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.
Alabama
Community Convener
DeLane Poague
American Samoa
Mrs. Ella Mauga, First Lady of American Samoa
Louisa Te’o
Andra Samoa
Arizona
Community Conveners
Janice Greeno
Buckeye
Rhonda Boyles
Jaime Ryum
Chandler
Sherri Friend
Rebecca Kuiper
Flagstaff
Charlton Wilson
Karin Von Kay
Fountain Hills
Peggy McMahon
Linda Rode
Gilbert
Taylor Porter
Glendale
Jeannie Grates
Valerie Blair
Goodyear
Blair Sapeta
Mesa
Terri O’Herron
Jessica Major
Phoenix
Francisco Blanco
Sanja Tetaric
Pima County
Harbhajan Khalsa
Nicole Thomas
Scottsdale
Jennifer Murphy
Sun Lakes Community
Elaine Poker-Young
Sheryl Keeme
Surprise
Janice Greeno
Arkansas
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Laura Spradley
California
Los Angeles County
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
Colorado Springs
Claire Anderson
Denver
JJ Jordan
Connecticut
Community Convener
Connecticut Age Well Collaborative
Greenwich
Lori Contadino
Southington
Erica DeFrancesco
Delaware
Community Convener
Caitlin Britwum
Florida
Community Conveners
Cari Eyre
Amber Ladd
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
Barrington
Pam Pellizzari
Belleville
Wendy Pfeil
Berwyn
AImee Sordelli
Claudia Ayala
Carbondale
Becky Salazar
Carterville
Becky Salazar
Chicago Communities
Austin
Shameka Turner
Bronzeville
Tonya Pye
Scheree Issa
Heather Ferguson
Chinatown
Winnie Lam
Jinxiao Tan
Englewood
Debra Thompson
Hyde Park
Lucas Livingston
South Loop
Janie Urbanic
Sharon Hill
UARE (Uptown/Andersonville/Roger's Park/Edgewater)
Jeanne Heid-Grubman
Washington Heights
Harriett Thomas
Phyllis Tyler
West Pullman/Roseland
Monica Long
Darlene Humphry
Decatur
Linda Little
Downers Grove
Courtney Karl
Effingham
Nancy Hinton
Judy Kleine
Elgin
Glenna Godinsky
Eureka
Autum Jones
Evanston
Amy Kellogg
Audrey Thompson
Galesburg
Michael Bennett
Walker Kelly
Geneseo
Detective Jamie Shoemaker
Diane Dynes
Glencoe
Emily Mysel
Grayslake
Mike Steiner
Highland Park
Amy Bricker
Rachel Trabaris
Hoffman Estates
Monica Saavedra
Cathy Dagain
Kankaee
Cindy Degroot
Marion
Becky Salazar
Deborah Hogg
Melise Oakley
Mendota
Amy Brewer
Moultrie County
Kathryn Johnson
Susan Real
Naperville
Lisa Kirchner
Jack Kreger
North Chicago/Lake County
pending
Oak Park
Tammy Grossman
Cameron Davis
O’Fallon/Shiloh
Debbie Arell-Martinez
Orland Park
pending
Oswego
pending
Princeton
Denise Ihrig
Quad Cities – Illinois
Michelle Dyer
River Forest
Lydia Manning
Helen Kwan
Rockford
Joy Drysdale
Aileen Zei
Springfield
Debbie Kuhns
Tinley Park
Anne Mitchell
Tri- Cities (Batavia, Geneva, St. Charles)
pending
Vandalia
Nancy Hinton
Judy Kleine
Washington
Chevie Kriete
West Deerfield Township
Alyson Feiger
Ron Levitsky
Westmont
Mary Ferguson
Indiana
Community Convener
Amanda Oporta
Region 1
Brenda Hancock
Posey County
Jenifer Neideg
Vanderburgh County
Brittany Dempsey
Warrick County
Teresa Durbin
Spencer County
Linda Wright
Pike County
Brenda Hancock
Dubois County
Megan Dietsch
Region 2
Lucie Scott
Orange County
Natasha Hopper
Lawrence County
Lucie Scott
Martin County
Diana Matthews
Monroe County
Dayna Thompson
Owen County
Amy Guerrettaz
Region 3
Sue Lamborn
Jackson County
Lucie Scott
Bartholomew County
