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.

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

Website

Community Convener
DeLane Richardson

Los Angeles County

Website

Kelly Takasu
Barbra McLendon

Monrovia
Nathan Kirschenbaum

Orange County
Lisa Gibbs
Neika Saville

Riverside
Kathy Young

San Diego County
Rachel Lehnert

Santa Clara County
Diana Miller

Sonoma Valley
Amy Murphy

Ventura County
Victoria Jump

Colorado Springs
Claire Anderson

Denver
JJ Jordan

Community Convener
Connecticut Age Well Collaborative

Greenwich
Lori Contadino

Southington
Erica DeFrancesco

Community Convener
Geralyn Aellis

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

Community Convener
Aline Stone

DeKalb County
Debra Furtado
Darryl Blackwell

Valdosta
Dr. Debra Tann
Emily Braxton

Website

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
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

Website

Community Convener
Megan Zimmerman

Bettendorf/Davenport
Amy Gutknecht

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

Lexington
Kristy Stambaugh

Community Convener
Jessica Maurer

Baltimore County
Emily Kearns

Frederick County
Mary Collins

Prince Georges County
Gloria Lawlah
Shaunda Bellamy

Washington County
Pete McMillin
Steven Luber
Rebekah Blum

Website

Community Conveners
Hayley Wood
Madeline Noonan

Worcester
Patty Hainsworth

Website

Community Convener
Raj Shah

Bronzeville
Tonya Pye

Scheree Issa

Heather Ferguson

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
Amy Bricker
Rachel Trabaris

Hyde Park
Dorothy Pytel

Kankaee
Cindy Degroot
Collette Jordan

Marion
Becky Salazar
Deborah Hogg

Melise Oakley

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

Salem
Nancy Hinton
Judy Kleine

South Loop Chicago
Janie Urbanic
Sharon Hill

Springfield
Lydia A. Templin-Collins
Carolyn Austin

Tri- Cities (Batavia, Geneva, St. Charles)
Vicki Montgomery
Jackie Mulshine

Vandalia
Nancy Hinton
Judy Kleine

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

West Pullman/Roseland
Monica Long
Darlene Humphry

Westmont
Mary Ferguson

Rochester
Chris Coe
Sarah Berry

Saline
James Mangi

Western Michigan
Anne Ellermets

Kansas City
Ron Zoglin
Deborah Shouse

St. Charles
Shelly Roy

Website

Community Conveners
Sharon Stephens

Community Conveners
Meghan Wentworth

Durham
Meghan Wentworth

Portsmouth
Nicole Finitsis

Atlantic and Cape May Counties
Mary Beth Lewis

Atlantic and Cape May Counties
Carolyn Johnson Peterson

Bergen County
Kerri Sherer
Kristine Allen

Community Conveners
Susanne Coburn

Chautauqua
Mary Spanos

Erie County
Andrea Koch
Amanda Nobrega

NYC Area
Dona Gianotti

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

Community Conveners
Bonnie Burman
Martha Williman

Cleveland Heights
Sarah Nicolay

Clintonville
Timna Haines

Hancock County
Martha Williman

Medina County
Suzie Muniak

North Ridgeville
Terri Lanham

Summit County
Donna Barrett
Tonya Gardella

Toledo
Lyndi Wyrostek
Salli Bollin

Yellow Springs
Antonia Dosik

Baker County
Beth Mastel Smith

Gorge Region
Roni Hyde

Washington County
Kera Magarill
Shannon Baggerman

Website

Community Conveners

Anneliese Perry

Stacie Bonenberger

Deanna Page

Doylestown
Kevin Jameson

Erie

Melanie Titzel

Marie Heberlein

Fairless Hills, Langhorn, & Southampton

Helene Cohen

Greater Pittsburgh

Kim Maddox
Angela Kypriotis
Alicia Bisaha

Lancaster County
Melody Karick

Lehigh Valley
Wendy Scott

Dr. Kelly O’Shea Carney

Susquehanna Valley
Marissa Marshall
Elaine Spicher

York/Adams County
Tina Hess
Jill Kaylor

Aberdeen
Jerry Sauer

Community Conveners
Purple Cities Alliance

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

Community Convener
Kristy Russel

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

Winchester
Sue Vantine
Jayne Seymour

Website

Community Convener
Marigrace Becker

Orcas Island
Tom Eversole

Seattle
Marigrace Becker

Spokane Area
Tara Hill Matthews

Community Convener
Helen Matheny

Saint Albans
Chris Braley
Walter Hall

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