March 6th, 2025

We had a great time introducing our community businesses to Dementia Friendly B/CS last week at our Dementia Friendly Corporate Kickoff Event!

 

At the event we discussed a variety of resources and ways local businesses can help make our community more dementia friendly! Thank you to our Dementia Friendly board, as well as our presenters and panelists!

 

• Linda Zapata, Kristen Martinelli, and Latisha Alexander, MIR Senior Care Consultants, Inc. - https://mircareconsultants.com/

• Sabrina Strawn, Alzheimer’s Association - alz.org

• Gail Snider, Dementia Friendly Fort Worth

• Joie Ford, Hudson Creek Alzheimer’s Special Care Center - https://shorturl.at/nDtEy

• Melissa Benn, Benn Law Firm - www.mytexaslawyer.net

• Amber Neel, LMSW, Brazos County Area Agency on Aging - https://www.bvcog.org/programs/area-agency-on-aging

• Nita Pollak – Caregiver panelist

• Lindsey Armstrong, MSRLS, SE-ASNMT, St. Joseph Health WellFIT program

• Michele Buenger, RN, BSN, CSA®, NBC-HWC, The Contribution Key, LLC - https://www.thecontributionkey.com/

• Mayor Pro Tem Mark Smith, City of College Station

• Councilmember Marca Ewers-Shurtleff, City of Bryan

• Dr. Marcia Ory, Texas A&M School of Public Health

• Diana Salha, Olera Care

• Junhyoung Kim, PHD, CTRS, Texas A&M School of Public Health

• Xi Chen, Texas A&M College of Architecture

• Texas A&M Center for Community Health and Aging, for providing lunch!

 

We sincerely appreciate your time and commitment to building a more inclusive, dementia-friendly community. Your support and commitment are invaluable in helping us create a more compassionate and accessible environment for those living with dementia and their caregivers. 

 

Click here to become a Dementia Friend! ​

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