Awards and Recognitions
- Fulbright Scholar Award to take OMA to Indonesia (2022-2023)
- Maude’s Award for Innovations in Alzheimer’s Care, Making Connections category (2021)
- Gen2Gen Innovation Fellowship granted by Encore.org (now CoGenerate.org) to visionaries with ambitious initiatives to bridge generational divides (2020-2021)
- Rosalinde Gilbert Innovations in Alzheimer’s Disease Caregiving Legacy Award in Creative Expression category (2016)
- Designated as a “Program of Distinction” by Generations United (2015-present)
- Endorsed by the Ohio Department of Aging as a Quality Improvement Project (2015-present)
- Selected for inclusion in the National Center for Creative Aging’s (NCCA) “Creative Caregiving Guide” (2015)
- Best Practice Award from Leading Age Ohio (2011)
- National Certification for Activity Professionals (NCCAP) Approved Continuing Education Educator (2014-present)
- National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners (NCCDP) Continuing Education Provider (2015-present)
