Deborah and Ron Threadgill, owners of Threadgill Memorial Services:  "What Death in the 19th Century can Teach us About Death in the 21st Century and how That can Help us Better Serve our Senior Population"

Christy Turner, Dementia Sherpa:  "Proactively Engaging 'Difficult' Families"

JJ Flenke, PhD:  "Stay Active and Independent for LIfe" 

Meredith L. Williamson, attorney with NW Estate Law, LLC:  "Medicaid for Long Term Care 2018 Update"

James Beckerman, MD, Cardiologist at Providence Heart Institute:  "Heart Disease -- Focus on Prevention"

Matt Gannon, Alzheimer's Association Program Specialist:  "Effective Communication Strategies"

Robert Tysoe, Marketing Consultant & Trainer for Hearing Healthcare Marketing Company:  "Negative Effects of Untreated Hearing Loss"

Carlos D. Romo, PhD:  "The Psychology Behind ID Theft, Fraud, and other Scams"

Maureen C. Nash, MD:  "Mental Health vs. Mental Illness:  Stigma and Possible Steps Forward"

Evening Star End of Life Doula Services, LLC:  "The Emergence of End-of-Life Doulas and the Power of a Vigil Plan"

Danielle Backus, PharmD, BCGP, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Pacific University School of Pharmacy:  "Addressing Polypharmacy:  Reducing the Risk of Falls"

Host:  Waterhouse Ridge Memory Care

For 2018 we return to the West Side Senior Centers of Hillsboro, Forest Grove, and North Plains as recipients