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Member Spotlight – Lisa Smith

April 17, 2020 — Meet Lisa Smith. Lisa is a new member of ALCA, and she practices in Charlottesville, VA, and the counties of Albemarle, Fluvanna and Nelson. Lisa reports she began her health care career in skilled nursing facilities. She fell in love with the residents and continued to visit until they passed away. She knew she would... Read More

Member Spotlight – Fred Jung

April 17, 2020 — Please welcome Fred Jung of Blue Ridge Elder Care Advisors, LLC in Central Virginia. Fred is a new member and is a solo practitioner. He has had a career-long focus on adults and the elderly, and management of their care. He specializes in addressing systemic health care needs and issues, and is especially passionate about... Read More

Member Spotlight – Kiralie Konde

March 25, 2020 — Kiralie Konde, MSS, LSW, C-ASWCM is a new ALCA member who practices in Philadelphia and parts of New Jersey, specifically the counties of Philadelphia, Delaware, Chester, Bucks and Montgomery in Pennsylvania, and Camden and Gloucester in New Jersey. She is the owner and sole practitioner of Generation Crossroads, LLC. Since becoming a social worker, Kiralie... Read More

Member Spotlight – Meg Pemberton

March 24, 2020 — Meet Meg Pemberton, MHA, BSN, RN, CSA of ElderCare Connections. Meg practices in Fredericksburg, Virginia, including the counties of Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania and Stafford. She tells us that as a Registered Nurse, she has always had a passion for seniors. Even as she navigated her own parent’s journey, she feels fortunate to have had... Read More

Member Spotlight – Pam Reynolds

March 24, 2020 — Please welcome Pam Reynolds, CMC to Mid-Atlantic ALCA. Pam is President of Allegiance Aging Care Services in Northern Virginia. She co-owns a company that also provides home care and physician house calls. She reports that while her company does provide support to those living in senior communities, their primary focus is helping those who want... Read More

Member Spotlight – Jihan Starr

July 30, 2018 — Meet Jihan Starr, of Davenport Senior Connections, LLC. Jihan is a solo practitioner who practices throughout the DC Metropolitan area, including Montgomery County and Prince George’s County in Maryland, and Northern Virginia. Jihan was led to Aging Life Care through the experience with her grandparents, as well as wanting to help others in healthcare. She... Read More

Member Spotlight – Aimee Lynn Curry

July 30, 2018 — Please join us in welcoming Aimee Lynn Curry, MSW, of SAGE Care Advisors, to the Aging Life Care Association. Aimee and her partner and co-founder, Debbie Thomas, practice in Montgomery, Chester and Delaware Counties. As Aimee explains it, she and her partner Debbie, were Medical Social Workers with Main Line Health for many years before... Read More

Member Spotlight – Debbie Thomas

July 30, 2018 — Welcome to new Aging Life Care Professional Debbie Thomas of SAGE Care Advisors. Debbie and her co-founder and partner, Aimee Lynn Curry, practice in Delaware, Montgomery, and Chester Counties, and the Main Line. Debbie tells us she was a medical social worker for ten years, providing counseling and discharge planning. She is knowledgeable about the... Read More

Congratulations to Mid-Atlantic Outstanding Member Award Winner, Buckley Fricker

May 10, 2016 — We are pleased to announce Buckley Fricker, Mid-Atlantic Treasurer, has received the 2016 Outstanding Chapter Member Award. Buckley was recognized during the Awards ceremony at the ALCA National conference in April. Buckley has served as our chapter treasurer for three years. When she assumed this position, she over hauled our bookkeeping system and streamlined our budgeting process. Buckley has kept the board of directors informed and accountable for the financial health of the chapter, and does so with clarity and focus. Buckley devotes countless volunteer hours to her position as treasurer and truly deserves to this recognition for her contributions of time and talent.

Member Spotlight: Sharon Dickol

February 5, 2016 — Delaware might be a little state but is not to be forgotten in the Mid- Atlantic region of the Aging Life Care Association. There are currently just three Aging Life Care Professionals in the state of Delaware to be more precise! All are located in New Castle County, where the largest concentration of older adults... Read More