Certifications and Registrations:
National Certified Guardian (NCG) certified by the Center for Guardianship Certification, 2004—Present.
National Registration as a Medical Technologist, MT(ASCP), by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists.
Appointments:
Attorney Appointee, Disability Rights Advocacy Council of the Office of the Illinois Attorney General;
Certification Exam Proctor for the National and Master Certified Guardian examinations administered by the Center for Guardianship Certification.
Member:
Lake County (Probate and Trust Law Committee Member and Chair of Elder Law Subcommittee); Indiana State (Member, Sections on: Elder Law; Probate, Trust; Real Property) Bar Associations; and National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.
Founding Member and Board of Directors Member, Northwest Indiana Adult Guardianship Services, Inc., 2003—2012; Professional Advisory Board, Alzheimer's Association Greater Indiana, Northwest Indiana Chapter; Member, Indiana Adult Guardianship State Task Force of Indiana Adult Guardianship Services, Inc. and the Indiana Adult Guardianship Services Project; Community Advisory Council Member and Volunteer Trainer, Volunteer Advocates for Seniors Program of the Franciscan Alliance Health System.
Speaking/Presentations
“Advance Directives versus Guardianship Proceedings”: Presentation to Northwest Indiana Symposium on Guardianship, October, 2010.
“Update on Indiana Elder Law Resources Including the Use of Special Needs Trusts, Adult Guardianships, and Health Care Appointments”—Continuing Education presentation for attorneys, CPA’s and fiduciaries sponsored by First Midwest Bank, November, 2010.
“A Plan for Development of Training and Certification Materials for Family and Professional Guardians in Indiana”: Presentation to the Indiana Adult Guardianship State Task Force at the 2011 Adult Guardianship Services Strategic Planning Retreat sponsored by the Indiana State Guardianship Association and The University of Notre Dame School of Law, March, 2011.
“Legal Ramifications of Home Care Giving”: Presentation on the use of and need for guardianships and advance directives sponsored by Franciscan Saint Margaret Health Care Services, May, 2011.
“Using Supplemental (Special) Needs Trusts in Guardianships”: Presentation to Northwest Indiana Symposium on Guardianship, October, 2011.
“Adult Guardianship Practice in Indiana--the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”: Presentation to the Indiana State Bar Association’s Women’s Bench Bar Retreat, March, 2012.
“Update on the Indiana Adult Guardianship State Task Force White Paper Development”: Presentation to meeting of the Indiana State Bar Association’s Probate, Trust and Real Property Section, April, 2012.
“Effective Planning for Long-Term Care”: Developer and presenter of annual National Elder Law Month public programs on Estate and Long-Term Care Planning, Advance Directives, and Guardianship sponsored by the Indiana Chapter, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and by Indiana Region One Area Agency on Aging, May, 2012.
Publications
Contributor to Who’s Overseeing the Overseers? A Report on the State of Adult Guardianship in Indiana: White paper of the Indiana Adult Guardianship Services State Task Force.
Indiana Bar Foundation.
