December 27
Name of Speaker: Nat Reiff
Title of Talks: "Caruso"
Name of Speaker: Nat Reiff
Title of Talks: "Caruso"
December 18
Name of Speakers: Recent New Members of the Old Guard
Title of Talk: "Getting To Know You"
Name of Speakers: Recent New Members of the Old Guard
Title of Talk: "Getting To Know You"
December 11
Name of Speaker: David Finch
Title of Talk: " Travelogue of His Trip to Scotland
Name of Speaker: David Finch
Title of Talk: " Travelogue of His Trip to Scotland
December 4
Name of Speaker: David Hershberg
Affiliation: Current Member of the Old Guard
Title of Talk: "Knowing What You Know Now, How Would You Have Changed the
U.S. Constitution?"
(3rd session of a 3 session series)
Name of Speaker: David Hershberg
Affiliation: Current Member of the Old Guard
Title of Talk: "Knowing What You Know Now, How Would You Have Changed the
U.S. Constitution?"
(3rd session of a 3 session series)
December 2018
November 27
Name of Speaker: David Hershberg
Affiliation: Current Member of the Old Guard
Title of Talk: "Knowing What You Know Now, How Would You Have Changed the
U.S. Constitution?"
(2nd session of a 3 session series)
Name of Speaker: David Hershberg
Affiliation: Current Member of the Old Guard
Title of Talk: "Knowing What You Know Now, How Would You Have Changed the
U.S. Constitution?"
(2nd session of a 3 session series)
November 20
Name of Speaker: Andrew P. O'Rourke
Affiliation: Education-Outreach Director, The New NY Bridge Project
Title of Talk: "Update on the Status of the Mario Cuomo Bridge Project
Name of Speaker: Andrew P. O'Rourke
Affiliation: Education-Outreach Director, The New NY Bridge Project
Title of Talk: "Update on the Status of the Mario Cuomo Bridge Project
November 13
Name of Speaker: David Hershberg
Affiliation: Current Member of the Old Guard
Title of Talk: "The U.S. Constitutional Convention, You Are There"
(1st session of a 3 session series)
Name of Speaker: David Hershberg
Affiliation: Current Member of the Old Guard
Title of Talk: "The U.S. Constitutional Convention, You Are There"
(1st session of a 3 session series)
November 6
Name of Speaker: Hon. Barry Salman
Affiliation: Retired NYS Supreme Court Judge
Title of Talk: "The Bernie Goetz Case."
Name of Speaker: Hon. Barry Salman
Affiliation: Retired NYS Supreme Court Judge
Title of Talk: "The Bernie Goetz Case."
November 2018
October 30
Name of Speaker: Bill Kuang
Affiliation: Member
Title of Talk: "And Then They Came For Us" (documentary on Japanese Interment
during WW II)
Name of Speaker: Bill Kuang
Affiliation: Member
Title of Talk: "And Then They Came For Us" (documentary on Japanese Interment
during WW II)
October 23
Name of Speaker: Anthony Enea
Affiliation: Elder Care Law
Title of Talk: "Tax Reform and Long Term Care Planning"
Name of Speaker: Anthony Enea
Affiliation: Elder Care Law
Title of Talk: "Tax Reform and Long Term Care Planning"
October 16
Name of Speaker: Douglas Lyons
Affiliation: Sports Author
Title of Talk: Baseball Stories
Name of Speaker: Douglas Lyons
Affiliation: Sports Author
Title of Talk: Baseball Stories
October 9
Name of Speaker: James Killoran
Affiliation: CEO, Habitat for Humanity
Title of Talk: "Habitat for Humanity"
Name of Speaker: James Killoran
Affiliation: CEO, Habitat for Humanity
Title of Talk: "Habitat for Humanity"
October 2
Name of Speaker: Andy Morse
Affiliation: Partner, Hightower Advisors
Title of Talk: "How the Midterm Elections Could Impact the Market"
Name of Speaker: Andy Morse
Affiliation: Partner, Hightower Advisors
Title of Talk: "How the Midterm Elections Could Impact the Market"
October 2018
September 25
Name of Speaker: Gwen Cort/Jacqui Bengonzi
Affiliation: Park Volunteers
Title of Talk: Parks in the Greater New York Area
Name of Speaker: Gwen Cort/Jacqui Bengonzi
Affiliation: Park Volunteers
Title of Talk: Parks in the Greater New York Area
September 18
Name of Speaker: Brian Harrington
Affiliation: Senior Vice-President Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center
Title of Talk: "The Special Work of the Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center"
Name of Speaker: Brian Harrington
Affiliation: Senior Vice-President Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center
Title of Talk: "The Special Work of the Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center"
September 11
Name of Speaker: Professor Jay Carlisle
Affiliation: Professor: Pace Law School
Title of Talk: "Why the NY 2017 constitutional convention proposal failed. Where
Were The Elderly Statepersons?'
