James Ciervo holds an AAS in Recreation Therapy and Leadership, Phi Theta Kappa, from Suffolk Community College and a B.S. in Human/ Community Service from Empire State College. Ciervo started his career as a Therapeutic Recreation Aide at Smithtown Healthcare Facility in the early 1990s. Most recently he worked for over 16 years as Therapeutic Recreation Director at Water’s Edge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Port Jefferson, NY. Ciervo has served on boards and committees on Long Island for over 20 years including serving as Planning Director for Intergenerational Strategies (NYSIGN); Planning Committee Member, Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce; Member of the Board of Trustees, Smithtown Historical Society; and Past President, Therapeutic Recreation Association of Suffolk County. Ciervo’s life goal of enhancing the quality of life for the aging is ongoing. His continued pursuit of higher education in this field and his endeavors to create community awareness regarding the increase of memory-impaired individuals is not only an asset but a welcome gift to his colleagues and those who benefit from his knowledge. In his spare time, Ciervo explores the Northeast on two wheels with his motorcycle club and travels the world, eager to learn about new cultures.

Christine M. Beady has over 27 years of experience in the nonprofit sector and has been Executive Director of The Chapel of Four Chaplains since 2012. She received her Associate of Business Management degree from the Community College of Philadelphia and her B.A. in Business Management from Peirce College, graduating Magna Cum Laude. Beady is a member of the Delta Mu Delta Honor Society, South Philadelphia Lions Club, Kentucky Colonels, The World Trade Association of Philadelphia. The Women’s International Shipping and Trade Association, Independence Seaport Museum, the Philadelphia Veterans Parade, the Veterans Group and Chaplains Hill Committee. Over the past six years, Beady has worked tirelessly to rebuild the organization and grow the Legion of Honor Award, the National Student Scholarship competition, the Emergency Chaplain Corps and the Veterans Outreach Programs. Beady lives in South Philadelphia with her husband and two children.

Stephen Brown is the Director of Photography for Bucks and Montgomery Living Magazine and owner of Looking Glass Photography in Perkasie. Brown has had his photography published in many local and national publications including People and US Magazine and has been featured on Entertainment Tonight, The E Channel, and on the Wedding Channel. He recently photographed the wedding of Justin Guarini and Reina Capodici for  People magazine. In addition, Brown works with many community charities including CB Cares, Alex’s Lemonade Stand, and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Brown resides in Doylestown, Pa.

Jennifer Ellsworth is CEO of Frog Pond Productions. an educational communications network established in 1999. Frog Pond Productions (FPP) is a 501(c)(3) publicly supported, tax-exempt charitable organization. Ellsworth is the co-founder of the Maasai Cultural Exchange Project (MCEP/project of FPP). Since 2005, it has provided support (through SIMOO) to Maasai in Kenya for water, education, documentary films, children’s books, safe houses for girls, greenhouses, emergency food relief and other projects. Ellsworth was a member of the Society of Certified Senior Advisors (2010 to present) and Owner/Sole Proprietor and CEO of JPE Home Care, Inc. (2009 to 2018) dba At Home Certified Senior Healthcare. She has a B.S. from Emerson College with a Television Major and worked in radio broadcasting (15 years continually on-the-air) and in cable television and video production for Suburban Cable and Comcast Cable (1995 to 2002). Ellsworth has taught at Connecticut School of Broadcasting and has lectured at Lehigh University and Penn State. She has mentored many students and adults. Ellsworth serves/has served on charitable organizations boards and advisory committees, including Vice Chair of the Board of the Twilight Wish Foundation (2010 to 2018) and President of the Board of The Mount Amwell Project (2009 to 2017). She has practiced yoga daily since 1995, is ordained as a minister (2010), and is certified in Reiki (1999).

Jerold E. Rothkoff, a practicing New Jersey and Pennsylvania attorney, is the Principal of the Rothkoff Law Group, where he dedicates his practice to serving clients in the areas of elder law, life care planning, asset protection, veterans benefits, estate planning, and long-term care advocacy.

Rothkoff has been and continues to be, an outspoken advocate for the rights of the elderly and disabled. He writes and gives presentations regularly to attorneys and other professionals about elder law. He is a frequent lecturer, speaker, and author for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Education, as well as non-profit and professional organizations. He is the former co-host of SeniorTalkRadio on AM 860 WWDB. He has made numerous other radio and television appearances in which he discussed legal rights of the elderly.

Rothkoff is the author and founder of the Rothkoff Quarterly, a newsletter of current news and issues concerning the elderly and disabled. He is also the author and editor of the South Jersey Guide to Senior and Disability Resources, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Guide to Senior and Disability Resources, as well as co-editor of Law Points for Senior Citizens, published by the New Jersey State Bar Foundation and the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Division on Aging, 2003 Edition.

He is Past President of the NJ Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and Past President of the Life Care Planning Law Firm Association. He is also the former Chair of the New Jersey Bar Association Elder and Disability Law Section, as well as a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Elder Law Section and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.

Community activities include being a member of the Board of Directors of the Twilight Wish Foundation and the Delaware Valley Stroke Council. He also is involved with the Alzheimer’s Association, as well as numerous other advocacy groups.

Rothkoff is a 1986 graduate of Syracuse University. He obtained his Juris Doctor degree in 1993 from the Widener University School of Law and began work at a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania law firm. In February 2000, he opened his own elder law practice.

Outside of his elder law practice, Rothkoff and his wife, Erica, keep busy with their five children, eighteen-year-old identical twin girls, Liza and Julia, fourteen-year-old fraternal twin boys, Evan and Gregory, and six-year-old Aitan.

Barbara Traub worked for 50 years at Holland Enterprises, Inc., for her father, C.W. Schrenk, a builder and developer in Bucks County and the surrounding areas. She handled multiple duties including secretary, job supervisor, directing of construction crews and meeting with customers in customizing the home of their dreams. At the end of 2017, the business came to a close and she retired, to a point. Traub is a very involved person and has also worked at Freedom General Contracting since 2008 as a payroll and financial secretary. She currently serves as a Board Member on The C.W. Schrenk Family Foundation which is a tri-state foundation helping to better the lives of children and families who are physically, mentally, socially, financially and religiously deprived for reasons beyond their control. In October of 2006, Traub received a House of Representatives Citation and Governors Award as an outstanding citizen recognizing her volunteer service with the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. In addition, she also traveled twice to Mississippi to assist with rebuilding efforts after Hurricane Katrina and to help the survivors put their lives back together. Traub has served on the Twilight Wish board since early 2010. She has lived in the Doylestown area for 41 years.

Lori Woodward has been a sales and marketing professional in the senior housing industry since 1992 and is currently Senior Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and Public Relations of ACTS Retirement-Life Communities. Prior to her position at ACTS, Woodward was C.E.O. of Hamlyn Senior Marketing. She is a past board member of the New Jersey Assisted Living Council and a past committee member of the New Jersey Association of Not-For-Profit Homes for the Aging. Woodward lives in Yardley, Pa., with her family.