Empower Parkinson’s Inc: The Past, The Present and the Future

Speaker(s): Patrick VanBeveren, DPT, MA and Marlene Reinmann

Patrick VanBeveren DPT, MA is a nationally recognized physical therapist with over 49 years of experience.  He has been a co-investigator on research papers and co-authored a book chapter on Exercise Prescription for Older Adults.  He is a certified Rock Steady Boxing coach and founder of RSB Syracuse.  He is also the founder of Empower Parkinson, Inc. and serves as the Executive Director of the not-for-profit.  He is a certified Tai Chi instructor.  As well as performing administrative duties for Empower he instructs classes on a daily basis.  He is a former President of the New York Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association and has served on numerous national professional committees.

Marlene Reinmann has volunteered with The Parkinson Education and Support Program of CNY and has Chaired this wonderful Conference for the last 9 years.  She’s a graduate of SUNY Cortland and has spent her 20-plus- year career working with seniors in the CNY community.