Regula H. Robnett, PhD, OTR/L - Director and Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of New England

Regi Robnett has 18 years of experience as an occupational therapist and over 25 years of experience working with older people in various capacities. She has worked at the University of New England for 13 years. Regi holds a PhD in Gerontology from the University of Massachusetts Boston. Her dissertation explored the cognitive changes related to aging over the course of eight years, and she plans to continue this project focusing on preclinical dementia and the correlates of both high and low cognitive functioning in old age.

Walter C. Chop, MS, RRT - Chair and Professor, Respiratory Therapy Department, Southern Maine Community College

Walter Chop has served as Chair and Professor in the Respiratory Therapy Department, at Southern Maine Community College, for the past 29 years.  During his tenure at the college he has also served as Chair of Allied Health Sciences for 22 years.  He has written numerous articles on both Gerontology and Respiratory Care.  For the past 10 years he has been a member of the American Association for Respiratory Care Gerontology Committee.