Name of Speaker: Professor Jay Carlisle
Affiliation: Professor: Pace Law School
Title of Talk: "Why the NY 2017 constitutional convention proposal failed. Where
Were The Elderly Statepersons?'
September 4
Name of Speaker: Celia Munro
Affiliation: Community Outreach Manager, Volunteer New York
Title of Talk: "Volunteer NY and the Old Guard 9/11 Serve and Remember Project
Name of Speaker: Celia Munro
Affiliation: Community Outreach Manager, Volunteer New York
Title of Talk: "Volunteer NY and the Old Guard 9/11 Serve and Remember Project
September 2018
August 28
Name of Speaker: James Bunn
Affiliation: Executive Director, Senior U, Concordia College
Title of Talk: "Senior U College Courses/College Degrees for Seniors
Name of Speaker: James Bunn
Affiliation: Executive Director, Senior U, Concordia College
Title of Talk: "Senior U College Courses/College Degrees for Seniors
August 21
Name of Speaker: Greta Cohan
Affiliation: English Professor, WCC
Title of Talk: Short Story Discussion - Toni Morrison's "Recitatif"
The story is available for downloading at
https://www.cusd80.com/cms/lib/AZ01001175/Centricity/Domain/1073/Morrison_recitatifessay.doc.pdf
Name of Speaker: Greta Cohan
Affiliation: English Professor, WCC
Title of Talk: Short Story Discussion - Toni Morrison's "Recitatif"
The story is available for downloading at
https://www.cusd80.com/cms/lib/AZ01001175/Centricity/Domain/1073/Morrison_recitatifessay.doc.pdf
August 14 ***
Name of Speaker: Captain Brett White
Affiliation: Military and Naval Affairs, Citizen's Preparedness Corps (Lower Hudson
Valley)
Title of Talk: Emergency Preparedness for Senior Citizens
*** Old Guard Art Show before and after the speaker.
Name of Speaker: Captain Brett White
Affiliation: Military and Naval Affairs, Citizen's Preparedness Corps (Lower Hudson
Valley)
Title of Talk: Emergency Preparedness for Senior Citizens
*** Old Guard Art Show before and after the speaker.
August 7
Name of Speakers: Recent New Members of the Old Guard
Title of Talk: "Getting To Know You"
Name of Speakers: Recent New Members of the Old Guard
Title of Talk: "Getting To Know You"
August 2018
July 31
Name of Speaker: Alan I. Bey
Affiliation: Professor Mercy College and NY Medical College and President,
Premier Health Programs, Inc.
Title of Talk: " Medicare Fraud and Its Prevention"
Name of Speaker: Alan I. Bey
Affiliation: Professor Mercy College and NY Medical College and President,
Premier Health Programs, Inc.
Title of Talk: " Medicare Fraud and Its Prevention"

July 24
Name of Speaker: Gary Stern
Affiliation: Engagement and Opinions Editor, Journal News
Title of Talk: "The Changing Market for Newspapers, Especially
Local Papers"
Name of Speaker: Gary Stern
Affiliation: Engagement and Opinions Editor, Journal News
Title of Talk: "The Changing Market for Newspapers, Especially
Local Papers"
July 17
Name of Speaker: Robin Poses Markell
Affiliation: Gilda's Club of Westchester (one of the founders)
Title of Talk: "Gilda's Club Westchester, Caring Support for Cancer Patients and
their Families."
Name of Speaker: Robin Poses Markell
Affiliation: Gilda's Club of Westchester (one of the founders)
Title of Talk: "Gilda's Club Westchester, Caring Support for Cancer Patients and
their Families."
July 10
Name of Speaker: Dora Galacatos
Affiliation: Executive Director, Feerick Center for Social Justice
Title of Talk: "Immigration, what is going on at the family-detention center in Dilley,
Texas"
Name of Speaker: Dora Galacatos
Affiliation: Executive Director, Feerick Center for Social Justice
Title of Talk: "Immigration, what is going on at the family-detention center in Dilley,
Texas"
July 3
Name of Speaker: Ron Jensen
Title of Talk: "Timely Topics for all - The loss of civility = What can be done about
it?"
Name of Speaker: Ron Jensen
Title of Talk: "Timely Topics for all - The loss of civility = What can be done about
it?"
