Dementia-Friendly Airports Working Group

Current Members

Sara Barsel, PhD
Project Leader
Roseville Alzheimer's and Dementia Community Action Team
Minnesota, USA

Paula Biever
Roseville Alzheimer's and Dementia Community Action Team
Lewy Body Dementia Support Group Facilitator
Lewy Body Life podcast host
Minnesota, USA

Amy House
Roseville Alzheimer's and Dementia Community Action Team
Care Navigator – Tembo Health
Think Dementia podcast host
Minnesota, USA
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Deb Nygaard
Arthur's Senior Care
Minnesota, USA

​Lynn Smith
North America Program Director
Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Program
Massachusetts, USA

​Carol Giuliani
Senior Travel Companion Services, LLC
Minnesota, USA

John-Richard Pagan
​Living with Lewy Bodies Dementia
Advocate Speaker for Dementia Action Alliance
Virginia, USA

Chip Geiger, NIGP-CPP, C.P.M., CPIM, CIRM
Procurement and Compliance Manager
Greater Rockford Airport Authority
Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD)
Illinois, USA
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Ruth Rabét
Business Development Director
The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Scheme Limited
United Kingdom

​​Jan Dougherty, MS, RN, FAAN
TravALZ, LLC
Arizona, USA

Maria O'Reilly, BOccThy, MOccThy, PhD
International Collaborator
School of Health, Medical, and Applied Sciences at Central Queensland University
​Australia

Colleen Peterson, PhD
Scientific Lead
Assistant Research ​Scientist Center for the Management of Information ​for Safe and Sustainable Transportation (CMISST) University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI)

Tamara L. Statz, MA, LMFT, FT
Website Developer
Vibrant Living Senior Services, LLC
Minnesota, USA

Robyn W. Birkeland, PhD
University of Minnesota - School of Public Health
Minnesota, USA

Sarah Spencer
Customer Service & Business Relations Specialist
Connecticut Airport Authority
Bradley International Airport
Connecticut, USA

Anne Janckila
DHHS Specialist
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Division (DHHSD)
Minnesota, USA

​​Jenna Childs
Midwest Special Services
Minnesota, USA

Lori LaBey
Roseville Alzheimer's and Dementia Community Action Team
Alzheimer's Speaks
Minnesota, USA

Jasmine Sinkler
Civil Rights Specialist
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Charlotte, North Carolina

Amber Lyon, OTR/L,CDP
Silve Line Travel Companions
Sarasota, Florida

Danielle Vance, OTR/L,CDP
Silver Line Travel Companions
Sarasota, Florida

Former Members

​Warren Wolfe
Roseville Alzheimer's and Dementia Community Action Team
Minnesota, USA

​Char Johnson
Dementia Friendly Duluth Collaborative Coordinator
The Victory Fund
Minnesota, USA

​Brian LeBlanc
Living with Dementia
Co-Founder, We Are Dementia Strong  
Florida, USA

​Cheryl Blue
DHHS Specialist
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Division (DHHSD)
Minnesota, USA

​​Barb Hemberger, CSA
Saint Therese of New Hope
Minnesota, USA

Jessica Finlay, PhD
University of Colorado - Boulder
Colorado, USA

Liz Erhartic
Civil Rights Specialist Lead / ADA Coordinator
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Charlotte, North Carolina