Knowledge and expertise for Living Well members
Jeffrey Kaye, MD — Geriatric Neurologist, Technology and Aging Expert
Dr. Kaye graduated from Amherst College as an Independent Scholar and received his medical degree from New York Medical College. He trained in neurology at Boston University where he served as Chief Resident in Neurology. Following his residency, he completed a Fellowship in Movement Disorders. The next three years were spent as a Medical Staff Fellow at the National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health in the Laboratory of Neurosciences. He moved to Portland, Oregon in 1989 to develop the Aging and Alzheimer’s Center program. He is currently Professor of Neurology and Biomedical Engineering at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU). He directs the NIA - Layton Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease Center at OHSU and the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He also directs ORCATECH - the Oregon Center for Aging and Technology. His clinical activities include Director of the Aging and Alzheimer's and Memory Assessment Clinics at OHSU and the Dementia and Geriatric Neurology Clinics at the Portland VA Medical Center.
Sue Dibble DNSc, RN — Nursing Expert
Dr. Dibble is an Adjunct Professor at UCSF and a researcher who focuses on developing care models for those with chronic illnesses and terminal diseases, including breast cancer. She is dedicated to promoting culturally appropriate clinical care and is the founder and Co-Director of the Lesbian Health Research Center. She is a prolific writer who has many published books and articles in the lay and academic press. Her books include: Culture and Clinical Care (2005), You and Your Asthma (1980), and Culture and Nursing Care: A Pocket Guide (1996) which was chosen as one of the most valuable texts of 1996 by the American Journal of Nursing. Sue received her doctorate in Nursing from UCSF.
Elizabeth Landsverk, MD — Geriatric Physician
Dr. Landsverk, Founder of ElderConsult, serves the older individuals in her community in multiple roles. She makes house calls to address the spectrum of concerns facing frail elders up until their last day. She was recruited to teach UCSF Family Practice Residents in the academic year 2008-2009 and has served as the Medical Director of Vitas Hospice. In her consulting role, she advises patients and their care givers on issues related to aging, including maintaining strength and agility, screening for chronic diseases, identifying and living with memory problems, diagnosis and treatment of dementia and agitation, mood disorders, and pain. She teams with Primary Care Physicians on issues including medications, goals of care, family concerns, and strategies to help individuals maintain independence. Elizabeth got her MD from Stanford University, and trained at the University of Virginia, Harvard Medical School, and Mt. Sinai in NYC.
Tom Armstrong — Business Lawyer and Capital Financing Advisor
Mr. Armstrong is a partner at the law firm of White & Lee LLP in Redwood City, California. He is a business attorney with over 25 years of experience in representing companies and investors in venture capital financing, private placements, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate and real estate matters. His practice includes representation of companies and investors in various industries including software, internet, consumer goods, clean–tech, life sciences, medical devices and entertainment. Mr. Armstrong is also on the Advisory Board of Ion Partners, an investment banking firm specializing in assisting companies in capital raising and mergers and acquisitions, a member of The Keiretsu Forum, a leading angel investment group, and Chairman of the Business Section of the Alameda County Bar Association. He holds a J.D. from the Hastings College of Law at the University of California and a B.A. from Pomona College. He is admitted to practice in California and Massachusetts.
Tony Canini JD, CFP — Wealth Management Expert
Mr. Canini is a Vice President and International Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch in San Francisco where he assists clients with all aspects of investment planning and management. Prior to joining Merrill, Tony worked as a tax attorney/advisor at Morrison & Forester and PriceWaterhouse Coopers where he advised businesses and individuals on tax minimization and planning. With practical and educational experience in tax, estate, and investment planning, Tony helps clients develop a coordinated approach to the varied aspects of financial planning. Tony has spoken on current estate and income tax issues to a variety of groups including the San Francisco Bar Association Barristers’ Club, San Francisco State University, and the University of California, San Francisco. Tony holds a JD (Tax Emphasis) from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, as well as a BS (Economics), Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude from the University of California, Riverside.
Chip Conley — Founder and CEO of Joie de Vivre Hospitality and Author, PEAK: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow
Chip Conley is the founder and CEO of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, California’s largest boutique hotel company which was founded in 1987. At the age of 26 with no industry experience, Chip created The Phoenix, taking a 1950’s seedy motel and turning it into a world–renowned "rock ‘n roll hotel" that catered to celebrities from David Bowie to Linda Ronstadt. Building on transformational leadership practices, and an innovative design formula that enables customers to experience an "identity refreshment," the company now consists of over 40 unique and award–winning hotels, restaurants and spas across the state with over 3,000 employees and revenues approaching $250 million. Joie de Vivre was awarded the 2nd Best Place to Work in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2008. Chip and his company’s time–tested techniques have been featured in TIME, Fast Company, Fortune, People and the Wall Street Journal.
Kris Schaeffer, CPLP — Learning & Performance Expert
Kris Schaeffer works with organizations to develop the people and systems needed to do masterful work. Her consulting firm, Kris Schaeffer & Associates, helps clients build their human resource talent, first by isolating the critical skills and best practices that distinguish excellent performance. Then, KS&A designs the training and learning experiences that develop and improve the human capacity to achieve and sustain these skills. KS&A has developed the curricula for clients such as the American Institute of CPAs, MasterCard, Pepsi-Cola, Pacific Bell, and Viacom. KS&A also works with start-ups to build their human capital and performance management practices at the same time as they grow their business. Kris Schaeffer is a Certified Professional in Workplace Learning && Performance, a designation that integrates nine specialties in talent management, human performance improvement, and instructional design. Ms. Schaeffer held internal positions in charge of Organization Development and Training and as the Vice President of Training for several firms before founding her company 26 years ago.