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Author: 
Kim Warchol, President and Founder of DCS at CPI 

The below leaders have earned our Dementia Capable Care Specialist (DCCS) Credential (and have agreed to have their name listed in our online registry).  

These leaders have earned this recognition by successfully completing one of the two programs taught by a Dementia Care Specialists Global Professional Instructor, through a combination of online learning modules and a live virtual training session. 

  • Dementia Capable Care, 2nd Edition Certified Instructor training program (10 hrs. of training) 
  • Dementia Capable Care Specialist Credential program (8 hrs. of training) 

  Successful completion includes: 

  • Application of the content through a variety of classroom activities. 
  • Scoring a passing grade on the credential program exam. 
  • Pledging an earnest commitment as a leader within a dementia capable workforce to advocate for a dementia capable society. 

We thank them for their dedication and applaud their commitment to making the world a better place for those living with dementia and their loved ones!  

 

Since 2010  

Anthony V. Wilson (10/10) 

Maria Miller (4/10) 

Since 2011 

Amie OMalia (4/11) 

Since 2012 

Marci Gerke (11/12) 

Rhonda Roberts (11/12) 

Since 2013 

Danielle Nichols (2/13)  

Katie Mettler (12/13) 

Since 2014 

Allison Homan (12/14) 

Jennifer Finnin (4/14) 

Marybeth Fenimore (9/14) 

Pamela Atwood (3/14-3/18; 10/25) 

Since 2015 

Carrie Ambrose (7/15-7/19; 3/24) 

Chris Petrik (11/15) 

Corin Moore (8/15) 

Jen Drofenik (9/15) 

Jenae Daggett (8/15) 

Jennifer Gaffga (9/15) 

Marie Headlee (9/15) 

Since 2016 

Jeffery DeMars (8/16) 

Kris Hirzel (2/16) 

Since 2017 

Deborah Conroy (10/17)  

Muddassr Mohiuddin (8/17) 

Olivia Mogab (7/17) 

Tana Dell (12/17) 

Tien-Ning Yang (12/17) 

Since 2018 

Cathy Dunn (9/18) 

Claudia Oakes (2/18) 

Enma Martinez (1/18) 

Janine Peterson (12/18) 

Laurie Fuller (7/18) 

Mary Bautista Reyes (12/18) 

Nicole Seabolt (2/18) 

Shawndee Gamble (12/18 - 12/20; 2/25) 

Wendy Cerminara (6/18) 

Since 2019 

Crystal Kratz (9/19) 

Donna Gibbons (5/19) 

Jacquelyn Haynes (5/19) 

Jo-Ann Venezia (3/19) 

Lysa Johnson (2/19) 

Mary Stoinski (4/19) 

Nicole Marsh (10/19) 

Sabrina Wilson (3/19) 

Since 2020 

Karli Duxbury (1/20) 

Kimberly St. Peter (2/20) 

Kristin Dirga (2/20) 

Laura Christensen (1/20) 

Mallory Inman (4/20) 

Shameem Coppotelli (2/20) 

Sophie DeVries (2/20)  

Veronica Alave (3/20) 

Since 2021 

Angela Goodmurphy  (4/21) 

April Doebert-Fischer (5/21) 

Jocelyn Valentin-Miller (10/21) 

Karen Dunlap (2/21) 

Lacy Clark (9/21) 

Lindsey Dwojak (7/21) 

Rebecca Hutzler (10/21) 

Shannon Bailey (6/21) 

Tammy Payne (11/21)

Since 2022 

Barb Hanle (4/22) 

Carly Wilson (2/22) 

Desiree Cox (2/22) 

Emma Dudley (10/22) 

Hoke Whitworth (11/22) 

Jennifer Henry (10/22) 

Lisa Weston (1/22) 

Lori Ann Porter (9/22) 

Maria Ellgen (6/22) 

Melania Chaverri Sanchez (11/22) 

Samantha Summers (7/22) 

Sarah Shearer-Smith (8/22) 

Shari Youchoff (11/22) 

Steven Nicholas (11/22) 

Steven Schmidt (10/22) 

Tanya King (12/22) 

Tracy MacGrath (12/22) 

Monika Lukasiewicz (11/22) 

Since 2023 

Amber Sufnar (11/23) 

Amy Peterson (2/23) 

Amy Sallberg (7/23) 

Annamarie Toner (4/23) 

Annette Echanis (6/23) 

Brooke Hierholzer (9/23)  

Caitlin Menard (6/23) 

Chelsea Lyon (1/23) 

Colleen Boyer (6/23) 

Colleen Rodgers (5/23) 

Dani Reed (12/23) 

Denise Timberlake (2/23) 

Derik Nelson (3/23) 

Edee Herigan (3/23) 

Fabiana Andrea Voras (11/23) 

Felicidad Ybona (6/23) 

Gloria Vo (6/23) 

Helena Berardinelli (12/23) 

Janelle Thompson (4/23) 

Jeremiah Tolentino (6/23) 

Jill Parsons (10/23) 

Judy Chestnut (2/23) 

Karen Mercier (12/23) 

Katherine Stuart (2/23) 

Lynelle Watkins (6/23) 

Marianitta Skelton (4/23) 

Melissa Ancelli (6/23) 

Michelle Hemp Miller (4/23) 

Miranda Reed (4/23) 

Nicole Sloggett (12/23) 

Rebecca Holzman (6/23) 

Rich Polwrek (6/23) 

Sarah Merlo (10/23) 

Shannon Murphy (9/23) 

Sloane Pharr (4/23) 

Zoe Stone (2/23) 

Since 2024 

Adaire Calcutt (6/24) 

Almalesha Anderson (12/24) 

Amanda Clement (6/24) 

Andrea Haga (10/24) 

