Virtual Dementia Tour® Certified Trainers

This is a list of VDT® Certified Trainers who have received more advanced and specialized VDT training than facilitators who have been trained to use the VDT program.  For information about VDT program providers or Certified Trainers in your area, contact vdt@secondwind.org.  Find out how to become a facilitator here, or click here to apply to become a Certified Trainer.  
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      * Certified Trainers offering specialized VDT services:
​             D = DACE Coach, F = Family VDT, H = Hospital VDT, I = Inclusive VDT, M = Mobile VDT
      + Certified Trainers offering Dreams Coach service

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Alabama

• Leisa Askew
• Maria Davis
• ​Jenifer Hagovsky* D, H
• Dana Robinson* D, H, I

 Arizona

• Kari Johnson* H, M
• Susan Wielochowski

 California

• Mary Hrinko* D, H

 Colorado

• Hope Carwile
• Briana Kohlbrenner* D, H
• Olivia Mogab* D, H
• Candace Ortega* D, H
• Meagan Reynolds* D, H

 Connecticut

• Michelle Wyman* D, H, I

  Florida

• Linda Bledsoe* D, F, H
• LaPorsha Crumbs* H
• Carmen Fernandez
• Lindsay Largent* H
• ​Clarke Pollard* D, F, H, I​​
• Darby "DJ" Ryan* D, H
• Glen Scharfeld* M

 Georgia

• Wendy Beatty* D, H
• Myra Braswell* D, H; +
• Beth Cayce* D, F, H, I
• Cloud Conrad* D, H, I
• Sara Ekart* D, H
• Nicole Giroir* D, F, H, I
• Gwenyth Johnson* D, H 
• Layla Marshall* H
• Tiney Ray* D, H
• Alan Skipper* D, H

Idaho

• Karee Curry* D, H

Illinois

• Zina Karana* D, H
• Danuta Mankiewicz* D, H
• Ellen Masuret* D, F, H, I
• Laurene Turner* D, H

Indiana

• Lisa Fipps* D, H
• Deanna Jackson* D, H, I; +
• Robin Reef* D, H

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Iowa

• Stacie Alleger* D, H

Kansas

• Christina Wilkins* D, H

Kentucky

• Darla Crabtree

Maryland​

• Christina Chartrand

Massachusetts

• Pat Coffelt* H
• Mark Friedman

Michigan

• Teri Rapp* D, H

Minnesota

• Tina Haugstad* H
• Valerie Skarphol

Mississippi

• Jean Claire Bounds* D
• Janet Butts* D
  
• Yolanda Diaz* D
• Jana Donahoe* D, H
• Laura Gillom* D
• Debby Gooch* D, H
• Alaina Herrington* D, H
• Melora Jackson* D, F, H, I
• Paula Rutledge* D, H

Missouri

• Christi Crawford* D, H
• Jennifer Walker* D, H; +

Nebraska

• Terri Goldsmith* D, H
• April McKenna* D, H, I

New Jersey

• Ricardo Pena* D, H

New York

• Sharon Dudley* D, H
• Toni Fisk* D, H, I

North Carolina

• Djuna Acker* D, I
• English Edwards* D, H
• Vanessa Haygood* D, F, I
• Martha Livingston* D, H, I
• Christine Stempel
• Susan Whitley* D, I

Ohio

• Melissa Chambers* D, H
• Cheryl Freed* D, H
• April Suva* D, H

   

Oregon

• Ronit Cohen* D, H
• Dawn Pratt* D, H

 Pennsylvania

• Kristin Smith* D, H; +
• Melanie Titzel

 Rhode Island

• Donna Ashworth* D, H

 Tennessee

• Deborah Ferris* D, H, I
• Kristen Porter* D, I; +

Texas

• Shonda Hendrix* D, H
• Donna Huddleston* H
• Debbie James* F
• Megan Leibas* D, H, I
• Noemi Rodriguez* D, F, H, I; +
• Kwahera Spears* D, H
• Felipa Wilmot
• Stephanie Wofford

 Virginia

• Paula Harder

 Washington

• Mandy Ketcham

West Virginia

• Connie Cochran* D, H

Wisconsin

• Justine Barton* D, H
• Sara Deprey* D, H
• Paula Gibson* H
• Karie Kobiske* D, H
• Dinah LaCaze* D, F, H, I

 Wyoming

• Heather Comstock* D, F, H, I

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​Canada​

• Veronique Maillot

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