Join us on the 3rd Thursday of each month to hear from our Guest Speakers. Their topics and expertise are not always Parkinson specific, but they have services and programs to help you live your best life.
Below you’ll find speaker name, topic, and contact info, with the most recent first.
Molly Donelan
Climbing for Parkinson’s
Up ENDing Parkinson’s
& Sportrock Climbing Centers
June 2022 & March 2023
Molly Donelan
molly@sportrock.com
Director – Alexandria
Sportrock Climbing Centers
www.sportrock.com
Up ENDing Parkinson’s
www.upendparkinsons.com
703-212-ROCK
From Brain and Life Magazine:
The Benefits of Rock Climbing for Parkinson’s Disease
A New Perspective on Senior Living
January 2023
We had 3 speakers for this program:
Steve Gurney, Positive Aging Sourcebook
Email: steve@proaging.com
Click here to order the Positive Aging Sourcebook. (free)
Click here to access recordings of live and interactive discussions.
Heather Suri, Pathways in Aging
Email: heather@pathwaysinaging.com
Website: www.pathwaysinaging.com
Karen Thompson, BrightStar Care of Fairfax
Email: k.thompson@brightstarcare.com
Website: https://www.brightstarcare.com/fairfax
Michelle & Chris Viggiano
Boxing and Strength Training
for Parkinson’s
December 2022
AIM Human Performance
www.aimhumanperformance.com/
info@AIMHumanPerformance.com
P (571) 398-6923
2218 Tackett’s Mill Drive
Woodbridge, VA 22192
Classes sponsored by IPMDC and free to attendees:
Beginner Level: Mondays at 1:00 pm
Intermediate Level: Thursdays, 1:00 pm
John Norce
ABC’s of Medicare
November 2022
September 2021
John Norce
President at Medicare Portal
P 703-214-4600
M 703-628-7149
john@medicareportal.org
http://www.medicareportal.org/
A couple of pages on the Medicare website that John referred to:
medicare.gov/plan-compare/
medicare.gov/care-compare
Also: opm.gov
Maria Spetalnik
Downsizing and Decluttering
October 2022
Maria has over 30 years of experience helping others get control of their homes and lives by helping them get the clutter out of their lives.
If you’re looking for information before Maria’s presentation, please check out her website at http://conquertheclutter.org/, and if you browse through her blog at http://conquertheclutter.org/blog/ you’ll find lots of helpful information too!
Conquer the Clutter Office Mail@ConquerTheClutter.org
Resources we discussed:
National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals (NAPO)
https://www.napo.net/
Institute for Challenging Disorganization
https://www.challengingdisorganization.org/
Greg Sieb & Suz Klyber
Live in Place / Live in Place Safely
August 2022
Click here for a list of webinars on home modifications with thanks to Positive Aging Sourcebook.
Greg Sieb
greg@liveinplace.com
Live in Place
www.liveinplace.com/
Suz Klyber
suz@liveinplace.com
Live in Place Safely
www.liveinplacesafely.com/
Alec Langstein
Rock Steady Boxing
May 2022
Alec Langstein
Owner/Personal Trainer
Rock Steady Boxing NOVA
nova@rsbaffiliate.com
Vortex In-Home Training
www.vortex-training.com
My Parkinson’s Gym
https://myparkinsonsgym.com/
571.730.8553
Bob Pearson & Carolyn Grafton
Veteran’s Benefits for
People Living with Parkinson’s
April 2022
Bob Pearson
DAV Service Officer
Email: Bob_Pearson@cox.net
Text: (703) 402-3498
**Additional information at https://ipmdc.org/veterans/
Lindsey Vajpeyi
Brain Health as We Age
March 2022
Click here for a discussion and memory care resource fair featuring Lindsey, with thanks to Positive Aging Sourcebook.
