Ron Moore. Moore was one of two lead speakers at the national conference of the Rosalynn Carter Institute and a leading witness to the California Senate Subcommittee on Aging and Long Term Care where he addressed “caregiving as a workplace issue” - what corporate America can do to help caregiving employees and improve bottom-line operating results. His recent keynote address to the Ohio Governor's Conference on Aging presented a business case for why employers must seek solutions to the challenges and costs of an aging population and workforce.
Carmen Leal. is the founder of SomeOne Cares Christian Caregiving Conferences. As her husband's caregiver for twelve years, Carmen knows first hand the stresses and the joys of caregiving. She is the author of nine books including The Twenty-Third Psalm for Caregivers, The Twenty-Third Psalm for Those Who Grieve, Faces of Huntington's, and Portraits of Huntington's. Her writings have been featured in Guideposts, Focus on the Family, Decision Magazine, the Orlando Sentinel, and numerous national and local publications
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Bob Willis. Bob Has served as Bereavement Coordinator for Hospice of Oklahoma County since June of 1995. He provides grief support and counseling for families, facilitates grief support groups for the community and is a frequent speaker on grief and loss issues. Bob is a certified Grief Recovery Specialist, and in June 2003, Bob became a Certified Funeral Celebrant, trained to meet the needs if families during a time of loss through the planning of a funeral service. A Southern Baptist pastor, Bob has been a sculptor for over 12 years, and has a studio in Edmund, OK. He and his wife, Lynn, have presented “The Gospel in Clay” for churches, civic groups and other venues for several years. Topics include: “Offering the Ministry of Presence to Someone on a Difficult Journey in Life,” “Softening the Pain: Will it Always Hurt This Much?” and “The Caregiver's Bandage: Holding us Together When We Are Falling Apart.”
