As an Older Americans Policy Analyst at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Beverly specializes in debt collection, helping older adults make critical financial decisions after the death of a spouse, and financing long-term services and supports. Beverly spent seven years practicing consumer and housing law as a legal aid attorney before joining the Bureau in 2013. She received a J.D. from Washington University School of Law and a B.A. from the State University of New York.

Brandy Bauer is Director of the Center for Benefits Access at the National Council on Aging, where she works with community organizations and state agencies across the country to promote benefits for older adults, identify strategies to improve the financial security of vulnerable seniors, and educate consumers about scams targeting older adults. She has worked in the field of aging for 11 years. Prior to that, she spent a decade in the international health and human service sectors, working on improving access to services for vulnerable and marginalized populations, including refugee and war trauma survivors in Europe, and as a humanitarian aid worker in Afghanistan.