Dec 2, 2025
Linda began her career at Northwest Natural Gas in Portland in an entry-level position after her husband was unexpectedly laid off. She started in accounting but eventually transitioned into tech support as a Systems Analyst. In this role, she worked closely with...
Dec 2, 2025
Valerie is a retired Psychology Professor specializing in Lifespan Development. Her caregiving journey began in 2007 when her husband, George, suffered a hemorrhagic stroke in his midbrain at age 58, resulting in full disability. With intensive physical therapy, he...
Dec 2, 2025
Carol Becker is a HOPE Support Group Leader who has been fascinated by and exploring the field of memory loss after recovering from her own brain infection thirty years ago. As a certified master hypnotherapist, Master Practitioner in NeuroLinguistic Processing and...
Dec 2, 2025
Bill Cohen leads caregiver support groups, is a HOPE Dementia Support and Alzheimer’s Association volunteer, a Certified Senior Advisor (CSA)®, a trained elder mediator and the owner of Cohen Caregiving Support Consultants. His loving and talented mother, Sheila,...
Dec 2, 2025
Mary is a Registered Nurse and has been with HOPE since its inception in 2008. Mary began as a Chaplain with Nursing Home Ministries. During these visits to hospitals and other support facilities, she recognized an overwhelming need for education and support around...
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