Sue Lamborn
Region 4
Holly Hess
Marion County
Holly Hess
Region 5 & 6 (EAST CENTRAL)
Kelly Smith
Christina Davidson
Yorktown
Marta Guinn
Iowa
Community Convener
Erick Hill
Bettendorf/Davenport
Amy Gutknecht
Cedar Valley
Erick Hill
Clarinda
Debra Arbuckle
Karen Brandt
Des Moines Metro
Maria Mendoza
Rhonda Lemieux
Dubuque County
Gayle Walter
Johnson County
Kamaryn Atwater
Lindsey Reed
Linn County
Kathy Good
Kindel Dillon
Maquoketa
Teddy Crawford
Sally Davies
Pam Schoenthaler
Marion County
Kristi Leonard
Megan Bouska
Judy Van Hulzen
Vinton
Jessica Fairbanks
Kentucky
Community Convener
April Carreon
Jennifer Craig
Brittney Baines
Lexington
Kristy Stambaugh
Louisiana
Community Convener
Phaedra Johnson website
Maine
Community Convener
Jessica Maurer
Michigan
Clarkston
Jennifer Angus Patty Collins
Portage
Kimberly Phillips
Rochester
Chris Coe
Sarah Berry
Saline
James Mangi
Western Michigan
Anne Ellermets
Maryland
Baltimore County
Emily Kearns
Frederick County
Mary Collins
Prince Georges County
Gloria Lawlah
Shaunda Bellamy
Washington County
Pete McMillin
Steven Luber
Rebekah Blum
Minnesota
Community Conveners
Maren Levad
Missouri
Kansas City
Ron Zoglin
Deborah Shouse
St. Charles
Shelly Roy
Montana
Billings
Becky Meisenheimer
or call 406-259-3111
Missoula
Missoula Aging Services
Nebraska
Community Conveners
Sharon Stephens
Nevada
Community Convener
Casey Venturini
New Jersey
Atlantic and Cape May Counties
Mary Beth Lewis
Atlantic and Cape May Counties
Carolyn Johnson Peterson
Bergen County
Kristine Allen
Rachel Rebich
Kerri Sherer
New York
Community Conveners
Susanne Coburn
Chautauqua
Mary Spanos
Erie County
Andrea Koch
Amanda Nobrega
NYC Area
Dona Giannotti
North Carolina
Community Conveners
Heather Carter
Dementia Capable CARES of the Triangle
Angela Bush
Charlotte Mecklenburg
Ashley Stevens
Orange County
Alison Smith
Wake Forest
Cathy Rose Jennings
Western Region
Jennipher Francis
Wilson County
Lori Walston
Nichole Atkinson
Ohio
Community Conveners
Elizabeth Kinzig
Cleveland Heights
Sarah Nicolay
Clintonville
Timna Haines
William Jones-Kline
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
Pennsylvania
Community Conveners
Anneliese Perry
Stacie Bonenberger
Deanna Page
Doylestown
Kevin Jameson
Erie
Melanie Titzel
Marie Heberlein
Fairless Hills, Langhorne, & 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
South Dakota
Aberdeen
Jerry Sauer
Tennessee
Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging
Keita Cole
Texas
Amarillo
Corpus Christi
Christina Edwardson
Dallas
Ann McKinley
Denton
Eileen Short
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
Samantha Murray
Arlington
Caitlin Stauffer
Blue Ridge (Winchester)
Sue Vantine
Central Virginia
George Worthington
Fairfax
Jessica Fredericksen
Leesburg/Loudon
Sally Gehl
Williamsburg
Diane Hartley
Valley (Augusta, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Rockingham, Staunton, Waynesboro)
Joyce Nussbaum
Washington
Community Convener
Marigrace Becker
Orcas Island
Tom Eversole
Seattle
Marigrace Becker
Spokane Area
Tara Hill Matthews
West Virginia
Community Convener
Helen Matheny
Saint Albans
Chris Braley
Walter Hall
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