2010
Fielding Institute
Los Angeles California
December 2010
Harper College
Career Stimulus Program
Finding Your Passion
Summer 2010
Women Who Rule the World Conference Panelist Chicago
Summer 2010 ‐ (Invited)
American Society on Aging / National Council on Aging
March 2010
Careers in Aging
Co‐presented with Ryan Gruenefelder, AARP Illinois
2009
National Positive Aging Conference
Presentation Building a Mosaic
December 2009
Capture My Chicago
Book Release
December 2009
CAEL International Conference
Presentation on the Older Worker and Building a Center for Positive Aging
Chicago, November 18‐20, 2009
Find Your Passion ‐ Special Series
Faith Lutheran Church
Mondays, October 26 ‐ November 9
October Book Release: Refractive Thinker: Change Agents.
Chapter on the Transformational Retirement
DocMaria’s Blog Launched http://docmaria.wordpress.com
Smart Women, Smart Money
Chicago, October 15, 2009 UIC Forum
World Future’s Society Annual Meeting
Meet the Author Session
July 18 2009, Chicago, IL
Illinois State Treasurer Giannoulias Smart Women, Smart Money,
Fox Valley, June 11, 2009
Baby Boomer Women in Transition
A Community Collaboration in Ohio and Metropolitan Chicago
AARP’s Diversity and Aging in the 21st Century
Chicago, IL June 2009
Illinois Policy Academy: Civic Engagement, Learning Personal Growth and New Challenges
State Capitol, Springfield, IL
May 11
FlexOptions, Preparing for the Mature Workforce Business Roundtable
November 2008
Reinventing Your Retirement: It’s More than the Fuzzy Slipper Commute, It’s Your Money, Your Life conference,
September 2008
April 24 Illinois Consortium of Adult Accelerated Programs, Harper Illinois National Governor’s Civic Engagement Policy Academy Launch
Springfield, IL
May 11
College
2008
February‐March: Project Second Act (TM) program
National‐Louis University, Lisle, IL
March 27‐30, 2008: Project Second Act: 50+ Women’s Career
Transformation. 2008 Joint Conference of the National Council on
Aging and American Society on Aging, March : Washington, DC
April: Reinvention 4 Retirement: It’s more than the fuzzy slipper
April 13: Find Your Passion. AAUW Transitions Conference,
commute. Lisle Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon.
College of DuPage
July: Alpha Sigma Alpha national convention, New Mexico
November 5‐6, 2007 Will They Stay? Assessing the impact of a major retention
strategy for accelerated programs. Co‐presented with Philip Garber, Ph.D.
October ‐December 2007 ‐ Project Second Act (TM) ‐ National‐Louis University,
Lisle, IL . For details visit http://projectsecondact.org
October 27, 2007 ‐ A Social Response through Education: Retiring Women and
Project Second Act (TM) in Metropolitan Chicago, Illinois Sociological Association
Annual Meeting, University of Illinois at Chicago
September 27, 2007 ‐ Women at Risk: Timing, Financing, and Coping with
Retirement. 1pm Chicago Bar Association, 321 S. Plymouth Court. CBA
Seminar Ticketing at 312‐554‐2056 Click here for the resource book from this
March 2007 ‐ Reinvention 4 Retirement: A Holistic Approach to Retirement,
American Society on Aging and National Council on Aging Joint Conference,
Chicago, IL
January 2007 ‐ Continuing to Learn as We Age; National‐Louis University Presents
the Center for Positive Aging. Chicago Hospital News.
April 2006‐ Aspire to Excellence, Keynote Speaker, Eta Sigma Gamma Induction
Dinner, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Spring 2006: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall. A look at women and body image.
Phoenix magazine.
Spring 2006: Retirement Experts Never Shared. Council on Adult and
Experiential Learning publication.
June 2006 ‐ Reinvention 4 Retirement, Sisters of the Living Word, Assembly,
Arlington Heights, IL
July 2006 ‐ The Mystery of Reiki ‐ Alpha Sigma Alpha National Convention,
Boston,
January 19, 2005 ‐ The Mystery of Reiki ‐ Alpha Sigma Alpha Chicago North Alum
chapter, Elk Grove, Illinois
February 26, 2005 ‐ Balancing Life and Career, Alpha Sigma Alpha District Days,
Brookfield, Wisconsin
October 2005 ‐ The Hybrid College: Transforming the Academy for Adult
Students, Adult Higher Education Alliance, Boston, MA
November2005 ‐ The Hybrid College: Transforming the Academy for Adult
Students, Commission on Accelerated Programs, Chicago, IL
May 20, 2004 ‐ “Balancing Life and Career” National ‐Louis University, Chicago,
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Commission of Accelerated Programs Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA
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May 20, 2004 ‐ “Balancing Life and Career” National ‐Louis University, Chicago,
Illinois
June 4, 2004 ‐ F2F or Virtu@l : The Graduate School Decision American Association
of University Women, National College Student Leaders Conference, American
University, Washington, DC
June 5 & 6, 2004 ‐ Printers Row Book Fair, Chicago, iUniverse booth. Printers
Row Book Fair book signing 12‐2pm Sunday June 6th.
June 26, 2004 ‐ Book Signing, 1‐3pm ‐ This Old Book, 138 Center Street
Grayslake, Illinois
July 21‐25, 2004 ‐ Reinvention 4 Retirement Workshop ‐ R4R ‐ Alpha Sigma
Alpha National Convention, Bonita Springs, Florida
Fall 2004 ‐ The New Retirement ‐ Webster University Alumni Association, Great
Lakes Chapter, Gurnee, Illinois
October 20, 2004 ‐ The New Retirement ‐ Great Lakes Naval Training Station,
Great Lakes, Illinois
November 13, 2004 ‐ The Book Writing Process ‐ American Association of
University Women/Lake County, Educational Foundation Lunch, Mundelein,
Illinois