Occupation: Director of Development and Education
Education:
High School Diploma
Certifications:
Certified Montessori Dementia Care Professional (CMDCP), International Council of Dementia Care Practitioner (ICCDP); Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP); Recovery Support Peer Specialist Texas (RSPSTX); Certified Activity Director California (CADCA), Activities Director Association of California; Certified Peer Support Worker (CPSW)
Career:
Family Empowerment Outreach Officer, Serna Solutions (2021-Present)
Director of Development and Education/Director of Client Engagement, WalkThru.Live (2020-Present)
Running Coach, Alzheimer’s Fitness, Self-employed Fitness Trainer (2012-2021)
Activities Director, Fitness Ninja, Sunshine Retirement Living (2017-2020)
Director of Resident Engagement, Poet’s Walk, A Spring Hills Memory Care Community (2017)
5k Coach, Feet, Incorporated (2013-2014)
Training, Champion Taekwondo (2003-2013)
Activities Director, The Rose of Poway (2010-2012)
Career Related:
Customer Relations Manager, Perfection Honda Rolls Royce (1994-1996); Lead Percussion Clinician, Belen High School (1992-1996)
Civic:
Member, Volunteer, Austin Dog Alliance; Volunteer, Recovery Support Peer Specialist, Recovery Peer Support Program, Community for Recovery
Creative Works:
Featured, Austin Dog Alliance, Austin Women’s Magazine (2018-2019)
Awards:
Honoree, Life Builders’ Luncheon, Jewish Community Center/Community for Recovery, Austin, TX (2017)
Memberships:
Volunteer, National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners (2022-Present); Member, Drum Corps International; Member, Alzheimer’s Impact Movement (AIM); Member, Alzheimer’s Congressional Bipartisan Committee for Residents’ Rights; Webinar Presenter, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Family:
Mother of Jonathan and Haver