July 2018
June 26
Name of Speaker: Lee Fadem (World War II Veteran)
Title of Talk: "World War II in the Pacific and My Recent Tour of the South Pacific
islands"
Name of Speaker: Lee Fadem (World War II Veteran)
Title of Talk: "World War II in the Pacific and My Recent Tour of the South Pacific
islands"
June 19
Name of Speaker: David Finch
Title of Talk: "Venice Travelog"
Picnic to follow
Name of Speaker: David Finch
Title of Talk: "Venice Travelog"
Picnic to follow
June 12
Name of Speaker: Madeline Finesmith
Affiliation: JCY West. Comm. Partners
Title of Talk: "Summer Reading Buddies"
Name of Speaker: Madeline Finesmith
Affiliation: JCY West. Comm. Partners
Title of Talk: "Summer Reading Buddies"
June 5
Name of Speakers: Recent New Members of the Old Guard
Title of Talk: "Getting To Know You"
Name of Speakers: Recent New Members of the Old Guard
Title of Talk: "Getting To Know You"
June 2018
May 29
Name of Speaker: Leonard Rodberg
Affiliation: Professor Emeritas and past Chairmanof Urban Studies Dept., Queens
College; Co-Director Infoshare Community Data Service
Title of Talk: "New York Healthcare Act"
Name of Speaker: Leonard Rodberg
Affiliation: Professor Emeritas and past Chairmanof Urban Studies Dept., Queens
College; Co-Director Infoshare Community Data Service
Title of Talk: "New York Healthcare Act"

May 22
Name of Speaker: Ken Jenkins
Affiliation: Deputy County Executive
Title of Talk: "Issues Facing the County."
Name of Speaker: Ken Jenkins
Affiliation: Deputy County Executive
Title of Talk: "Issues Facing the County."
May 15
Name of Speaker: Angela Katz
Affiliation: Westchester Medical Center
Title of Talk: "Fall Prevention"
Name of Speaker: Angela Katz
Affiliation: Westchester Medical Center
Title of Talk: "Fall Prevention"
May 8
Name of Speaker: Nat Reiff
Title of Talk: Juissi Bjorling - Tenor
Name of Speaker: Nat Reiff
Title of Talk: Juissi Bjorling - Tenor
May 1
Name of Speaker: Nat Reiff
Title of Talk: Juissi Bjorling - Tenor
Name of Speaker: Nat Reiff
Title of Talk: Juissi Bjorling - Tenor
May 2018
April 24
Name of Speaker: Dennis Kenny
Title of Talk: "The Mississippi Project, Legal Support for Civil Rights in Mississippi
during the Kennedy Administration."
Name of Speaker: Dennis Kenny
Title of Talk: "The Mississippi Project, Legal Support for Civil Rights in Mississippi
during the Kennedy Administration."
April 17
Name of Speaker: Richard Danzker
Affiiliation: Director Sales and Marketing, The Knolls
Title of Talk: "The Knolls
Name of Speaker: Richard Danzker
Affiiliation: Director Sales and Marketing, The Knolls
Title of Talk: "The Knolls

April 10
Name of Speaker: Jennifer Ratner
Affiliation: Audiology Associates of Westchester
Title of Talk: "Hearing Loss"
Name of Speaker: Jennifer Ratner
Affiliation: Audiology Associates of Westchester
Title of Talk: "Hearing Loss"
April 3
Name of Speaker: Dean David Yassky
Affiliation: Dean. Pace Law School
Title of Talk: "The Second Amendment and Gun Control"
Name of Speaker: Dean David Yassky
Affiliation: Dean. Pace Law School
Title of Talk: "The Second Amendment and Gun Control"
April 2018
March 27
Name of Speakers: Garry Klein and Steven Geiger
Title of Talk: Recent Residential and Commercial Real Estate Trends in
Westchester County
Name of Speakers: Garry Klein and Steven Geiger
Title of Talk: Recent Residential and Commercial Real Estate Trends in
Westchester County
March 20
Name of Speaker: Laura Himmelstein
Affiliation: Director, Caregiver's (White Plains Hospital)
Title of Talk: The WPH Caregiver's Center and its Services
Name of Speaker: Laura Himmelstein
Affiliation: Director, Caregiver's (White Plains Hospital)
Title of Talk: The WPH Caregiver's Center and its Services
March 13
Name of Speaker: Katherine Clarke, MSW FSW
Title of Talk: The Gatekeeper Program
Name of Speaker: Katherine Clarke, MSW FSW
Title of Talk: The Gatekeeper Program
March 6
Name of Speaker: Prof. Vanessa Merton
Title of Talk: "Immigration"
Name of Speaker: Prof. Vanessa Merton
Title of Talk: "Immigration"
March 2018
February 27
Name of Speaker: Susanna Sussman
Affiliation: Executive Director of Meals-On-Wheels White Plains
Name of Speaker: Susanna Sussman
Affiliation: Executive Director of Meals-On-Wheels White Plains
February 20
Name of Speaker: Joanne Auerbach
Title of Talk: "Stay Well By Feeling Good"
About the Speaker:
Joanne Auerbach, M. A., is a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, and was for 39 years director of Therapeutic Recreation at the Burke Rehabilitation Hospital in White Plains. There she was instrumental in the development of a Relaxation Therapy program and an award-winning Humor Therapy program.
