CAREGIVER EXPO 2012 www.caregiverexpo.org
The Caregiver Expo is Sponsored By:
CAREGIVER EXPO PLANNING COMMITTEE -PICTURED LEFT TO RIGHT BOB COYNE, KIM OLEN, CAROL HOLLAR AND VERONICA GIBSON
Welcome to the First Annual Caregiver Expo The first Annual Caregivers Expo has been created and designed to help, educate and empower all family caregivers who are caring for a loved one today. There are 70,000 caregivers just in the state of Tennessee who need help in learning how to cope with and survive their daily pressures. This expo will introduce our visitors to a
MR. BOB COYNE Caregiver Expo Director Director of Caregivers Educational Seminars
panel of professional experts to answer your questions, 40 vendors to show and demonstrate the myriad of products and services available to any caregiver. And lastly, just for attending this wonderful caregivers expo, dozens of great door prizes will be awarded at the end. We will make sure that your brief time with us will
MR. BOB KESLING Caregiver Recognition Award Voice of the Vols
allow you to leave with new knowledge, confidence and suggestions on how to deal with your special ministry. Remember, we are here to help you today. ~ Bob Coyne For more information please go online at www.bobcoyne.com
MR. EDWARD HARPER Keynote Speaker Blount Memorial Hospital
BLAKE MCCOY ( 86 5 ) 69 1 - 5 5 7 1 Independent Insurance Consultants - Health, Medicare, Life, Retirement
Blake McCoy is the owner of Independent Insurance Consultants. Since 2002, IIC has helped thousands of people find options when looking for Health Insurance, Medicare, Life Insurance and Retirement options. As the owner of an Independent Insurance Agency, his goal is to empower caregivers with answers regarding all of their Insurance and Financial questions. Blake’s passion is to help people find the best plan for the best price. He reminds his clients that “Insurance and Retirement are not a one size fits all plan - don’t be afraid to ask questions.” Independent Insurance Consultants was awarded the Top Agency Knoxville 2011. Blake McCoy also received a Masters Forum National Award for retirement planning.
R E B E C C A A B B OT T ( 8 6 5 ) 7 7 7 - 1 9 7 7 Rebecca Abbott Law- Estate Tax Planning
Rebecca D. Abbott, Attorney at Law has practiced in the area of Wills, Probate and Estate Planning for over 25 years. She is an active member of the Knoxville Bar Association and Knoxville Bar Lawyer Referral Service. Her law office is conveniently located on Huxley Road in west Knoxville. Rebecca enjoys working with clients of all ages to assist them with matters regarding probate, powers of attorney, wills and living wills. Rebecca says “Many caregivers are hesitant and intimidated to contact a lawyer about a power of attorney or other options they might have. I try to make the process of working with a lawyer as friendly, quick and inexpensive as possible for both the caregiver and the rest of the family involved.”
D R . K E N N Y FAU G H T ( 8 6 5 ) 6 9 3 - 0 3 5 3 Director of Pastoral Care - Cokesbury Church
Dr. Kenny Faught, Associate Pastor at Cokesbury United Methodist Church, has extensive service as a pastor, college professor, and counselor. A graduate of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, he has done post-doctoral studies at Duke Divinity School. Dr. Kenny Faught, Associate Pastor at Cokesbury United Methodist Church, has pastored churches in Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio, and Tennessee. A graduate of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, he completed the program in Advance Methodist Studies at Duke Divinity School. Dr. Faught (Kenny) is married to Chrissy (Powers) Faught, who is an English teacher, and has three children and two grandchildren. In his spare time, if any, he enjoys classical guitar, the outdoors, and Cincinnati Reds baseball.
JA N CO E (8 65 )4 7 0 - 4 2 9 2 Homewatch Caregivers
Jan Coe is the owner and Executive Director of Homewatch CareGivers, a thriving family-owned Personal Support Services Agency. Homewatch has provided in-home, in Assisted Living, in-hospital, and in-skilled facility care services to hundreds of families in Knox, Anderson, Blount and Loudon Counties over the last six years. Jan is a member of the Rotary Club of Knoxville. She has served on the Board of Directors for CADES (the Concord Adult Day Enrichment Service) and ETTAC (the East Tennessee Technology Access Center). She is a member of Knox County ElderWatch and the Office on Aging’s Public Information Advisory Committee. Homewatch is a preferred provider for the One Call Club.
ROY DIATIKAR (865) 690-1571 Pharmacist at CVS Caremark
Roy Diatikar D.Ph, a graduate of Auburn. Originally from Oak Ridge and had been a pharmacist since 1968. Roy was an Army pharmacist and his father was a chemist. Roy has been working at Revco first & has been with CVS since 1977. He is an active member of the Rotary Club West Knoxville, attends the Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church and is also part of the Bible Study Fellowship. Mr. Roy Diatikar also volunteers with the AMOS local program in Knoxville with the Knox County CAC Office on Aging.
J AN ICE WA D E - WH I TE H E A D (8 6 5 )5 4 4 -62 8 8 Alzheimer's Tennessee Janice has been the Executive Director of Alzheimer’s Tennessee, Inc. since 1991. In 1995, she was awarded the “Public Citizen of the Year Award” by both the Knox Area Chapter and the Tennessee State Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. She was appointed by the Governor in 2007 to the Tennessee Alzheimer’s Disease Task Force. She has served on various committees with a national scope regarding public policy and educational initiatives. She is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and lives in Knoxville. Janice’s mother had Alzheimer’s disease and she helped to manage her care for over 12 years.
VENDORS Independent Insurance Consultants Homewatch Caregivers Musical Medicine Susan G Komen for the Cure- Knoxville Affiliate East Tennessee Children's Hospital NHC Place Assisted Living Wellspring Senior Living Elder Advocates Inc Choices in Senior Care Tennessee RV Visalus Sciences ETAAAD/ETHRA (East Tennessee Area Agency on Aging & Disability/ East Tennessee Human Resource Agency) Juice Plus CAC Bridewater Balance and Hearing CADES Golden Age Technology Goodwill Industries Runaround Always Best Senior Care Activize Knoxville Chiropractic Clinic KCDC
Healing Touch East Tennessee Accuquest Hearing Never Walk Alone Blue Cross Blue Shield Aging In Place Blount County Services Cokesbury UMC Alzheimers Tennessee Med Advocate Rebecca Abbott, Attorney at Law National Library of Medicine Send Out Cards Aqua Zumba ETTAC Anna's Homebound Haircare Bob Coyne Silpada Designs First Call Ambulance LLC Pellissippi State Nursing Avalon Hospice Arbor Terrace Healthy Mind Counseling Freedom SOS
C A R E G I V E R E X P O AG E N DA 9:30-10:00 Registration & purchase Lunch Tickets 10:00- 11:15 Visit vendors, gather information on products & caregivers services 11:15- 11:25 Welcome from Carol Hollar & Robert F. Coyne 11:25 -11:40 Keynote Speaker Mr. Edward Harper 11:40 -12:00 Introduction of 6 Caregiver Panelists 12:00 - 12:30 Lunch 12:30 - 1:30 The Caregiver Panelist will answer questions from the audience 1:35 - 1:45 Special Caregiver Recognition 1:45 - 2:00 Door prizes 2:00 Brief closing- Robert Coyne
$5.00 Lunches will be available