Program Alumni

Graduates of our Executive Certificate in Home Modification Program, Catia Garell and Damian Sempio, founders of Thrive for Life, LLC, with a home modification client

 

The USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology boasts a network of over 2,000 Executive Certificate in Home Modification graduates throughout the nation and around the globe.

We invite you to connect with some of our talented and diverse Program Alumni. Enjoy browsing through the Alumni Directory!

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Shannon Strate

Graduation Year: 2025
Title: Associate Professor Company Name: Johnson & Wales University Company Address: 184 Railroad Ave , Saunderstown , RI 02874 Phone: 4012250068 I am an occupational therapist currently working in academia. I have worked with older adults for over 25 years completing home evaluations and bow bringing this skill to my students and community.

Brandi L Buchanan

Graduation Year: 2025
Title: Clinical Director of CarePLaCe & Associate Professor Company Name: AT Still University, Mesa, AZ Company Address: 91 E Spur Ave , Gilbert , AZ 85296 Phone: 2139492111 CarePLaCe is a program to support caregivers/care partners caring for an older adult with chronic illness and/or a form of dementia. In the program, there is a home safety evaluation to provide information, assessment and recommendations for home modification. CarePLaCe services are at no cost to the client.

Katrina Polk

Graduation Year: 2024
Company Name: Dynamic Solutions for the Aging, LLC Company Address: 1885 Tubman Road SE , Washington , DC 20020 Phone: 202-870-6974 We are a research and development firm with over 40 years of experience designing and integrating aging-in-place concepts into customized solutions for the population aged 50 and above, caregivers, and businesses that serve them. Specifically, we collaborate with developers, builders, architects, urban planners, health-related service providers, and individuals to design and renovate age-friendly, certified aging-in-place spaces.

Abbey Glenn

Graduation Year: 2024
Title: Faculty Company Name: ATSU Company Address: 15244 S. 19th Way , Phoenix , Arizona 85048 Phone: (602)432-2414 Specialty: I teach OT to entry level masters and doctoral students including content on gerontology and aging in place. I have emerging knowledge in home modifications following the certification course and would appreciate anyone who wants to collaborate in the Phoenix or Prescott area of AZ. I teach OT to entry level masters and doctoral students including content on gerontology and aging in place. I have emerging knowledge in home modifications following the certification course and would appreciate anyone who wants to collaborate in the Phoenix or Prescott area of AZ.

Brian Fluhr

Graduation Year: 2024
Title: Founder Company Name: SeniorThrive LLC Company Address: 5436 Via Carrizo , Laguna Woods , California 92637 Phone: (714)371-7493 Specialty: SeniorThrive is a proactive empowerment app designed to help older adults thrive independently in their homes. By leveraging Vision AI technology, it assesses home environments for safety risks and provides personalized recommendations to prevent falls, reduce social isolation, and enhance overall well-being. Thus, it empowers seniors and their families to make informed decisions about thriving in place. SeniorThrive is a proactive empowerment app designed to help older adults thrive independently in their homes. By leveraging Vision AI technology, it assesses home environments for safety risks and provides personalized recommendations to prevent falls, reduce social isolation, and enhance overall well-being. Thus, it empowers seniors and their families to make informed decisions about thriving in place.

Rachel Poythress

Graduation Year: 2024
Title: Safe at Home Program Manager Company Name: Rebuilding Together Peninsula Company Address: 2361 Poplar Ave. , East Palo Alto , California 94303 Phone: (650)481-8879 Specialty: I work with clients that are income-qualified to make their homes safer and more accessible with government grants, donations from corporate sponsors and individuals, and through volunteer labor. I work with clients that are income-qualified to make their homes safer and more accessible with government grants, donations from corporate sponsors and individuals, and through volunteer labor.

Beth Ann Rosenberg

Graduation Year: 2023
Title: Owner/OT Company Name: Customized Care Therapeutics Company Address: 225 N Smead Court , Roswell , GA 30076 Phone: (404) 399-8253 Have worked with catastrophic Workers Compensation clients in Georgia for over three decades.

Alex Modric

Graduation Year: 2022
Title: Owner Company Name: Phoenix Pro Management, Inc Company Address: 3755 Via Poinciana , Lake Worth , FL 33467 Phone: 561-591-7597 A Florida statewide provider that serves with respect, compassion, integrity, and patience. Your independence and safety is our job. We are your environmental healthcare professional.

Stefan "Alex" Grzebski, III

Graduation Year: 2021
Title: Owner / CFO Company Name: One Source Mobility, Inc. Company Address: 1232 Billington Lane , Roseville , CA 95747 Phone: 530-518-3294 One Source Mobility, Inc. is a home modification and assistive technology business with offices in Roseville and Chico, California. I have experience with accessible vehicles, high tech driving control systems, complex rehab and home modification. I am an Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) and we will also have General Contractor’s License so we can execute the projects. Many clients we serve are living with CP, spinal cord injuries, diseases like ALS, MS, and MD. We also work with clients who wish to age in place. I started working in the mobility industry in 2002.