Knowledgeable and competent in mind/body techniques, Joanne assisted patients to realize the strengths within them. She has studied polarity, reflexology, guided imagery, integrative imagery, and a variety of stress-management techniques. Since her retirement five years ago, she has done numerous presentations for professional and lay groups. However, she has mostly been busy putting into practice what she preached for so many years.
Joanne believes that a positive attitude and a balanced leisure lifestyle are as important to well-being as exercise and good nutrition.
Name of Speaker: Joanne Auerbach
Title of Talk: "Stay Well By Feeling Good"
About the Speaker:
Joanne Auerbach, M. A., is a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, and was for 39 years director of Therapeutic Recreation at the Burke Rehabilitation Hospital in White Plains. There she was instrumental in the development of a Relaxation Therapy program and an award-winning Humor Therapy program.
Knowledgeable and competent in mind/body techniques, Joanne assisted patients to realize the strengths within them. She has studied polarity, reflexology, guided imagery, integrative imagery, and a variety of stress-management techniques. Since her retirement five years ago, she has done numerous presentations for professional and lay groups. However, she has mostly been busy putting into practice what she preached for so many years.
Joanne believes that a positive attitude and a balanced leisure lifestyle are as important to well-being as exercise and good nutrition.
February 13
Speakers: Recent New Members
Title: Getting To Know You
Speakers: Recent New Members
Title: Getting To Know You

February 6
Name of Speaker: Marjorie C. Miller
Affiliation: Purchase College, SUNY
Title of Talk: "The Korean Pennsula: a brief history and the
current situation."
About the Speaker:
Marjorie C Miller is Professor Emerita of Philosophy, Asian Studies, and Women’s Studies at Purchase College, SUNY. She received the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching from the State University of New York. Professor Miller was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship for two years living, teaching and doing research in China. She has returned to China many times to give lectures in Peking University, Tsing-Hua University, Fudan University, and many others. More recently, she received a Fulbright Senior Scholar award for the Republic of Korea, where she lived for a year, taught at Pusan National University, lectured at various sites around the country, and continued her research. She lives in Westchester and has been lecturing to various groups of adults since retiring from the College in 2012.
Name of Speaker: Marjorie C. Miller
Affiliation: Purchase College, SUNY
Title of Talk: "The Korean Pennsula: a brief history and the
current situation."
About the Speaker:
Marjorie C Miller is Professor Emerita of Philosophy, Asian Studies, and Women’s Studies at Purchase College, SUNY. She received the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching from the State University of New York. Professor Miller was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship for two years living, teaching and doing research in China. She has returned to China many times to give lectures in Peking University, Tsing-Hua University, Fudan University, and many others. More recently, she received a Fulbright Senior Scholar award for the Republic of Korea, where she lived for a year, taught at Pusan National University, lectured at various sites around the country, and continued her research. She lives in Westchester and has been lecturing to various groups of adults since retiring from the College in 2012.
February 2018
January 30
Name of Speaker: Maggie Traynor
Affiliation: Family Services of Westchester
Title of Talk: "Reconnect"
Name of Speaker: Maggie Traynor
Affiliation: Family Services of Westchester
Title of Talk: "Reconnect"
January 23
Name of Speaker: Maria Luigia Perenze
Affiliation: Worked for UNICEF in Senegal
Title of Talk: She will be talking to us about what it is like in Africa (especially
Senegal) today and what it is like to live there.
Name of Speaker: Maria Luigia Perenze
Affiliation: Worked for UNICEF in Senegal
Title of Talk: She will be talking to us about what it is like in Africa (especially
Senegal) today and what it is like to live there.
January 16
Name of Speaker: Prof. Venessa Merton
Title of Talk: "Recent Policy Changes in Immigration and Its Effects on Society At
Large."
Name of Speaker: Prof. Venessa Merton
Title of Talk: "Recent Policy Changes in Immigration and Its Effects on Society At
Large."

January 9
Name of Speaker: Prof. Michael Mushlin
Affiliation: Pace University
Title of Talk: "Solitary Confinement: Human Rights Violation, Public
Health Threat."
Name of Speaker: Prof. Michael Mushlin
Affiliation: Pace University
Title of Talk: "Solitary Confinement: Human Rights Violation, Public
Health Threat."
January 2
Name of Speaker: George Latimer
Induction of Officers and presentation
Name of Speaker: George Latimer
Induction of Officers and presentation
January 2018
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