AWARE Member meetings and events are complimentary for members. Non members are $25 per meeting
February 2021
Guest Speaker: Mary Ellen Quiceno, M.D. – The Challenges of Drug Development for Alzheimer’s Disease
Mary Ellen Quiceno, M.D., Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and American Neurological Association, is a Behavioral Neurologist, Vice President of the Society for Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology, Vice Chair of AAN’s Behavioral Neurology Section, Medical Director at Parexel International, and Adjunct Associate Professor at University of North Texas Health Science Center in Ft. Worth, Texas. She serves as an appointed member on the Texas Council on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders and was recently appointed to…
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You’ve Got This!
Speaker: AWARE member Veronica Shanklin, CDP, founder of Dementia Care Warriors. Caregiving is an emotional roller coaster. Veronica has cared for her grandmother and mother, both of whom have Alzheimer’s disease, while managing a career and becoming a passionate advocate for Alzheimer’s caregivers. She will share tools and tips she has learned on her journey to better manage the “dips and dives” that come with this life-changing role. 8 years ago, Veronica left her career in Chicago and relocated back…
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Guest Speaker: Mary Brinegar, President and CEO, Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Society, Inc.
Mary Brinegar celebrates her 23rd year at the garden this year. She has been responsible, excluding 2020, for a full-time staff of 170, an annual operating budget of $24.6 million and with the board and staff has raised over $100 million dollars for capital improvements. The Arboretum has had 40,000 member households and attendance of over a million guests a year. She has won many awards, and chaired numerous fundraising events and the boards of directors of different non-profits. …
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