Terry and Jim began their Adult Education careers in 1995 while living in Sarasota, Florida. They worked for the Sarasota Adult and Community Ed Program for 10 years while living in Sarasota and then continued to teach for them until 2019 commuting about once a month.

Terry and Jim began their Adult Education careers in 1995 while living in Sarasota, Florida. They worked for the Sarasota Adult and Community Ed Program for 10 years while living in Sarasota and then continued to teach for them until 2019 commuting about once a month.

Dan Willcox was (and is) a big fan of Bob Ross's show, "The Joy of Painting", on PBS (and currently on many streaming services and YouTube) for many years as a boy and teenager but never picked up a brush and really had little to no interest in art.

Ellen Wiss is a Life and Wellness Coach, Certified by the Health Coach Institute. She is also a Certified Happy for No Reason Trainer. After earning an MBA at The Wharton School, Ellen worked for many years in global life science and energy companies as a people, project, and process improvement manager and as an independent consultant guiding and supporting US startup companies.

Peter Wood co-founded the Mind and Motion (M&M) Parkinson's Support Network, and conducts education and support classes for Parkinson's patients and caregivers, collaborating with the Neuro Challenge Foundation for Parkinson's.

Dr. Don Wyman is a veteran of the US Army and has 22 years of service with the Central Intelligence Agency. Wyman uses this rich background combined with his extensive studies and research in American History to create unique lectures.

Kristina arrived at Elder Options in August of 2018. She has worked in the medical and event planning field for 25+ years within the Gainesville community. She is a Gator grad and hobbies include: running, family time and staying involved in her local community. She is originally from the Big State of Texas!

Walt Young has worked at National Park Service sites since 2017, and in his second year as a Park Guide at Fort Sumter & Fort Moultrie. This is his fifth park - all related to the Civil War, but all with unique learning opportunities from throughout American history. Walt is a voracious reader, Baltimore sports fan, and occasional runner.

Bob Zannelli earned enough credits for Bachelor of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering Technology and Nuclear Engineering Technology. He spent six years in the Navy as a Nuclear Reactor operator and 27 years working in the nuclear industry on process control and instrumentation, reactor safety systems and radiation monitoring. As an avocation, he worked with Dr.