Arlene Schiff (2/24) 

Ashley Espinosa (11/24) 

Ashley Heisserer Wheeler (2/24)  

Austin Chase Bailey  (3/24) 

Becky Friend (10/24) 

Cailin Hayes (7/24) 

Cherease Hoyungowa  (12/24) 

Chris Butkowski (2/24) 

Corinth Aguon (4/24) 

Daniel Wicks (2/24) 

Danielle Bress (6/24) 

Darfeness Hinds (4/24) 

David Kreimeier (11/24) 

Donald Rankins (10/24) 

Elizabeth Stanford (10/24) 

Elizabeth Summers (4/24) 

Emily Shearer (8/24) 

Emily Volking (4/24) 

Erica Borden (6/24) 

Erin Richardson (7/24) 

Esmeralda Felix (10/24) 

Faye Gardner (6/24) 

Heather Watson (10/24) 

Holly Seyer (2/24) 

Isabelle Bryer (12/24) 

Ivy Yoder (6/24) 

Jackie Moment (8/24) 

Jaclyn Serna (12/24) 

Jacquelyn Lawlor (6/24) 

Jennifer Dziadosz (10/24) 

Jessica Holliday (6/24) 

Joe Deeter (9/24) 

Jordan Bennema (8/24) 

Jordan Simpson (10/24) 

Julie Christianson (11/24) 

Katrina Cann Atkins (12/24) 

Katy Burdge (4/24) 

Kayla Rains (12/24) 

Kelly Mitchell (10/24) 

Kelly Winn (10/24) 

Kiara Davis (4/24) 

Kim Rivera (7/24) 

Kimberly Denton (6/24) 

Kimberly Jolivette (12/24) 

Kristin Fiscus (4/24) 

Kristy Zielke (3/24) 

Kurt Volking (4/24) 

Laura Prime (10/24) 

Lisa Moore (6/24) 

Leslie Tallon (6/24) 

Lynn Drew (10/24) 

Marsha Hoffner (3/24) 

Mary Voytek (5/24) 

Melissa Long (4/24) 

Michael Burgess II (5/24) 

Molly Marshall (6/24) 

Monica Rodriguez (11/24) 

Nathalie Shostak-Levy (3/24) 

Natylon Anderson (4/24) 

Rebecca Cruz (8/24) 

Shalene La Fortune (12/24)

Shae Beard (12/24) 

Shashi K. Madahar (11/24) 

Shirley Edwards (6/24) 

Stephanie Dowling (6/24) 

Stephanie Hoke (10/24) 

Stephanie Mendoza (9/24) 

Stephanie Moore (4/24) 

Terra Stewart (4/24) 

Troy Eddings (4/24) 

Veronica Velazquez-Bruzzese (8/24) 

Since 2025  

Althea Thomas (11/25)  

Alyssa Shepherd (8/25) 

Amrit Gill (9/25) 

Amy Windham (9/25) 

Andrea Talavera (12/25) 

Andrew Lange (5/25) 

Annie Stone (3/25) 

Annunciata Corey (3/25) 

Breanna Simon (12/25) 

Brynne Haverkamp (2/25) 

Carolyn O'Brien (11/25) 

Cathi Coley (12/25) 

Celeste Romero (3/25) 

Colette Grantz (12/25) 

Dana Perrin (4/25) 

Daniel Kim (12/25) 

Dawn S. Brown (11/25) 

Deborah Polkowski (4/25) 

Debrina Howe (11/25) 

Elizabeth Enger (11/25) 

Erin Kooi (11/25) 

Esperanza Navarrete (10/25) 

Heather Penley (7/25) 

Heidi Hurley (2/25) 

Ilana Konel (11/25) 

Illona Root-Chang (4/25) 

Isabella Jeffrey (11/25) 

Jacqueline Voss (10/25) 

Jane Balvert (5/25) 

Janette Seaborn (3/25) 

Janis Rodgers (8/25) 

Jean Crislin Junius (12/25) 

Jenifer Brucker (5/25) 

Jennifer Crager (5/25)          

Jennifer Wolford (6/25) 

Jessica Dussault (5/25) 

Jessica Major (1/25) 

John Mackay (11/25) 

John Rider (11/25) 

Julie Bergfeld (3/25) 

Julie Hardesty (10/25) 

Justyne Hawkinson (12/25) 

Kallie Kramer (12/25) 

Kamaran Walker (3/25) 

Kassidy Munden (6/25) 

Kayly Markey (5/25) 

Kelli Keyes (2/25) 

Kellie Willis (11/25) 

Kristi Schroeder (4/25) 

Kristin Uvaydov (11/25) 

Kyle Johnson (7/25) 

Lajja Lantigua (5/25) 

Linda Bennett (6/25) 

Lindsey Vajpeyi (9/25) 

Lisa Cooper (11/25) 

Maria Davis (4/25) 

Medgine Roy (11/25) 

Megan Comeau (3/25) 

Melanie Titzel (2/25) 

Melissa Davis (12/25) 

Michael Teahan (11/25) 

Miranda Linder (11/25) 

Molly Fulton (7/25) 

Mya Jirik (12/25) 

Nicole Hill (12/25) 

Onercy Gonzalez (8/25) 

Randi Aeshliman (12/25) 

Renee Happle (9/25) 

Shawn Russell (8/25) 

Somers Willock (4/25) 

Stacey Carroll (6/25) 

Stacy Forrest (10/25) 

Susan Champion (4/25) 

Susan Stockton (11/25) 

Tania Miranda (3/25)  

Tiffany Fellows (2/25) 

Val Criswell (2/25) 

Since 2026 

Katie Barber (1/26) 

Mikhail Manasherov  (1/26) 

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Last Updated: 2/19/2026

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