Boomer Magazine's Story

DOTSIE BREGEL

Dotsie Bregel is the Founder of the National Association of Baby Boomer Women, and www.boomerwomenspeak.com, the #1 site on all search engines for “baby boomer women.” She is a writer, speaker and expert on all issues concerning her generation of women. She is passionate about giving women a voice and empowering women at midlife. Bregel believes healing occurs when women connect, encourage and support one another in life.

LIZ DAHL

Liz is a former travel agency owner and public relations consultant who created the travel website "boomeropia" after she continued to receive calls from her friends and colleagues about booking their vacations while she was running a full-time PR firm. It became apparent that people over 50 were not being catered to when it came to travel - the trips being advertised seemed to be geared to a younger demographic and ignored the needs and desires of the more mature traveler. Not only were her friends a barometer of the current climate, but the statistics substantiated the feelings. Boomeropia compiles through research, personal experience and the experience of friends and editors, the best and most unique travel destinations, deals, tips, and information on the Web to cater to your sense of adventure and recreation.

DIANE FIELDS

Diane Fields, MS, MBA, ISSA Master Certified Fitness Trainer, Specialist in Performance Nutrition, and Fitness Therapy, is a member of Legendary Fitness, LLC, a company geared towards the special exercise and nutritional needs of baby boomers interested in redefining the aging process. As an educator and writer, Ms. Fields spreads the message of increased longevity with a high quality of life.

DENISE HAY

Denise is a professional organizer and the owner of Organized And Ready To Go based in Springfield, Mo. A member of the National Association of Professional Organizers, Hay provides services to individuals and small businesses through an initial organizational needs assessment and hands-on organizing in the home or office. Clients are assisted with filing systems, electronic files, play/toy rooms, garages/sheds, estate organizing, asset inventories, photographs, memorabilia, collections, and more.

JENNIFER KALITA

Having educated thousands of entrepreneurs in all facets of business launch, development and promotion, and backed by more than a decade of experience in international communications and business consulting, Jennifer Kalita has emerged as one of the nation’s foremost 50+ market experts. This writer, speaker and strategist serves as the Entrepreneurial Consultant & Columnist to the National Association of Baby Boomer Women, as well as a contributing writer and Creating Boomer Buzz PR columnist at Second50Years.com. Frequently interviewed by major media, Jennifer is the President of The Kalita Group, an entrepreneurial consulting company, and its 50PlusFusion.com division.

MARY PEARSALL

Mary Pearsall started her career in nursing, working in a wide variety of clinical situations including rehab, oncology and cardiac care. After seeing younger and younger patients arrive with heart attacks into the unit, she decided she wanted to help people stay healthy and avoid the ills associated with poor diet, stress and lack of exercise. She became certified as a personal trainer in 1996, and after only six months was able to quit her nursing job to devote herself to her business. She has a passion to help boomers feel great about themselves and has helped hundreds of boomers improve their health and fitness and make positive lifestyle changes and choices.

DAVE RAMSEY

Dave Ramsey is a personal money management expert, an extremely popular national radio personality and best-selling author of The Total Money Makeover. In his latest book, a follow-up of his enormously successful New York Times best-sellers Financial Peace and More Than Enough, Ramsey exemplifies his life’s work of teaching others how to be financially responsible, so they can acquire enough wealth to take care of loved ones, live prosperously into old age, and give generously to others.

GEORGIA “QUEEN JAW JAW” RICHARDSON

Southern humorist Georgia Richardson, better know as “Queen Jaw Jaw,” has been published in GRAND, Chicken Soup for the Soul magazine, Woman's World, Guidepost online, and a host of other local and national magazines. Her debut book, “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Throne,” consists of everyday life experiences with just a twist of the imagination. Her second book, an anthology, “Pink Jasper- Gems from the Journey,” was written with five other women from across the United States, Canada, and England. Amazingly, these women have never met. Writer, speaker and “gabologist,” the Queen mixes her sharp sense of humor with everyday life observations and, as the Queen says, “Every single story is true, honest injun… I'd rather walk on my lips than tell a lie.”

TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER

Terri has been reading since she was 3 years old and she never goes anywhere without a book. She lives on a hill in Wisconsin with two dogs and 11,000 books. A professional book reviewer, Schlichenmeyer reads five to seven books a week for a job that combines her passion for reading with the opportunity to work self-employed from home. Her reviews are printed in newspapers in 39 states, including the Birmingham Times and Florida Times Union, and in a number of African American papers.

DR. MARION SOMERS

Marion Somers, Ph.D., has spent the last 30 years as an elder care specialist, dispensing strategies and advice to make life easier for both caregivers and aging loved ones. A nationally recognized geriatric care manager, consultant, professor, and panelist, Dr. Somers owns and operates a private geriatric care management practice in New York City. She graduated with honors from City College in New York, and received a master’s of science degree in recreation therapy from Lehman College in New York; she received a Ph.D. degree in human and organizational development with specialization in gerontology, retirement, and special populations from the Fielding Institute in Santa Barbara, CA.