KNOWLEDGE IS POWER:
Protect Your Assets
Elder Economic
Empowerment Summit
Thursday
May 21, 2015
Log Cabin Banquet
&
Meeting House
500 Easthampton Rd.
Easthampton/Holyoke, MA
ON AVERAGE, VICTIMS OF ELDER FINANCIAL ABUSE HAVE LOST $90,000
Conference Workshop Schedule
Session I
10:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
A. Best Practices in Choosing In-Home Care – Caring for our loved ones at home can be difficult.
When it is time to choose someone outside of the family to care for our loved ones, we can be overwhelmed by the amount of time and energy it takes. Acting hastily can result in serious consequences for
your loved one and your family. Having a trusted team in the home will put your mind at ease and will result in better care for your loved one. In this workshop you will hear from those on the front line of in-home
care and learn the best way to choose a trusted in-home caregiver for your loved one. Presenters: Kathy
Bowler, Assistant Director Massachusetts Counseling on Aging; Maura Plante, Social Services
Coordinator, Amherst Council on Aging; and Fran O’Connell, Owner, O’Connell Care At Home
B. Why Scams Work and How Investigators Can Assist – What happens when the phone rings or
you get that piece of mail telling you, you’ve won the lottery, a prize or it’s the IRS and you must send
money. In this workshop you will learn why these scam artists are so persuasive and convince individuals
to send them money; and why these scams work and how the postal service can help intervene and investigate these potential crimes. Presenters: Susan Grant, Consumer Federation of America, Washington, DC; and Brendon Murphy, Investigator, U.S. Postal Inspector, Hartford, CT
C. Financial Exploitation Crimes: How are They Investigated – As millions of Americans turn 60
each year, financial crimes increase dramatically. These crimes often times go unreported or unnoticed for
months or even years. In this workshop you will learn about the challenges of investigating and prosecuting these types of cases, as well as, the impact on the victims and their families. Presenters: Assistant
District Attorney Jayme Parent, Chief, Elders and Persons with Disabilities Unit, Northwestern District Attorney’s Office; and Josephine Sarnelli, Certified Forensic Accountant, Springfield, MA
Please note, this year the three conference sessions are repeated in Session II.
Session II
11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
D. Best Practices in Choosing In-Home Care – Caring for our loved ones at home can be difficult.
When it is time to choose someone outside of the family to care for our loved ones, we can be overwhelmed by the amount of time and energy it takes. Acting hastily can result in serious consequences for
your loved one and your family. Having a trusted team in the home will put your mind at ease and will result in better care for your loved one. In this workshop you will hear from those on the front line of in-home
care and learn the best way to choose a trusted in-home caregiver for your loved one. Presenters: Kathy
Bowler, Assistant Director Massachusetts Counseling on Aging; Maura Plante, Social Services
Coordinator, Amherst Council on Aging; and Fran O’Connell, Owner, O’Connell Care At Home
E. Why Scams Work and How Investigators Can Assist – What happens when the phone rings or
you get that piece of mail telling you, you’ve won the lottery, a prize or it’s the IRS and you must send
money. In this workshop you will learn why these scam artists are so persuasive and convince individuals
to send them money; and why these scams work and how the postal service can help intervene and investigate these potential crimes. Presenters: Susan Grant, Consumer Federation of America, Washington, DC; and Brendon Murphy, Investigator, U.S. Postal Inspector, Hartford, CT
F. Financial Exploitation Crimes: How are They Investigated – As millions of Americans turn 60
each year, financial crimes increase dramatically. These crimes often times go unreported or unnoticed for
months or even years. In this workshop you will learn about the challenges of investigating and prosecuting these types of cases, as well as, the impact on the victims and their families. Presenters: Assistant
District Attorney Jayme Parent, Chief, Elders and Persons with Disabilities Unit, Northwestern District Attorney’s Office; and Josephine Sarnelli, Certified Forensic Accountant, Springfield, MA
2015
Elder Empowerment Summit
Registration
Name
Address
City, State, Zip
Telephone
Session Choices
Please indicate, by letter, which workshops you would like to attend. You must indicate your
first and second choice. Please note, this year we have only three conference
sessions. They are repeated in Session II. We will do our best to give you your first choice.
Session I: 1st choice ______
2nd choice _______
Session II: 1st choice ______
2nd choice _______
Registration Information
Registration Deadline, May 8, 2015
$20.00 Senior:
$30.00 Service Provider:
$35.00 Law Enforcement:
Registration fee, after the deadline, is $50.00 per person
regardless of affiliation
Please Read
The conference fee includes a continental breakfast, coffee break, lunch and all conference materials. There will be no meal choice this year. Registration is limited. Preference will be given to
Hampshire and Franklin County TRIAD members. There will be absolutely no refunds given
after May 18th. A registration form must be filled out for each conference participant. Make checks
or PO’s payable to: Hampshire County Deputy Sheriff’s Association, TRIAD.
Mail this form to:
Sue Snyder
Northwestern District Attorney’s Office
One Gleason Plaza
Northampton, MA 01060
or fax to: 413-584-3635
Please feel free to copy this form or call Chris Geffin at 413-437-5747 for further information.
Keynote Speaker
State Treasurer
Deborah B. Goldberg
Conference Schedule
Registration &
Continental Breakfast
8:00
Presentation of Colors
National Anthem
Welcoming Remarks
9:00
Keynote Address
9:30
Session I
9:45
Break
11:00
Session II
11:15
Lunch
12:30
General Session
2:15
Closing
3:00
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p.m.
General Session
2:15 p.m.
Panel Presentation
“Allies in the Fight Against Financial Exploitation”
Debra Fogarty—Director Protective Services, Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs
Assistant District Attorney Jayme Parent—Chief, Elders and Persons
with Disabilities Unit, Northwestern District Attorney’s Office
Tom Brown—Vice President Easthampton Savings Bank
Det. Lt Ron Young—Amherst Police Department
Directions to the Log Cabin
From the Mass Pike: take exit 4 to I-91 north. Take exit 17B (Route 141 west).
The Log Cabin is two miles on the left.
Traveling I-91 North: take exit 17B (Route 141 west). The Log Cabin is two
miles on the left.
Traveling I-91 South: take exit 17 (Route 141 west). Turn right at the end of the
exit ramp. The Log Cabin is two miles on the left.
Thursday
May 21, 2015
Log Cabin Banquet
&
Meeting House
500 Easthampton Rd.
Easthampton/Holyoke, MA
Register Today
David E. Sullivan
District Attorney
One Gleason Plaza
Northampton, MA 01060
2015 TRIAD
Conference hosted by:
Debra Goldberg
State Treasurer
David E. Sullivan
Northwestern District
Attorney
Robert J. Garvey
Hampshire Sheriff
Christopher Donelan
Franklin Sheriff