PRESENTERS AND CO-PRESENTERS
Sharon Bacharach, M.S.W.
Clinical Social Worker, Psycho-Social Services Department, Daniel
Freeman Memorial Hospital
*Susan Blatt, M.A., C.C.C.
Executive Director, Stroke Association of Southern California
Lucille Blecher
Therapist (Retired); Facilitator, Spouse Support Group, Long Beach
Chapter of Stroke Association
Joyce Block-Miller, M.A./C.C.C.
Coordinator, Stroke Support Group, Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital
Kenneth Brummel-Smith, M.D.
Director, Geriatric Evaluation and Management Program, Portland
Veterans Affairs Medical Center;
Associate Professor of Medicine and Family Medicine, Oregon Health
Sciences University
*Margaret L. Campbell, Ph.D.
Senior Research Associate, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center
on Aging, Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center
Richard Daggett
Polio Survivor; Founder, Polio Survivors Association
Karen Donovan, M.S.W.
Therapist; Polio Survivor
Victor G. Ettinger, M.D.
Endocrinologist; Founder and Medical Director, The Bone Centre for
Osteoporosis Evaluation and Treatment
Beth Fisher, M.S., P.T., N.C.S.
Clinical Instructor, Adult Neurology and Brain Injury Service,
Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center
*Arthur Gottlieb, Esq.
Stroke Survivor; Long Beach Chapter of Stroke Association; Author of
"Stroke: An Owner's Manual"
*Shirle Gottlieb
Caregiver and Theater Critic
*Josephine Gumbiner
Stroke Survivor; Long Beach Chapter of Stroke Association
*Advisory Committee Members
Harlan Hahn, Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science, USC; Polio Survivor
*Glenn Ham-Rosebrock, C.O.
Certified Orthotist; Polio Survivor; Director, Southern California Post
Polio Network
Joan L. Headley, M.A.
Executive Director, International Polio Network; Polio Survivor
June Isaacson Kailes, M.S.W.
Disability Policy Consultant
Bryan Kemp, Ph.D.
Director, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging, Rancho
Los Amigos Medical Center; Co-Chief, Clinical Gerontology Service,
Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center; Associate Clinical Professor,
Departments of Psychiatry and Family Medicine, USC School of Medicine
Warren (Ben) Kimball
Stroke Survivor; Long Beach Chapter of Stroke Association
Pearl Kimball
Caregiver; Long Beach Chapter of Stroke Association
*Barbara MacKinnon
Polio Survivor; Co-Leader, UCLA/Westside Post Polio Support Group
Frederick Maynard, M.D.
Clinical Director, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation;
Medical Director, MetroHealth Center for Rehabilitation, Cleveland,
Ohio
Laura Mosqueda, M.D.
Co-Chief, Clinical Gerontology Service; Training Director,
Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging, Rancho Los
Amigos Medical Center; Assistant Professor of Family Medicine,
USC School of Medicine
Norman Namerow, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine; Founder and
Medical Director, Chronic Pain Management Program, Daniel Freeman
Memorial Hospital
*Yvonne Nau
Disability Activist; Owner, Nautilus Tours - Specializing in wheelchair
travel; Polio Survivor
Estella Olivas
Polio Survivor; Orange Post Polio Support Group
Richard Olivas
Caregiver; Orange Post Polio Support Group
*Advisory Committee Members
*Joseph Paolucci
Stroke Survivor; Co-Leader, Stroke Support Group, Santa Monica Senior
Health and Peer Counseling Center
Jacquelin Perry, M.D.
Chief, Pathokinesiology Service, Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center;
Professor of Orthopaedics and Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy,
USC School of Medicine
*Robert Potter
Stroke Survivor; Stroke Support Group, Presbyterian Intercommunity
Hospital
Annabelle Relf, M.S.P.T.
Physical Therapist; Coordinator of Polio Clinic, Rancho Los Amigos
Medical Center
Larrie Schnorr
Stroke Survivor; Beach Cities Chapter of Stroke Association of Southern
California
Hilary Siebens, M.D.
Assistant Medical Director, Department of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation, Cedars Sinai Medical Center; Assistant Clinical
Professor of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine
*Patti Strong
Polio Survivor; Leader of Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center Post-Polio
Support Group
Lynn Tierney, M.P.T.
Supervisor of Outpatient and Gerontology Physical Therapy Service,
Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center
Carolyn L. Vash, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist; Author of forthcoming book on "Personality and
Adversity: Psycho-Spiritual Aspects of Rehabilitation"; Polio Survivor
David Watson, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist, Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center
Lee Willis, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist, Southern California Alzheimer's Disease
Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center
Carolee Winstein, P.T., Ph.D.
Department of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, USC
Grace R. Young, M.A., O.T.R.
Occupational Therapist, Kaiser Permanente - Downey; Polio Survivor
*Advisory Committee Members
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The Advisory Committee also includes those persons on the Presenters list
whose names are starred.
Brad M. Adams, M.A.
Doctoral Student and Research Assistant, Rehabilitation Research
and Training Center on Aging, Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center
Grace Farwell Granger, M.S.G., M.P.A.
Conference Consultant; Former Associate Training Director,
Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging, Rancho Los
Amigos Medical Center
Arleen Jacobs
Conference Assistant, Gerontology Research Unit, Rancho Los Amigos
Medical Center
Gerald Martinez
Polio Survivor; Long Beach Chapter of the Stroke Association of
Southern California
Lester Meisenheimer
Polio Survivor; Anaheim Post Polio Support Group
Phyllis Meisenheimer
Polio Survivor; Anaheim Post Polio Support Group
Carol Mutchnik
Polio Survivor; Member, Board of Directors, Southern California
Post Polio Network
Jean Nation
Polio Survivor; Leader, South Bay Post Polio Support Group
Casey Patelski
Polio Survivor; Leader, Anaheim Post Polio Support Group
Blanche Patton
Polio Survivor; UCLA/Westside Los Angeles Post Polio Support Group
Lynn Perlman, R.N.
Retired; President, Board of Directors, Long Beach Stroke Activity
Center
Darryl Quinn, M.A.
Doctoral Student and Research Assistant, Rehabilitation Research
and Training Center on Aging, Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center
Millie Sealana
Associate Training Director, Rehabilitation Research and Training
Center on Aging, Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center
Lisa M. Sersansie
Research Assistant, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on
Aging, Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center
Walter Wiacek
Stroke Survivor; Beach Cities Chapter of Stroke Association of
Southern California
Bill Winter
Polio Survivor; San Fernando Valley Post Polio Support Group
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