Rosemary DeCuir-McKown

• Award-winning professional senior service career spanning more than three decades.

• Successfully conducted hundreds of mediations, sparing families costly legal battles.

• Author of books, articles, and training materials on dementia and caregiving challenges.

• Extensive memory care program development and training experience to industry professionals, organizations, and para-professionals.

• University lecturer in fields of nursing, gerontology, and senior services.

• Corporate symposium guest presenter on dementia and challenging family dynamics.

• Lifelong volunteer advocate with programs and ministries serving foster and developmentally disabled children.

A resident of Southern California, Rosemary describes herself as “thoroughly domesticated,” enjoying family and friends as well as designing sets for nonprofit fundraising events - as she states, “making beauty come seemingly from nothing.”