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Women care for parents, grandparents, in-laws and other older adults, children and grandchildren while we build our businesses, try to stay married and plan for a healthy retirement. No wonder we’re tired!

Dr. Woodson shares insights from her experience as businesswoman, a geriatrics expert and family caregiver in her book TO SURVIVE CAREGIVING. The presentation will help women put ourselves higher on the “ToDo” list as we give great care and retain enough energy to live our dreams without sacrificing our physical, financial, emotional and spiritual health.

Like other women, Dr. Cheryl Woodson juggles several roles. She is a wife, the mother of two teenagers, a health care provider, a businesswoman, an educator, an author and has a second-degree black belt in Taekwondo. She also had the role of family caregiver for her mother's ten year journey with Alzheimer's.

Dr. Woodson earned her undergraduate degree at Wesleyan University in Connecticut and her medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh. Internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA, was followed by a fellowship in Geriatric Medicine at UCLA which led to a career in academic medicine. Dr. Woodson directed the geriatric medicine fellowship program at The University of Chicago/ Oak Forest Hospital. To bring geriatrics to an earlier stage of medical training, she moved to the Buehler Center on Aging, Northwestern University Medical School where she supervised training for residents and medical students. She also guided ¼ of the Northwestern medical school class in a 2-year study of dementia, community health and how to make careers in medicine compatible with life.

Because of her outspoken advocacy for older adults and their caregivers, Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr., appointed her to the 2005 White House Conference on Aging and Mr. Charles Johnson, Director of the Illinois Department on Aging, appointed her to the Illinois Older Adult Services Advisory Committee. Her commitment to effective patient-doctor communication and health literacy has resulted in a training video about health literacy produced by the American Medical Association and a profile in the 2008 Aetna African-American History Calendar for Health Literacy.

In 1996, Dr. Woodson developed an interdisciplinary assessment program for frail older adults. In 2001, she broadened this service into an adult wellness center known as the Woodson Center to serve older adults, people who take care of older adults and people who want to live to BE older adults by aging excellently!

After publishing academic articles and textbook chapters, Dr. Woodson now writes for a broader audience. TO SURVIVE CAREGIVING: A Daughter's Experience, A Doctor's Advice on Finding, Hope, Help and Health (INFINITY Publishing 2007,) is a practical resource to help families give great care while protecting their physical, financial, emotional and spiritual health

To RSVP:

RSVP's are requested by the Thursday prior to the meeting.

Members: Email Karen Hanrahan, Program Chair with your acceptance or regrets.

Guests: Cost is $40 before Sept 11; $50 at the door.
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Jenniffer Weigel

Featured Moderator

JENNIFFER WEIGEL

• Emmy award winning broadcaster and news anchor
• Host and Executive producer of "TASTE" on NBC
• Chief Executive Officer of JCW Productions
• Author of "Stay-Tuned: Conversations with Dad from the Other Side"
• Star of one woman show, "I'm Spiritual, Dammit!" Viaduct Theatre

Entrepreneur Panelists

ALLINE ANDERSON
Proprietor, the Milkweed Mercantile, Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, MO

• Everything from the two story straw bale building that houses the eco-inn, to the locally grown organic food served in the café, demonstrates the exciting viability of renewable energy and the aesthetic beauty of natural construction.
• Onsite seminars, retreats and public events encourage guests to learn about and participate in all aspects of a more sustainable life. The general store enables guests to shop for items chosen to lessen our impact while delighting our senses.

JODI MURPHY
President Murco Recycling Enterprises, Inc., La Grange Park, IL

• Founded this award-winning demolition auction company in late '80s to salvage recyclable fixtures, appliances and other reusable elements.
• Host of Discovery Channel Planet Green series, "Wrecklamation".

TRACEY ROBERTSON
Proprietor, Share Wear, Chicago, IL

• Owner of an urban, eco-friendly resale boutique on the Chicago's north side, and founder of Urban Retailers Association.
• First African American appointed to the Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce Board, and creator of "Dashing Down Damen", a popular annual tree lighting event developed to support businesses in the Ravenswood community.
• Business consultant and member of Women's Business Development Center Retail Board with 15+ years experience starting, reinvigorating and supporting businesses.
• Touring "Mind your Business-10 Steps to Starting Your Business Today" -a workshop she developed while co-writing a book about the retail industry.

Schedule of Events
Terrace Room, William Tell Banquets, 6201 W. Joliet Road, Countryside, IL

• 8:00 am - 8:30 am: Registration and networking
• 8:30 am - 9:00 am: Breakfast served (plated)
• 9:00 am - 11:00 am: Entrepreneur panel discussion
• 11:00 am - 12 noon: Drawing, closing remarks and networking

TICKETS: $70.00

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• WSWE Members: Click here to register online.
  

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