Sharon Hall is a care partner to her husband, who has frontotemporal degeneration (FTD). She serves as a support group facilitator and educator for The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration. She conducts an FTD chat for care partners and hosts a monthly podcast called “Talking FTD”. Sharon has provided thought leadership on Medicare webinars, spoke about FTD at the NIH Research Summit on Dementia Care and Services, and is active in Georgia’s Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias State Plan.

Pamela Corsentino is a Gerontologist and Licensed Professional Counselor serving older adults, those living with dementia and their care partners. Pamela is actively engaged as a dementia advocate at the local, state and national level. She has presented on the topics of aging/dementia at Gerontological and Counseling conferences as well as conducting many community facing webinars. Pamela is also the Director of Support Services for the Lewy Body Dementia Association.

Kim McRae is a consultant, speaker, educator and advocate. She is also an Educator and Mentor for The Eden Alternative®. Kim works with organizations as a thought leader, change agent and subject matter expert on caregiving, culture change, person-directed living, and person-centered dementia care. Kim was on the Founding Board of Directors for the national Dementia Action Alliance (DAA) and actively involved in the Georgia Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias (GARD) State Plan Task Force since 2013. Kim co-founded the Culture Change Network of Georgia in 2008 and is dedicated to improving quality of life for elders and their care partners.