Meet the team
Steering Team Members
Steering Team members meet monthly (currently via Zoom) to brainstorm, plan, budget, and oversee initiatives to meet our mission and vision. The atmosphere is welcoming and open.
Kathey Avery, RN, BSN
Community Health Nurse & founder of the Institute for Preventive Healthcare & Advocacy (IFPHA) and of Avery Health – Education and Counseling (AHEC)
Denise Baker
Retired, potter; person living with dementia
Heather Bauer
Council on Aging of Buncombe County Executive Director
Debra Campbell
Community Sales Director at Arbor Terrace
Mary Donnelly
Memory Caregivers Network Coordinator & Teepa Snow Consultant, educator & support group leader
Kitty Hancock
RN, Retired Nurse Educator
Cathy Hebert
Gerontological Clinical Nurse Specialist, VAMC
Pat Hilgendorf
Land of Sky Area Agency on Aging Resource Coordinator
Telle King
MS Gerontology – retired Long Term Care Ombudsman
Kathleen Marshall
Physician at Golden Oak Medicine, member at large
Jan Nickerson
MBA, CCRC resident and former caregiver for 100 year old mother with dementia
Elizabeth Williams
MountainCare Executive Director
Focus areas
Committees
Education/Awareness Programs
The purpose of this committee is to develop and provide educational/awareness events related to living well with dementia. No prior teaching experience is needed as we have well developed presentations.
Engagement and Advocacy Committee
This committee focuses on designing programming for engagement of people living with dementia in everyday activities, special events, and DFWNC development. Our main focus is Memory Cafes and we collaborate with community partners to provide programming. We also advocate for the rights and well-being of people living with dementia and their care partners.
Finance Committee
This committee maintains financial accounting and reporting including creating long range financial plans and projections to increase funding proposals, grants, investments, community partnerships, and special gifts.
Communications Committee
This committee focuses on sharing our mission throughout the community. Current strategies include: distribution of the Dementia Friendly WNC brochure, maintenance of the Dementia Friendly WNC website, and press releases/ interviews with the press.
Membership Development Committee
This committee shares the DFWNC mission to recruit new members and conducts member orientations.