Speaker Series and Events

Energize your life! Learn why your feet are a foundation for your good health and the importance of properly sized footwear in maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Speakers: Jane Alred is an Occupational Therapist and co-owner of 1^st Place Sports with her husband, Doug.  She has taken many continuing education courses on lower extremity biomechanics and good walking and running form seminars.  Established in 1978, 1^st Place Sports has five stores in northeast Florida and specializes in fitting people with the proper shoe for their foot type. Dr. Eric Shultz, DPM, has been practicing foot and ankle sports medicine in Jacksonville for 28 years. He is board certified with the American Board of Podiatric Orthopedics and has achieved fellowship status by the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine. He has been helping people walk, runners run, ballet dancers dance, and others remain fit and pain free from age eight to eighty.

A booming downtown, growing suburbs, and fantasy movie theaters were an uncanny backdrop to rum running and contraband liquor hawked from backrooms.  The scene was part of the fast life in Jacksonville through much of the 1920’s.  After all, in 1921 the city opened its first bridge for vehicular traffic crossing the St. Johns River.  It was hailed as “Jacksonville’s gift to Florida.”  By the mid-1920’s, the city’s Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant was cranking out autos at a price affordable to the masses, and drivers crowded streets speeding past rattling streetcars.  Flappers danced the night away as the city skyline rose higher and higher.  But suddenly the flush life went bust. These stories from nearly a century past offer a fun, but insightful review focusing on local history dramatically influenced by major national and international events.

Speaker: Emily Retherford Lisska was named the 2010 Outstanding Woman in Florida History and is in her 17^th year as Executive Director of the Jacksonville Historical Society. She led the society through the million dollar restoration of the National Register Old St. Andrew’s, now the organization’s headquarters.  Emily is also curator of the society’s Merrill Museum and a creative force behind the society’s book and film projects. Under her leadership, the 1878 St. Luke’s Hospital and adjoining Florida Casket Factory were acquired in October as repositories for the rare documents and photographs of Jacksonville history.

Energize your life! Learn why your feet are a foundation for your good health and the importance of properly sized footwear in maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Speakers: Jane Alred is an Occupational Therapist and co-owner of 1^st Place Sports with her husband, Doug.  She has taken many continuing education courses on lower extremity biomechanics and good walking and running form seminars.  Established in 1978, 1^st Place Sports has five stores in northeast Florida and specializes in fitting people with the proper shoe for their foot type. Dr. Eric Shultz, DPM, has been practicing foot and ankle sports medicine in Jacksonville for 28 years. He is board certified with the American Board of Podiatric Orthopedics and has achieved fellowship status by the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine. He has been helping people walk, runners run, ballet dancers dance, and others remain fit and pain free from age eight to eighty.

This is a remarkable story of a man who has led many lives – bullfighter, Trappist monk, U.S. Army counterintelligence agent, CIA operative, FBI agent and, finally an Episcopal priest.  Reverend Smith will discuss his memoir which highlights his 34 years of government service as a soldier, CIA Operations Officer and a FBI Agent.

What people are saying: “I could not put this book down, reading it in a single sitting…absolutely enthralling in its detail and heartfelt sentiment…touching and authentic…an amazing life!”  James Dyer, M.D.

Speaker: The Rev. J. Perry Smith is an Episcopal priest who presently serves as Canon Pastor at St. John’s Cathedral in Jacksonville.  He wrote a memoir to inspire others to a life of service. It is his first book.  Rev. Smith is currently writing “Adoption Matters” about personal stories from adoptees and parents on both sides of the adoption question.

Conquer the risks of creating a major health episode! Our speaker is committed to helping older adults with complex health needs lead healthier, more independent lives through more effective use of their medications. Succeed by realizing your goal to achieve safe, effective, appropriate medication management and use.  

