at: jacqueline@fearlessfifties.com or call (718) 502 9332.

Brenda Wenning
Brenda P. Wenning of Newton, Mass. is the founder and president of Wenning Investments, LLC of Newton, Mass.

Ms. Wenning uses proprietary investment strategies she has developed during her 19 years of investment management and security analysis experience to manage the investments of individual investors. Her strategies focus on helping investors manage risk, while still achieving financial goals. She has in-depth experience working with accredited investors.

Before founding Wenning Investments, she co-founded Capital Advisors, LLC and co-managed the firm’s investment strategies. Before that, she served as Vice President and Investment Officer for First Financial Trust, N.A. in Newton, where she managed portfolios for high net worth families, foundations and corporations.

Ms. Wenning has also served as a portfolio manager and analyst with Gannett, Welsh & Kotler, Inc. in Boston and as a registered associate with Kidder Peabody & Company.

She is a member of the CFA Institute, the Boston Security Analysts Society (BSAS), National Association of Active Investment Managers, Common Wealth Institute of Boston and National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO). She earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting with honors from Northeastern University.

Dan White
Daniel A. White, CLU, CHFC
Daniel A. White & Associates

Daniel White is the president and founder of his own Glen Mills, Pennsylvania-based retirement planning and asset preservation firm. With more than 20 years of experience in the financial industry, he is an expert on all financial and insurance matters involving the soon-to-be retired and currently retired population.

Dan prides himself on customer service and being a trusted "go-to" resource for retirees. Aside from his specialization in retirement planning, asset preservation and estate protection and structure, Dan also provides clients with other legal experts giving unparalleled advice when it comes to their probate concerns. By design, his company is built to offer its clients advice and consultation on each part of their retirement plan as they end their working careers.

"We are a team of professionals who specifically focus on our individual expertise in each area of retirement planning to provide well-rounded advice for our clients," Dan said.

In 1987, Dan was gaining experience in the insurance field. Seven years later, he utilized his knowledge to form his own company with the mission to focus on the "mature" market and help retirees avoid harmful risk and secure their nest eggs. He knew he could provide top-notch personalized service, while also focusing on his own growing family.

Today, he serves as a trusted advisor to his more than 300 active clients in the greater Philadelphia area, but he views himself as an educator first. "People buy financial products like throwing darts,” Dan said. “We walk them through every step of the way providing them with honest and thorough answers to their questions."

He understands that each client’s needs are uniquely different. After spending one-on-one time with each client in their homes, Dan formulates specific recommendations based off their concerns to allow the client’s hard-earned assets to best work for them during their "golden years." "People are much more knowledgeable today than ever before in the age of the Internet," he said. While each year has consistently brought more clients, continuing education has been a major role in his success and personal growth as a trusted advisor.

His credentials include the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and the Chartered Financial Consultant designations from The American College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He is also a Life and Qualifying member of the Million Dollar Round Table. In addition, he has qualified for the prestigious Court of the Table five times. Dan’s education includes an MBA in finance from Widener University and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Pennsylvania State University.

Chef Yvonne
Born in The Hague, the city where the Queen of the Netherlands resides, Yvonne moved all over the world, and her career is not limited to one skill, but contains an excellence in graphic design, fitness and cooking.

Her grandmother was an excellent cook, and ran a lunchroom near the Royal Palace, "Paleis Noordeinde", in The Hague with great expertise, and was often honored with a visit of the late Queen of Holland, Princess Juliana, who enjoyed a lunch or late afternoon tea at the establishment.

At the age of 7, Yvonne moved with her family to Suriname, where her father became the Music Conductor of the Dutch-Suriname Army Orchestra. Here her love for different cultures developed rapidly, because her neighbors on the right were Hindus, and the neighbors on the left were Creole. Their eating habits intrigued Yvonne immensely. During the three years, Yvonne lived there, she learned about the use of ingredients, indigenous to the different cuisines, the hard way - she helped her neighbor cleaning the hot peppers to make sambal, and wiped off a drop of sweat from her face, which resulted in a tremendous burning experience.

Yvonne worked as a free lancer Graphic designer at Wehkamp, the largest mail-order company in the Netherlands for almost 10 years, when she met her second husband John Stephens.

After moving to the United State, Yvonne was supported by John, her son Michael and her dog Trigger, who she calls her three musketeers, in her fight against her eating disorder bulimia. She became active in teaching aerobics, spinning, kick-boxing and started to research eating habits and diets, to support her fight against unhealthy weight gain or loss.

A remark of distress by her mom, Wil van Uffelen, was also one of the reasons Yvonne started to take a closer look at lifestyle and eating habits. Her mom had expressed sadness, that she had not been able to teach her daughter traditional and proper Dutch eating regimes. This made Yvonne realize that all through her years as a teenager, she and her friends, ate all they liked, in moderation, traditionally with meat-potatoes-veggies as a daily meal, but always made fresh. Her mother used to make breakfast, prepare a lunch-bag, and cook dinner for the whole family every day fresh. Traditionally, the Dutch are also very active, and Yvonne's activities were biking to school, and to the stables for a few hours of horse-riding.

After closing their fitness center in Florida, Yvonne started to do more research about lifestyle and eating habits by visiting several countries in Europe. She talked to local people about their produce, herbs and spices; how they used them in their diet; they let her taste, and shared their recipes.

Yvonne has frequently traveled to Asia: Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. She visited the Dutch Antilles, the Caribbean, Hawaii, Turkey, Tunisia, and many countries in Europe, where she traveled for a few months to finalize her research away from the big cities by driving from Holland to Portugal at the southern tip of Europe, and back, visiting Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Spain, and the picturesque fisher villages in the Algarve.

After moving to New Jersey, Yvonne enrolled at the Art Institute of Philadelphia to learn more about American eating, and perfecting her cooking skills. After graduating with an Associates degree in Culinary Science, Yvonne worked at QVC as assistant of Bob Bowersox in "In the Kitchen With Bob".

She also gives cooking demos and classes to teach how to cook healthy and easy meals. She is excited to share her knowledge through her books in the series called "Get Real With Healthy Eating".

Do the books in this series bring a new trend, or are they based on new research? The answer is simple: No, it is old knowledge, shared with us for thousands of years, but forgotten, ignored and adjusted many times, but the only way to lose weight is not to let it go that far. This is called weight management.

More than 120 million people, here in the USA, are overweight, of which 60 million obese. That is a very large number of people, who have eating and general lifestyle habits that are threatening their health and life.

"Wok-Infusion" is the first book in the "Get Real with Healthy Eating" series, that will help people to go back to the kitchen, prepare healthy, easy to make foods, explains what to use, how to use it, and how to prepare a delicious meal in less than 7 minutes.