Miles McNeeley
Director of Elder Abuse Prevention
WISE & Healthy Aging
Together for Empowerment, Knowledge, & Support
STRATEGY • STRENGTH • SECURITY
This virtual forum will be held using Zoom video conferencing software
Featured Speakers: ALISA ANDERSON, Elder Abuse Prevention Advocate, Bet Tzedek; DIEGO CARTAGENA, President & CEO, Bet Tzedek
Featured Speakers: TAYLOR AMSTUZ, Equal Justice Works Elder Justice Program Fellow, Bet Tzedek; DANIEL LEWIS, Equal Justice Works Elder Justice Program Fellow, Bet Tzedek
Featured Speakers: MONICA MOORE, Community Health Program Manager, Mary S. Easton Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research, UCLA; ANGIE MORAN, Manager of Family Services, East Los Angeles Service Center, Alzheimer’s Los Angeles
Featured Speakers: KIM SELFON, In-Home Supportive Services & Medi-Cal Policy Specialist, Bet Tzedek; GAYLE TAMLER, In-Home Supportive Services & Medi-Cal Attorney, Bet Tzedek
Featured Speaker: MILES MCNEELEY, Director of Elder Abuse Prevention, WISE & Healthy Aging
Featured Speaker: ALISA ANDERSON, Elder Abuse Prevention Advocate, Bet Tzedek
Community Health Program Manager
Mary S. Easton Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research, UCLA
Manager of Family Services
East Los Angeles Service Center
Alzheimer’s Los Angeles
Download the WEAAD Zoom background and use it during our annual event.
The 3rd Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day recording and relevant materials will be made available post-event.
For optimal viewing, please ensure you have downloaded the most up-to-date version of Zoom:
Download Zoom HERE
Questions? Please reach out to Alisa Anderson at aanderson@bettzedek.org
Join Bet Tzedek in its work - there are endless ways for you to contribute. Find one that’s right for you and get involved today.
Miles McNeeley, MSW is the Director of Elder Abuse Prevention at WISE & Healthy Aging, a non-profit agency serving older adults in Los Angeles and San Bernardino County. He manages educational and advocacy campaigns throughout LA County tasked to promote elder justice and prevent abuse. Mr. McNeeley leads the Holistic Elder Abuse Response Team, a victim advocacy program providing case management, individual counseling, support groups, legal advocacy, and crisis intervention to older adults experiencing mistreatment.
Mr. McNeeley has devoted much of his career to community-based advocacy, public health, and social work. Prior to joining WISE, he conducted behavioral health research, and led community engagement initiatives and health education campaigns at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.
Alisa Anderson has over 30 years of experience conducting complex, Felony Criminal Investigations, and Administrative Investigations violating the California Insurance Code, Business & Professional Code, Penal Code, and a variety of State and Federal laws and regulations. In addition, she has partially written and worked Legislation committee for SB488 Public Adjusters Reform laws in 2017, on behalf of the California Department of Insurance. She has provided public education to seniors, law enforcement, and Los Angeles County Senior facilities. She currently works as Bet Tzedek’s Elder Abuse Prevention Advocate, conducting outreach in the community, educating seniors about elder abuse, financial scams, where to seek assistance, and how to protect themselves and peers from abuse and neglect. Building and strengthening relationships with key community partners, senior centers, synagogues, County, State, social services, and APS. She recruits and supervises a cohort of senior volunteers expanding the agency’s reach in delivering outreach and education throughout Los Angeles County. Alisa collaborates with program and development staff to evaluate program efficacy.
Taylor Amstutz graduated from Pepperdine School of Law with the goal of using her education to be an effective advocate for those whose voices need to be heard. As an Equal Justice Works Elder Justice Program Fellow at Bet Tzedek, she works to empower older adults through network building, self-help assistance, direct representation, community education, and outreach. In her role as a fellow, Taylor is grateful for the opportunity to use her passion for advocacy and empowerment to address the multifaceted issue of elder abuse.
Daniel Lewis is an Equal Justice Works Fellow on Bet Tzedek’s Elder Justice team. Daniel’s work focuses on preventing elder abuse and preserving homeownership by protecting elders from housing-related fraud. Daniel also works on Bet Tzedek’s self-help Elder Abuse Restraining Order Clinic providing assistance to victims of elder abuse in Los Angeles. Daniel previously worked on Bet Tzedek’s Impact Team protecting homeowners from abuses by the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program.
Monica Moore, MSG is the Community Health Program Manager for the Mary S. Easton Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research at UCLA and the Co-Director, Training and Education Activities, UCLA- California Alzheimer’s Disease Center. She has worked in the field of aging and Alzheimer’s disease for 20 years focusing on community education and outreach and caregiver support. She holds a Master’s Degree in Gerontology from California State University Long Beach and a certificate in Gerontology from Sonoma State University.
Angie Moran started working for Alzheimer’s Los Angeles in December of 2015, and serves as the Manager of Family Services at the East Los Angeles Service Center. Angie provides guidance and supportive services to families that are caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or related dementias. Angie has a unique role at Alzheimer’s Los Angeles, in that she is part of the Care Counseling team and is able to provide counseling and case management to caregivers and families, but also part of the Education team where she is able to provide caregiver educational trainings to the community to help bring awareness of disease and available community resources. Angie also manages a Spanish language support group where she is able to assist caregivers and offer support and help them become better caregivers for their loved one. Angie has also been able to be a part of the development of Spanish training videos and Spanish language curriculum to offer to the Latino community.
Angie graduated with a Master’s in Psychology from Cal State Los Angeles with her background experience focused in the fields of Mental Health and Behavioral Health.
Prior to working at Alzheimer’s Los Angeles, she worked at Royale Therapeutic Residential Center and also worked for the Department of Public Social Services. Angie has worked with a variety of multicultural and diverse communities and enjoys helping families in different aspects to better their life.
Kim Selfon, a paralegal at Bet Tzedek Legal Services, specializes in providing assistance to caregivers and their families on legal issues. She assists families in navigating the maze of public benefits, helps them plan for long term care services and specializes in maximizing consumers’ In-Home Supportive Services hours. Through legal and legislative advocacy, community partnerships and education, she develops and promotes policies to improve the quality of life and community care options for disabled persons, older adults and caregivers. She is also a frequent lecturer to community and professional organizations.
Gayle Tamler has been a practicing attorney for decades in various areas of the law, from Criminal Courts to Civil Litigation. She is currently in her dream job helping to improve the health and lives of the low-income seniors and disabled persons in the Los Angeles Community. As an In-Home Supportive Services/Medi-Cal attorney, she assists clients to obtain Medi-Cal, and this benefit allows access to In-Home Supportive Services. The ability to provide this assistance for clients can allow elders to remain safely in their homes. Along with her colleagues, Gayle also works to support and author state legislation to improve the lives of all Californians and the people they serve.