Ric Cavanagh President of the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program has been involved in all aspects of health care administration (hospital, nursing home, home health, and consulting) for more than 30 years.  For the past 29 years, he has been on the  Professional Faculty of the Graduate School of Business and Technology at Webster University teaching courses in health administration and gerontology.  He holds a masters degree in social work from St. Louis University and is a Diplomat of the American College of Health Care Executives.  For more information visit LTCOP website or call 866.918.8222

Mark Glass of Multi-Media Features has reviewed movies and VHS/DVDs for Blacktie-StLouis.com, KDHX-FM, St. Louis Bugle, WGNU-AM, and other outlets.  He is an officer and founding member of the St. Louis Film Critics Association, and has served as a judge for several local film festivals. He is a former member and officer of the International Food, Wine and Travel Writers Association. Mark can be reached at lotekguy@att.net.

Suzanne M. Hellebusch is a Retail Banking Officer and CLASSIC Program Director for those 50 years or better at First National Bank of St. Louis.  For more information regarding the CLASSIC Program call (314)746-4662 or visist First National Bank

Jim Miller creator of Savvy Senior, a syndicated information column for older Americans and the families who support them that is published in more than 400 newspapers and magazines nationwide and can be found online at savvysenior. Jim is also a regular contributor on NBC’s “Today” show, and is the author of The Savvy Senior, The Ultimate Guide to Health, Family and Finances for Senior Citizens, (Hyperion, 2004).  You can reach jim at jim@savvysenior.org

David W. Moskowitz, MD- Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Medical Officer: GenoMed, Inc.
Dr. Moskowitz majored in Chemistry (summa cum laude) at Harvard College, Biochemistry (first class honours) at Merton College, Oxford, and received an MD (cum laude) from the Harvard-MIT Division in Health Sciences and Technology (Harvard Medical School). He trained for 7 years in Internal Medicine, Biochemistry, and Nephrology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis before spending 11 years on the faculty of St. Louis University School of Medicine. Since 1994, Dr. Moskowitz has experienced first hand the clinical effectiveness of knowing a disease-associated gene (the angiotensin converting enzyme, or ACE, gene). Dr. Moskowitz is a pioneer in the field of medical genomics, and has been recognized for his groundbreaking treatment of diseases associated with the angiotensin I-converting enzyme, such as chronic renal failure due to hypertension or type II diabetes.

JAY NIXON (Democrat) is serving his fourth term as Attorney General of Missouri. First elected Attorney General in 1992, on a platform of fighting crime, cleaning up government corruption, and protecting consumers and the environment. Nixon is Missouri’s 40th Attorney General.   As Attorney General, Jay Nixon has worked to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of state government. In 2007, his office saved or generated for Missouri taxpayers $20.84 for every dollar appropriated to the Attorney General’s Office. To Contact Jay Nixon visit the Missouri Attorney General website