William E. Mansbach, PhD, is the founder and chief executive officer of Mansbach Health Tools LLC, which supports the BCAT Research Center. He is also the chief executive officer and president of CounterPoint Health Services, a multidisciplinary behavioral health-care company specializing in geriatrics. For many years, he was the chief operating officer of the largest geriatric behavioral health-care company in the United States specializing in long-term care. Prior to this, he was cofounder and chief executive officer of Comprehensive Geriatric Services, a Maryland-based company providing behavioral health services to residents in long-term care settings. Dr. Mansbach has an international reputation as a researcher, clinician, and consultant in the field of aging. He was a pioneer in the development of memory clinics and is the creator of the BCAT systems, which integrate cognitive tests, interventions, and dementia prevention programs. Dr. Mansbach’s most recent peerreviewed articles can be found here: https://www.thebcat.com/bcat-research-center

Steven P. Simmons, MD, is a board-certified internist who received his bachelor of science degree with high honors from the University of Tennessee in 1989 and his medical degree from the University of Tennessee in 1993. He completed his residency at St. Joseph Hospital in Denver, Colorado, and in 1996 was selected by his peers to receive the Dr. Annie Yee Johnson Memorial Award for compassion and professionalism. Dr. Simmons spent twelve years working in primary and urgent care at Kaiser Permanente before joining DocTalker in 2008, where he spearheaded the practice’s house-call program. He now is the Associate Medical Director of Allegiance Physician House Calls serving the greater DC area.  He is a member of the American Geriatric Society and Academy of Home Care Physicians, and  he presents frequently on providing medical care to the homebound with house calls. 

Jodi Lyons is an eldercare expert who helps older adults and those with special needs find the care they need throughout the country. An ardent patient advocate, Ms. Lyons helps people navigate the complicated and often convoluted system, identify what they need, and learn how to create an action plan. She is a graduate of Brandeis University and a former president of the university’s Washington, DC, alumni association. She was on the executive committee of the Alzheimer’s Association, National Capital Area and was an Alzheimer’s Association ambassador to Capitol Hill. Ms. Lyons is a writer for and industry advisor to Telemedicine magazine and a contributor to Startup Health Magazine. In addition to co-authoring Brain Health As You Age, she also wrote the award-winning book The Smart Person’s Guide to Eldercare to empower and educate consumers, make sense of a complex system, and highlight some of the humor that can be found even in the most challenging times as we grow older.