Upcoming Speakers

Michelle Phalen serves as the Program Coordinator for the Alzheimer's Association Michigan Chapter. She collaborates with volunteers to deliver education programs and facilitate caregiver support groups throughout communities in Southeast and South-Central Michigan. She lost her four grandparents to Alzheimer’s disease, but her family did not seek help during the caregiving journey, so Michelle joined the Alzheimer's Association in December 2019 with the goal of informing those affected by dementia of the supportive resources the Alzheimer's Association offers. Prior to her role at the Alzheimer's Association, she served as a Care Coordinator at a managed care organization, connecting families to healthcare services. Michelle received her Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and International Studies from the University of Michigan. Her academic focus was public health and the environment, so she is interested in tackling barriers to care and addressing the socioeconomic factors that cause certain communities to have a greater risk of developing dementia.

Al Hodge has spent his entire career within the Plastic Industry.  He has held senior corporate management positions, engineering roles, process support and the manufacturing of plastic machinery and plastic end product with plastic based organizations; domestically and internationally.  

Hodge Plastics Group LLC is dedicated toward the education and environmentalism of plastic pollution.   The planet is choking on plastic pollution and Al Hodge wants that to stop.

Undergraduate degree with Walsh University and Master's from University of Connecticut.  Al Hodge lives in the Ann Arbor, MI area.