8:00 am - 9:45 am: “Building Solutions for an Aging Community” Building Seminar
(For members of the Home Builders Association of Grand Traverse Area)
2 - 4pm: Educational Seminar (Exhibits Closed)
Session #1: 2 pm - 3 pm
“Identity Theft, Scams and Elder Abuse”
Deputy Jason Polzien
Session #2: 3 pm - 4 pm
“Reverse Mortgages-What You Need To Know”
Amy Lewis, Community Services Representative
Northwest Michigan Human Services Agency
“Legal Services for Seniors Wills, Simple Estate Planning, Guardianship and Durable Power of Attorney”
Mary Kavanaugh-Gahn, Attorney & Deputy Director
Legal Services of Northern Michigan, Inc.
Come, enjoy and learn at the 2008 Ideas for Life Senior Expo. Ideas you need to know.
Speaker Bios:
Deputy Jason Polzien, Grand Traverse Sheriff’sOffice
Deputy Polzien has been a Community Police Officer with the Grand Traverse Sheriff’s Office for eight years and works out of the Garfield Township Hall.
Amy Lewis
Amy Lewis serves as a Community Services Representative for Norhtwest Michigan Human Services Agency. Amy’s experience ranges from Foreclosure Prevention Counseling to Reverse Mortgage Counseling and conducts emergency utility assistance and eviction prevention as well. Amy has been providing counseling on Reverse Mortgages for approximately two years.
Mary Kavanaugh-Gahn
Mary Kavanaugh-Gahn is an attorney and Deputy Director of Legal Services of Northern Michigan, Inc. LSNM is a 501c3 non-profit agency that provides free legal services to indigent people living in the 35 northern counties of the state. LSNM receives grant monies from the State of Michigan Office of Services to the Aging, to provide assistance to seniors age 60 and older.
