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2024 Board MembersOur board consists of volunteers who believe in educating and sharing beneficial related to professionals in the aging community. They are committed to providing the best events and programs in Tarrant County.Chris Ibarra, President and Executive Director at Aviva Granbury Chris Ibarra has spent the last eighteen years working in the field of senior care. His experience includes roles in Mechelle Hicks, President Elect a part of the Ride N Safe Non-Emergency Medical Transportation family since 2019, bringing her 13+ years of transportation experience. Although relatively new to the senior and healthcare industry, Mechelle has worked tirelessly to meet people and make connections. She leads the DFW Healthcare Connection group in Burleson and the Linked Network group in Johnson County. Mechelle graduated Suma Cum Laude from Texas Wesleyan University with a degree in Marketing in 2021 and is hoping to continue to earn her MBA soon. Mechelle is recently married and has two bonus sons. When not working, she can be found reading, spending time with her family, or at her son’s various sports events.
Michelle worked in Human Resources and Recruitment for 10 years before leaving in 2014 to help her Mom with the family business, Angelic Place, a Residential Care Home in SW Arlington. There she turned her love of helping people into a love of helping the Elderly and saw how important it was to find the right benefits for the Senior Community. She currently works for the Elder Law Firm Clifton Coufal where she helps with Medicaid Benefits and Veterans and Surviving Spouses with Veterans Benefits. Michelle has volunteered for many organizations over the years and currently advocates for Seniors serving on an Alzheimer’s Association North Central Texas Chapter Gala Planning Committee and Tarrant Area Gerontological Society (TAGS) Board. Michelle served as TAGS Scholarship Chair for 3 years before moving into the TAGS President-Elect Position in 2022, President in 2023 and Immediate Past President in 2024. She also served on the Continuity of Care Board for 4 years as Programs Chair. She is very active in the DFW Senior Healthcare Community and is a Co-Creator of the DFW Healthcare Connection Networking Group that currently has 17 monthly Networking Events through out North Texas. Michelle is the first to reach out to help those who are new to the area or industry and is a firm believer in the benefits of Senior Healthcare Networking and knowing your Community Partners. Michelle lives with her husband, two sons, and their Mini Long Haired Doxie Brooks in Waxahachie, Texas. During her spare time, she enjoys decorating, traveling, cooking, and spending time with her family. Sara Egan, Secretary Sara’s skilled background as a nurse in oncology set the foundation for her profound commitment to patient care, especially the senior population. It was her passion for creating meaningful connections with patients that led her to fall in love with hospice care. Journey Sara also serves on the board for Continuity of Care and is part of the leadership team for the monthly gathering of Trending Women - Parker County, which was created to connect and inspire women in business. Sara is married and a mother to 3 young boys. She enjoys traveling, reading, going to concerts and movies, and spending time with her energetic family! Randi Hagstrand, Treasurer and Senior Living Specialists Randi Hagstrand holds a Bachelors degree in Psychology from the University of North Texas. Her career in Healthcare Paige Wolk, LBSW, CDP- Programs Chair and Senior Vice President, Overture Home Care Paige began her career as a Social Worker in a skilled nursing facility and has been working with Older Adults ever since. Her experiences with Older Adults include Social Work, Business Development, Public Relations, Advocacy, Community Education and Sales/Marketing for long term care facilities, rehabilitation facilities and subacute units. She joined Overture Home Care in 2016 as the Senior Vice President. Mrs. Wolk has a passion for Older Adults with particular interest in Alzheimer’s and Dementia. She is a Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP) through the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners (NCCDP) and volunteers regularly for Dementia and Alzheimer’s related causes. She is passionate about being a Dementia Live Certified Coach and holds trainings regularly to educate others about Dementia. She served as President of TAGS in 2019 and 2020 and currently serves as the Vice President for Dementia Friendly Fort Worth and serves as an Advisor for the 2023 and 2024 Community Advisory Council for the UNT Health Science Center for Older Adults. Paige is married with three children and resides in Tarrant County.
