Community Directory

Communities and states across the country are joining the Dementia Friendly America movement! For information about a specific community, please email the community lead listed below. If you are interested in establishing a DFA community in your area, look to see whether your state has a state lead and reach out to them as a first step.

For more information on joining the DFA network of communities check out the DFA Readiness and Recognition Criteria or contact us.


American Samoa

Mrs. Ella Mauga, First Lady of American Samoa
Louisa Te’o
Andra Samoa

Alabama

California

Website

Community Convener
Barbara McLendon

Monrovia
Nathan Kirschenbaum

Orange County
Lisa Gibbs
Neika Saville

Riverside

Kathy Young

Barbara McLendon

San Diego County
Santa Clara County
Diana Miller

Sonoma Valley
Amy Murphy

Ventura County
Victoria Jump

Colorado

Colorado Springs
Claire Anderson

Denver
JJ Jordan

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Community Conveners
Cari Eyre
Anne Chansler

Citrus County
Gailen Spinka

Jacksonville
Monica Albertie
Andrea Spencer

Martin County HUGS
Donna True

Ocala/Marion County
Lanie Shirey

Georgia

Indiana

Website

Community Convener
Amanda Oporta

Dubois County
Megan Dietsch

Indianapolis
CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions

Jackson County
Lucie Scott

Bloomington
Danya Thompson


Lawrence County

Lucie Scott

Natasha Hopper

Diana Matthews

Orange County
Lucie Scott
Natasha Hopper

Petersburg/ Pike County
Brenda Hancock

Posey County
Jenifer Neidig

Heather Baehl

Spencer County
Linda Wright

Tell City
Polly Story

University of Southern Indiana/ Evansville
Brittany Dempsey
Dr. Katie Ehlman

Warrick County
Teresa Durbin

Yorktown
Marta Guinn

Nanci Sears Perry

Kentucky

Lexington
Kristy Stambaugh

Maine

Maryland

Baltimore County
Emily Kearns

Frederick County
Mary Collins

Prince Georges County
Gloria Lawlah
Shaunda Bellamy

Washington County
Pete McMillin
Steven Luber

Massachusetts

Website

Community Conveners
Hayley Wood

Madeline Noonan

Worcester
Patty Hainsworth

Michigan

Rochester
Chris Coe
Sarah Berry

Saline
James Mangi

Western Michigan
Anne Ellermets

Mississippi

Missouri

Kansas City
Ron Zoglin
Deborah Shouse

St. Charles
Shelly Roy

Montana

Billings
Suzanne McKiernan

Missoula
Terry Egan

Nebraska

Website

Community Conveners
Sharon Stephens

Nevada

New Hampshire

Community Conveners
Meghan Wentworth

Durham
Meghan Wentworth

Portsmouth
Brinn Sullivan

New Jersey

Atlantic and Cape May Counties
Mary Beth Lewis

Atlantic and Cape May Counties
Carolyn Johnson Peterson

Bergen County
Kerri Sherer
Kristine Allen

New York

Community Conveners
Susanne Coburn

Chautauqua
Mary Spanos

Erie County
Andrea Koch
Amanda Nobrega

NYC Area
Dona Gianotti

North Carolina

Website

Community Conveners
Heather Carter

Dementia Capable CARES of the Triangle
Angela Bush

Teresa Sawyer

Charlotte Mecklenberg
Ashley Stevens

Orange County
Alison Smith

Wake Forest
Cathy Rose Jennings

Western Region
Jennipher Francis

Debra Campbell

Wilson County
Lori Walston
Nichole Atkinson

Ohio

Community Conveners
Bonnie Burman
Martha Williman

Cleveland Heights
Sarah Nicolay

Clintonville
Timna Haines

Hancock County
Martha Williman

North Ridgeville
Terri Lanham

Summit County
Donna Barrett
Michelle Alleman

Toledo
Lyndi Wyrostek
Salli Bollin

Yellow Springs
Antonia Dosik

Oklahoma

Oregon

Baker County
Beth Mastel Smith

Gorge Region
Roni Hyde

Washington County
Kera Magarill
Shannon Baggerman

Pennsylvania

Website

Community Conveners

Anneliese Perry

Stacie Bonenberger

Deanna Page

Cumberland County

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Doylestown
Kevin Jameson

Greater Pittsburgh

Kim Maddox
Angela Kypriotis

Alicia Bisaha

Lancaster County
Melody Karick

Lehigh Valley
Wendy Scott

Dr. Kelly O’Shea Carney

Fairless Hills, Langhorne, & Southampton Community

Website

Friendly Fairless Hills, Langhorne, and
Southampton

Susquehanna Valley
Marissa Marshall
Elaine Spicher

York/Adams County
Tina Hess
Jill Kaylor

South Dakota

Aberdeen
Jerry Sauer

Tennessee

Community Conveners
Purple Cities Alliance

Texas

Amarillo

Corpus Christi
Christina Edwardson

Dallas
Ann McKinley

Denton
Sher Harnish

Fort Worth
Gail Snider

Lubbock
Jacob Franco

San Antonio
JoAnn Sharman

Tyler
Rebecca Smith

Utah

Community Convener
Kristy Russel

Virginia

Community Conveners
Melissa Andrews
George Worthington

Alexandria/Arlington
Jessica Peters

Alexandria
Jackie Barbarito

Central Virginia
George Worthington

Dumfries
Lorena Haros

Fairfax
Robin Mcglothin

Harrisonburg Rockingham
Joyce Nussbaum

Herndon
Toni Reinhart

Leesburg/Loudon
Leesburg Community
Loudon Community

Lexington
Jeri Schaff

Lexington
George Worthington

Williamsburg
Diane Hartley

Washington

Website

Community Convener
Marigrace Becker

Orcas Island
Tom Eversole

Seattle
Marigrace Becker

Spokane Area
Tara Hill Matthews

Wisconsin

Community Convener
Kristen Felten

Fox River
Mike Rohrkaste

Greendale
Candace Le Gros
Megan Mermal

La Crosse County
Kelsey Flock

Middleton
Stacy Austin-Ii

Monroe County
Michael Bonello

Shorewood
Vashti Lozier

Walworth County
Bernadette & Eric Russow

West Virginia

Community Convener
Helen Matheny

Saint Albans
Chris Braley
Walter Hall