Resilience & Strength: African-American Family Caregivers Discussion

Our panelist will discuss how systemic racism impacted their personal caregiving experiences. They’ll also share how resilience helped them to continue and allowed them to heal.

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Dannelle LeBlanc, CCC, CCE and CSA

Dannelle is the owner of CareGiver Transitions, leadership member of her local DFW Certified Senior Advisor Network, grant recipient from the
North Central Texas Area Agency on Aging and specializes In community learning for family caregivers

Kathryn Floyd, CCC, CCE and CCF

Kathryn operates Transparent Solutions Consulting while caring for her mother. She has worked for over 25 years in hospital operations technology. Kathryn left corporate America to start her own company in healthcare consulting.

Dr. Nicole Rochester

Dr. Rochester is a board-certified pediatrician, independent health advocate, TEDx and keynote speaker, and the CEO of Your GPS Doc, LLC, an innovative company that helps aging individuals, those with chronic illnesses, and their family caregivers navigate the healthcare system.

Moderated by Donna Benton, Ph.D.

Donna is a Research Associate Professor of Gerontology at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology.Benton is the Director of the USC Family Caregiver Support Center (FCSC) and the Los Angeles Caregiver Resource Center (LACRC). She has over 30 years of experience in working with families and the community, to help improve services and support to persons with dementia