Elder Abuse Prevention

Purpose

The Elder Abuse Prevention Task Force was established by the Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) at the Annual Planning meeting on February 26, 2018. The purpose is to work on prevention and education, mostly as it relates to economic type crimes.

Members

Barry Krischer, Chairman
CJC Vice Chairman

Sharon R. Bock, Esq.
Clerk & Comptroller
Palm Beach County

Anthony Palmieri, JD, CIA, CIGI, CIGA, CCSA
Deputy Inspector General & Chief Guardianship Investigator
Clerk & Comptroller Palm Beach County

Rob Shelt
Manager, Palm Beach County Public Safety Department
Consumer Affairs Division

Nicole Bishop
Director Justice Services,
Palm Beach County Public Safety Department,
Victim Services Division

Hugo Belanger
Casework Supervisor
Palm Beach County Community Services Department
Division of Senior Services

Officer William Dames, Sr.
President
Palm Beach County Crime Prevention Officers Association

Assistant Chief Dominick Pape
Palm Beach Gardens Police Department

Detective Erin Giannotti
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
Financial Crimes Unit

Detective Amy Thomas
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
Financial Crimes Unit

Shaun O'Neill
Supervisory Special Agent
Federal Bureau of Investigation

Adrienne Rabinowitz
Chief, Criminal Section II
US Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida
West Palm Beach Office

Jeffery Jones, Esq.
Elder Law Project
Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County

Natalie Heneks
Section Manager
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
Communications Division

Stephanie Wilson
Dispatch Supervisor
West Palm Beach Police Department

Joyce L. Engstrom
Financial Crimes Investigator
External Fraud Investigations
Wells Fargo Financial Crimes Investigations

Victoria B. Spivey
V.P. Electronic Crimes Unit Global
Financial Crimes Compliance
Bank of America

Michael J. Rachel
Chief of White Collar Crime Unit
Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office

Karen Murillo
Assistant State Attorney
White Collar Crime Unit
Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office

Clifford Brady
Social Worker
Public Defender's Office

Deborah Golden
Senior Human Services Program Specialist
Adult Protective Services
Florida Department of Children and Families

Amy McKown
Elder Crime Intervention Coordinator
Area Agency on Aging Your Aging &
Disability Resource Center
 
Mary Barnes
President  & CEO
Alzheimer's Community Care

John Sawdon
Admissions and Outreach Coordinator
The Volen Center

Linda Roman
VP of Operations
211 Palm Beach/Treasure Coast

Dr. Angela Bess
Court Education Liaison Program Manager
Palm Beach County School District