Speaker: Anne Cordes, RPh, CPh was named Clinical Pharmacist at Baptist Medical Center’s AgeWell Center for Senior Health in September 2012. The AgeWell Center is a comprehensive outpatient assessment and treatment center focusing on prevention, management and treatment of multiple and complex healthcare issues experienced by older adults. Anne has a broad background in a variety of pharmacy practice settings, including experience as a long-term care Consultant Pharmacist.  She is a University of Florida College of Pharmacy top honors graduate, and recently returned to the University for additional training in comprehensive, patient-centered Medication Therapy Management (MTM).She also earned a Certification in Geriatric Pharmacy (CGP) and a Fellowship in the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (FASCP) in 2001.

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Explore the ramifications of recent health care reform legislation! The Affordable Care Act was one of the most comprehensive pieces of legislation passed by the U.S. Congress and certainly the most significant in health care since Medicare was enacted in 1965. Yet, it has been laden by controversy and challenge including at the Supreme Court level. Mr. Greene will explore the impetus of health care reform and provide an update, in light of the Supreme Court review, as we move toward 2014 when many of the provisions are scheduled to be implemented.

Speaker: Hugh Greene is the president and chief executive officer of Baptist Health. Joining Baptist Health in 1989, Mr. Greene served in several administrative positions prior to becoming CEO in 2000. In that time, Baptist Health expanded from its downtown Baptist Medical Center to five hospitals, including Wolfson Children’s Hospital. Mr. Greene has served on numerous civic and health care boards.  In addition, he has received many awards including the Excellence in Healthcare Award for establishing a healthcare clinic for the homeless and, most recently, the 2012 Humanitarian Award by OneJax. In 2007, he was inducted into the First Coast Business Hall of Fame.  Mr. Greene earned a B.A. from Wake Forest University, Masters in Health Administration from the Medical College of Virginia and a Master of Divinity from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He currently serves on the board of PSS World Medical, the Board of Trustees for the University of North Florida and was named an honorary alumnus of UNF.  Outside of Jacksonville, Mr. Greene currently serves as chair of the Florida Hospital Association Board, a member of its Executive Committee and Legislative Advocacy Committee.  He was named “Grassroots Champion” for Florida by the American Hospital Association in 2009 for his political involvement on behalf of hospitals.

A booming downtown, growing suburbs, and fantasy movie theaters were an uncanny backdrop to rum running and contraband liquor hawked from backrooms.  The scene was part of the fast life in Jacksonville through much of the 1920’s.  After all, in 1921 the city opened its first bridge for vehicular traffic crossing the St. Johns River.  It was hailed as “Jacksonville’s gift to Florida.”  By the mid-1920’s, the city’s Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant was cranking out autos at a price affordable to the masses, and drivers crowded streets speeding past rattling streetcars.  Flappers danced the night away as the city skyline rose higher and higher.  But suddenly the flush life went bust. These stories from nearly a century past offer a fun, but insightful review focusing on local history dramatically influenced by major national and international events.

Speaker: Emily Retherford Lisska was named the 2010 Outstanding Woman in Florida History and is in her 17^th year as Executive Director of the Jacksonville Historical Society. She led the society through the million dollar restoration of the National Register Old St. Andrew’s, now the organization’s headquarters.  Emily is also curator of the society’s Merrill Museum and a creative force behind the society’s book and film projects. Under her leadership, the 1878 St. Luke’s Hospital and adjoining Florida Casket Factory were acquired in October as repositories for the rare documents and photographs of Jacksonville history.

Discover how an OLLI member used recorded history, genealogical research, and family oral history, to learn about her pioneer family. This program focuses on residents of the Florida Territory prior to statehood. Located just east of Tallahassee, Monticello, Jefferson County, was founded in 1827 and soon became the home to persons from Georgia, North and South Carolina and Virginia. By-passed by the “Florida Boom,” Monticello continues to serve as home for descendants of these settlers, as well as offer a taste of early Florida. 

Speaker: AnnLee Alley recently received two Florida State Pioneer Certifications from the Florida State Genealogical Association recognizing that she is a direct descendant of two families that resided in Jefferson County, Florida prior to Florida becoming a state in March 1845. AnnLee earned a bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan College, Macon, Ga. and a master’s from Trinity College, Washington, D.C. A native Floridian, she spent her teen years living in Southside, Jacksonville, where she graduated from Landon High School.