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
Community Convener
DeLane Richardson
Arizona
Community Conveners
Janice Greeno
Buckeye
Flagstaff
Charlton Wilson
Karin Von Kay
Glendale
Jeannie Grates
Valerie Blair
Goodyear
Blair Sapeta
Mesa
Karen Stegenga
Phoenix
Pablo Flores
Pima
Maddy Bynes
Harbhajan Khalsa
Scottsdale
Jennifer Murphy
Sun Lakes
Elaine Poker-Young
Sheryl Keeme
Surprise
Janice Greeno
Tempe
Candice Hewitt
California
Community Convener
Barbara McLendon
Monrovia
Nathan Kirschenbaum
Orange County
Lisa Gibbs
Neika Saville
Riverside
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
Community Convener
Connecticut Age Well Collaborative
Greenwich
Lori Contadino
Southington
Erica DeFrancesco
Delaware
Community Convener
Geralyn Aellis
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
Community Convener
Aline Stone
DeKalb County
Debra Furtado
Darryl Blackwell
Valdosta
Dr. Debra Tann
Emily Braxton
Illinois
Community Convener
Raj Shah
Bronzeville
Tonya Pye
Carbondale
Becky Salazar
Carterville
Becky Salazar
Chicago (Englewood)
Debra Thompson
Decatur
Julie Walker
Effingham
Nancy Hinton
Judy Kleine
Elgin
Glenna Godinsky
Evanston
Jeanne Ramsey
Sue Canter
Glencoe
Emily Mysel
Grayslake
Mike Steiner
Highland Park
Cynthia Plazas
Jen Aiello
Hyde Park
Dorothy Pytel
Kankaee
Cindy Degroot
Collette Jordan
Marion
Becky Salazar
Deborah Hogg
Moultrie County
Kathryn Johnson
Susan Real
Naperville
Lisa Kirchner
Rob Williams
Orland Park
Aishling Kelly
Betsy Dine
Oswego
Colette Jordan
River Forest
Lydia Manning
Helen Kwan
Rockford
Joy Drysdale
Aileen Zei
South Loop Chicago
Janie Urbanic
Sharon Hill
Springfield
Lydia A. Templin-Collins
Carolyn Austin
Tri- Cities (Batavia, Geneva, St. Charles)
Vicki Montgomery
Jackie Mulshine
Village of Oak Park
Tammy Grossman
Cameron Davis
Washington
Steven Eberth
Matthew Yee
Washington Heights
Karen Graham-Raff
West Deerfield Township
Alyson Feiger
Ron Levitsky
Westmont
Mary Ferguson
Indiana
Community Convener
Amanda Oporta
Dubois County
Megan Dietsch
East Central Indiana
Tia Drumm
Chelsey Krofta
Indianapolis
CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions
Jackson County
Lucie Scott
Bloomington
Danya Thompson
Lawrence County
Orange County
Lucie Scott
Natasha Hopper
Petersburg/ Pike County
Brenda Hancock
Posey County
Jenifer Neidig
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
Iowa
Community Convener
Megan Zimmerman
Cedar Valley
Megan Zimmerman
Clarinda
Debra Arbuckle
Karen Brandt
Des Moines Metro
Maria Mendoza
Rhonda Lemieux
Dubuque
Stacie Speirs
Johnson County
Kamaryn Atwater
Lindsey Reed
Linn County
Kathy Good
Kindel Dillon
Maquoketa
Sally Davies
Pam Schoenthaler
Marion County
Kristi Leonard
Megan Bouska
Vinton
Jessica Fairbanks
Kansas
Kentucky
Lexington
Kristy Stambaugh
Maine
Community Convener
Jessica Maurer
Maryland
Baltimore County
Emily Kearns
Frederick County
Mary Collins
Prince Georges County
Gloria Lawlah
Shaunda Bellamy
Washington County
Pete McMillin
Steven Luber
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Community Conveners
Duluth
Georgia Lane
Rebecca Sash
Sartell
Kathy Gilbride
Warren
Danica Robson
St. Paul
Diane Graham-Raff
Makato
Betty Christensen
Rochester
Chersten Keillor
Mississippi
Community Conveners
Kina White
Paulita Edwards-Childs
Diamondhead
Thania Coyne
Paige Kennedy
Missouri
Kansas City
Ron Zoglin
Deborah Shouse
St. Charles
Shelly Roy
Montana
Billings
Suzanne McKiernan
Missoula
Terry Egan
Nebraska
Community Conveners
Sharon Stephens
Nevada
Community Conveners
Casey Acklin
Jennifer Carson
New Hampshire
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
Community Conveners
Heather Carter
Dementia Capable CARES of the Triangle
Angela Bush
Charlotte Mecklenberg
Ashley Stevens
Orange County
Alison Smith
Wake Forest
Cathy Rose Jennings
Western Region
Jennipher Francis
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
Pennsylvania
Community Conveners
Cumberland County
*Searching for Community Leader
Doylestown
Kevin Jameson
Greater Pittsburgh
Kim Maddox
Angela Kypriotis
Alicia Bisaha
Lancaster County
Melody Karick
Lehigh Valley
Wendy Scott
Fairless Hills, Langhorne, & Southampton Community
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
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