Dorothy Conway, CTRS

Dorothy Conway, CTRS is the Director of Programming at the James L. West Alzheimer Center in Fort Worth, Texas.  As a member of the James L. West team, Ms. Conway develops activity programming tailored to the needs and interests of residents at each stage of dementia.  She has a Bachelor of Science in Recreation and Leisure Studies from the University of North Texas, in Denton, TX and has over eight years experience in designing and implementing recreational programs in a long-term care setting.

Mary Dunn, RN, PhD, PHCNS-BC

Mary Dunn, RN, PhD, PHCNS-BC is an Associate Professor in Family Nursing at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSCSA) in San Antonio, TX.  She also serves as an Excellence in Care Specialist with the Alzheimer's Foundation of America to conduct on-site evaluations of dementia care settings.  Dr. Dunn’s area of expertise includes aging, cognition, and dementia and over the course of her career she has written numerous articles on these topics.

Howard Gruetzner, MEd, LPC

Howard Gruetzner, MEd, LPC serves as an Education and Family Care Specialist with the North-Central Texas Chapter-Alzheimer's Association.  He has worked in the area of Clinical Gerontology for over 33 years with special and is the author of Alzheimer's caregiving: Alzheimer's: A Caregiver's Guide and Sourcebook. His clinical work focuses on persons with early onset Alzheimer’s, restoration of personhood to people with Alzheimer's Disease and family caregivers, managing caregiver stress and depression, and the complicated bereavement process associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

Mr. Gruetzner received a BA from the University of Texas and his Master's Degree from Antioch College and is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).

Janice A. Knebl, DO, MBA, CMD, FACP, FACOI

Janice A. Knebl, DO, MBA, CMD, FACP, FACOI is the Dallas Southwest Osteopathic Physicians Endowed Chair in Clinical Geriatrics and Chief, Division of Geriatrics at the University of North Texas Health Science Center/Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Worth, Texas. She is past president of the Texas Medical Director's Association and Treasurer of AMDA. Dr. Knebl has served as the Chair of the AMDCP Board and on the AMDA Education and Finance Committees. She is a Professor of Medicine at Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine and is involved in student, resident and fellow education. She is also involved as a Medical Director of a dementia specific care center, a long term care facility that is part of a Continuing Care Retirement Community and Assisted Living Facilities. Dr. Knebl has been Principal Investigator for clinical trials on Alzheimer's Disease.

Jason E. Schillerstrom, MD

Jason Schillerstrom, MD is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA). He completed his medical school, psychiatry residency, and geriatric psychiatry fellowship at UTHSCSA. Dr. Schillerstrom is the Director of the Psychiatry Clerkship and Associate Psychiatry Program Director for Resident Research. He has developed multiple medical student teaching sites for the Regional Academic Health Center in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and is a key consultant for developing an independent resident training program. Dr. Schillerstrom established the UTHSCSA Geriatric Psychiatry Clinic that specializes in cognitive impairments and depression in elders. This clinic serves as an interdisciplinary training site for medical students, psychiatry residents, pain medicine fellows, and nurse practitioners. He is the primary investigator for an NIH supported research grant measuring the relationship between change in neuropsychological performance, functional status, and cerebral metabolism in elder cancer survivors. In addition, Dr. Schillerstrom is the primary psychiatry consultant for Texas Region 8 Adult Protective Services (APS) where he performs forensic psychiatry evaluations, is a member of the national organization's research committee, and studies cognitive correlates of decisional incapacity, self-neglect, and financial exploitation in vulnerable elders.

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