Kris is a founding member and Executive Director of Elder Voice Advocates and Elder Care IQ where she is a board member. She also owns The Links Group, a public affairs, marketing communications and public relations consulting firm.

Nancy is a Registered Nurse, RN and Public Health Nurse, PHN, with a Baccalaureate Degree from the College of St Catherine and a master’s degree in Mental Health Nursing from the University of Minnesota. 

Scott is a board member of Elder Voice Advocates and Elder Care IQ. He was instrumental in creating Elder Care IQ.

Kay was in management at Ameriprise for 14 years and became a founding member of Elder Voice Advocates after her mother was abused and neglected in an assisted living facility in Minnesota. 

Misti’s firm, Okerlund Law LLC, provides legal services to Minnesotans with disabilities and their families.  She is passionate about advocating for the human rights of Minnesotans with disabilities and other vulnerable adults in our great state.

Kathy is public policy advisor for Elder Voice Advocates. She has served as executive director for several nonprofit organizations including ElderCare Rights Alliance which housed the Metro Area Ombudsman Program under contract with the state of MN.

Eilon Caspi PhD is a Gerontologist and dementia behavior specialist. He currently works as an Assistant Research Professor at University of Connecticut.

Jean educates and empowers families to ensure that all Minnesota vulnerable adults receive safe home and long-term care. Jean became motivated to improve the long-term care system for elder Minnesotans after her own mother was abused and neglected in an assisted living facility here in Minnesota.

Suzanne Scheller is a solo practitioner with Scheller Legal Solutions LLC. She practices in the areas of elder abuse and neglect litigation, financial exploitation, elder law, elder mediation as a qualified neutral, and estate planning.