Lindsey Vajpeyi
Director of Early-Stage Programs
703-270-0043
lindsey.vajpeyi@InsightMCC.org
Insight Memory Care Center
Fairfax: 3953 Pender Drive, Suite 100, Fairfax, VA 22030
Sterling :45945 Center Oak Plaza, Suite 190, Sterling, VA 20166
www.InsightMCC.org
Joanne McCarty
What are Aging Life Care Managers,
and how can they help us?
February 2022
Click here for a list of recordings featuring care managers with thanks to Positive Aging Sourcebook.
Joanne McCarty RN, BSN, CMC
Co-Founder & Executive Director of Clinical Services
Independent You – Senior Services
9489 A Silver King Ct
Fairfax, VA 22031
Office 703-999-3006
Cell 703-929-3367
Fax 703-279-8134
joanne@independentyou.net
www.independentyou.net
John Dean
Techie Talk
January 2022
John M Dean MA CCC-SLP
Phone (303) 532-6209 (Cell)
John@johnmdean.com
www.johnmdean.com
June 2022: Recordings and slide decks for John’s 4 part series on Speech Recognition Tools is available at https://ipmdc.org/speech-recognition/.
Nicole Irving
Are you Surviving or are you Thriving?
December 2021
New contact info as of December 2022:
Nicole Irving, MA
Resident in Counseling
Virginia Oak Counseling
571-402-4217
nicole@vaoakcounseling.com
Arvette Reid
Five Important Questions:
Planning for the care you
or your loved one may need
November 2021
Arvette M. Reid
Client Services Director
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
1650 Tysons Boulevard
Suite 1575
Tysons Corner, VA 22102
areid@seia.com
Direct – 703-940-3485
Main – 703-940-3000
https://lifecareaffordability.com/
Katie Fair
Driver Rehabilitation
October 2021
Katie Fair, MS, OTR/L, CDRS
Driving Program Specialist
Medstar National Rehabilitation Network
6858 Old Dominion Drive, Suite 200
Mclean, VA 22101
Kathryn.fair@medstar.net
703-288-8260-office
www.medstarnrh.org/our-services/driver-rehabilitation-services/services/
Bonnie O’Leary
Miscommunication or
Missed Communication?
The Challenges of Hearing Loss
August 2021
Click here for a recording of this presentation dated 7/23/22 with thanks to Positive Aging Sourcebook.
Bonnie B. O’Leary
Certified Peer Mentor and Hearing Loss Support Specialist
Director of Community Outreach Programs
Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons
3951 Pender Drive, Suite 130, Fairfax, VA 22030
boleary@nvrc.org
703-352-9055 x 106 (V)
571-350-8656 (VP)
703-352-9056 (TTY)
www.nvrc.org
Jeff Parsons
Advanced Home Care
for All Ages, at All Times
July 2021
Jeff Parsons
Director of Continuum Services
Capital Caring Health
Email: jparsons@capitalcaring.org
Toll free number: (844) 398-4720
Shirlea North &
Victoria Pavelko
The Diaphragm:
The Multipurpose Muscle
June 2021
• Shirlea North, PT, DPT, GCS, CLT,
Clinical Director of Rehabilitation
• Victoria Pavelko, MS CCC SLP,
Virginian Rehabilitation and Wellness Services
https://www.vaoptherapy.org/
Fairfax Location:
9229 Arlington Blvd.
Fairfax VA 22031
Ph: 703 277-6611
Chantilly Location:
4299 Chantilly Shopping Center #104
Chantilly, VA 20151
Ph: 703 844-0690
John Dean
Everyday tools and tech
for living better with Parkinson’s
May 2021
John M Dean MA CCC-SLP
Phone (303) 532-6209 (Cell)
John@johnmdean.com
www.johnmdean.com
June 2022: Recordings and slide decks for John’s 4 part series on Speech Recognition Tools are available at https://ipmdc.org/speech-recognition/.
Steve Gurney
A New Perspective
on Senior Living
April 2021
Steve Gurney
Founder/Publisher
Positive Aging Sourcebook
800-394-9990 | 703-966-6182
steve@proaging.com
www.positiveagingsourcebook.com