Why I Do This Work

For 20+ years, I have studied how cognitive changes begin—the earliest signals, the subtle shifts in decision-making, the moment when families first notice something is different.

I have led national research programs, published papers, and worked with brilliant scientists. But the work that matters most started when I came home to Vero Beach.

I kept seeing the same pattern: Families who waited too long. Not because they were in denial—but because no one told them there was something they could do before crisis, before diagnosis, before the medical system had answers. Early intervention works. But the care model didn't exist.

Let’s build it together.