Toni graduated Tarleton State University in 2010. After a 10 year career in banking, Toni brought her customer service skills and her deep, abiding passion for the senior population to the health care industry in 2015. Toni begin in home care, worked for a memory care and has been Reliant at Home, on their home health team, for 4 years now. Toni has a deep passion for advocating and educating and does so through her various commitments to Tarrant County nonprofits. Toni has had a love and concern for the senior population ever since her childhood. She has always been very close with her grand and great grandparents. In recent years, she helped her grandmother and mother understand what life looks like with Alzheimer’s, as her grandfather fought and lost his battle in 2017. Toni is a wife, mom of two energetic girls, a boxer and Great Dane that keep her busy and proud. Toni enjoys spending weekends with her family and friends on Lake Travis, in the Texas hill country and doing all she can to make amazing memories for her little ones. Toni and her family reside in Weatherford, Texas. Alaine Capper, Faith-Based Chair and Life Gift Alaine Capper currently serves as Family Care Specialist for Life Gift Fort Worth. Alaine was raised in healthcare here in Having a passion to help the elderly in ALL areas of life is one of Alaine’s biggest passions. Her involvement with TAGS although short is deeply important to her. The Faith Based aspect touches Alaine at her core. She is the chair this year after having served as Gail Snider’s co-chair in 2021-2022 year. She is the Linked Network Tarrant County Co-Facilitator and serves on the board of Continuity of Care as well. Margaret Seeley, Faith-Based Co-Chair and Sunrise Senior Living Bio & Picture - Coming Soon
Shelley was born in Kansas City and is a loyal Chiefs fan but has been in Texas for almost all of her life. She graduated Shelley is married, and between her and her husband Jeff they have 5 grown girls and 3 grandchildren. Their lives are filled with faith, love, golf and a lot of laughter. She is excited to be joining the TAGS board and helping raise money to give scholarships to people trying to get or continue their education aimed at helping seniors.
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Holding a Bachelor’s degree in communications from Western Governors University, Jen never considered Kathryn Rotter, Public Policy Chair Kathryn Rotter currently working for Commissioner Gary Fickes, Precinct 3 and I just got a promotion and my new title is Executive Administrator Programs and Outreach. Her responsibilities include serving the senior community, addressing transportation issues, and handling other priority issues within Northeast Tarrant County. Prior to working for Commissioner Fickes, she served as the Community Outreach Coordinator for the Office of Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley from April of 2012 though July 2022. She was tasked with creating a senior expo event for Tarrant County. This event, Senior Synergy, just completed its 9 th year and focuses on providing health education, health screenings, services, resources and so much more to help seniors in our area live an independent and healthy lifestyle. Kathryn is an experienced Community Outreach Coordinator with a demonstrated history of working in government administration. She is skilled in non-profit organizations, budgeting, event planning, customer service, and sales. She is a strong business professional with a BBA focused on Business Management and Marketing from Texas Christian University - M.J. Neeley School of Business. Kathryn has one son who graduated from Stephen F. Austin; he continued his education and is now serving the community as a paramedic/firefighter. Kathryn is a brand-new Grandmother, as her son and daughter in law, who live in Collin County, delivered their first child in April of 2022. Kathryn enjoys the outdoors, including hunting, loves to travel and thrives on spending time with her family.
Christina Mauldin, LVN - Membership Chair and Senior Clinical Liaison Encompass Health Christina Mauldin is an LVN and current a clinical Liaison at Encompass Health Inpatient Rehab. She has been a nurse for 16 years, graduating from Tyler Jr College. She is continuing her education at Tarrant County Community College. She has two children. Jada, 21yrs old and attending college at Oklahoma University. Jrue, 11yrs old who enjoys playing sports, camping and fishing. Christina has a wide background of nursing history and experience. She has worked in hospice, home health, level 1 trauma hospital, assisted living, skilled nursing and now inpatient rehab.
Katie Luna has been married for 20 years and is a mother of three. Before she started working as a Marketing & Admissions Director at Vanessa Hernandez, Programs Assistant Chair Bio & Picture - Coming Soon Saundra Bramlett, Scholarship Assistant Chair Bio & Picture - Coming Soon Courtney Chamberlain, Summer Forum Assistant Chair Bio & Picture - Coming Soon |