Kent Ohms

Graduation Year: 2021
Title: Community Living Director Company Name: Iowa Department on Aging Company Address: 510 E 12th Street , Des Moines , IA 50319-9025 Phone: 5154022955 Working on positioning the Iowa Department on Aging as the statewide leader in navigating the home modification system. Looking to design system level strategies for individual AAAs and CILs to assist individuals at the local level.

Nelson Alconcel

Graduation Year: 2020
Title: Occupational Therapist Company Name: Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center Company Address: 1221 S Gear Ave. , West Burlington , IA 52655 Phone: (319) 768-1016 Home modification consultant for the In-Patient Rehabilitation Unit of Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa.

Tyler Schorr

Graduation Year: 2020
Title: Occupational Therapist Company Name: Lutheran SeniorLife Company Address: 699 Doris Drive , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania 15243 Phone: 4124391842 Provide occupational therapy services and home assessments to ensure optimal home environments that promote safety and functional independence.

Terri Lemere

Graduation Year: 2020
Title: Occupational Therapist Company Name: Healthy Home Living Solutions, LLC. Company Address: 7940 Marker Rd , Middletown , Maryland 21769 Phone: 2406744560 Healthy Home Living Solutions, LLC provides Aging in Place consultation, home safety assessments with a report outlining recommended solutions, fall prevention education, and concierge services related to home modifications.  Our goal is to help you or your loved ones live safely in their homes, for as long as possible!

Gina Rodriguez

Graduation Year: 2020
Title: Home Health Occupational Therapist Company Name: Sutter Care at Home-San Mateo Company Address: 185 Laurie Meadows Drive , San Mateo , CA 94403 Phone: 570-807-9731 I have been practicing occupational therapy since 2015, most of that time working in home health, where I continue to learn about the demands and evolving nature of the need for home modifications for the patients I serve.

Katie Holmes

Graduation Year: 2020
Title: Home Accessibility Consultant Company Name: Holmes Adaptations, LLC Company Address: 7332 CASE PL , ANNANDALE , VA 22003 Phone: 4103875783 Home modification occupational therapist providing consulting services in Northern Virginia. Our mission is to improve your quality of life and reduce fall risk through individualized approaches to home related modifications.

Sherry Pidgeon

Graduation Year: 2020
Title: self employed OTR/L, ECHM, CAPS, CDP Company Name: Home Mobility VT Company Address: 376 Pumpkin Hill , Williston , VT 05495 Phone: 8025783440 My initial focus was going to be Aging In Place however I have broadened my plan and will now market to those 65+ to address those at risk for falls. I am now a Medicare B provider which will open many doors for me as there are very few OT's in private practice in Vermont.

Paula Horn

Graduation Year: 2020
Title: CEO Company Name: Elevating Lives, LLC Company Address: 2029 Sancerre Lane , Carrollton , Texas 75007 Phone: 972-489-5751 I have been a physical therapist for over 23 years. During the course of my professional career I have had the opportunity to provide home modification assessments and recommendations for adults with disabilities living in an institutional setting. My goal is to provide home modification services in a community setting in order to promote aging in place.

Keisha Jennings-Eakin

Graduation Year: 2020
Title: MSOT/L, ECHM, DRS, owner Company Name: The Right Turn Rehabiliation Services Company Address: 2962 Colchester Court , Abingdon , MD 21009 Phone: 443-402-5490 Serving residents of Harford and surrounding counties. The Right Turn is a program specifically designed to help individuals affected by physical and cognitive limitations, regain and/or maintain their independence by safely aging in place. We provide in-depth home modification evaluations to assess a person’s functional needs, giving recommendations to ensure the home is the perfect fit for the individual, now and as he/she continues to age. Keisha has worked with Habitat for Humanity’s Capable program in Harford county for over two years, providing local low-income seniors with home evaluations and recommending the necessary modifications to ensure safety and independence.

Martina Spolini

Graduation Year: 2020
Title: Executive Director Company Name: Rebuilding Together Miami-Dade, Inc. Company Address: 725 NE 22nd Street , Miami , FL 33137 Phone: 2019366048 At RTMD we provide critical home repairs and home modifications to vulnerable, low-income homowners and neighbors in need.

Brent Bowman

Graduation Year: 2020
Title: Development & Outreach Manager Company Name: Rebuilding Together Fox Valley Company Address: E9560 Ashbury Lane , Fremont , WI 54940 Phone: 419-733-4780 As an organization, we make home modifications and repairs to help low-income homeowners remain safe and healthy in their respective homes. We also assist older adults with fall prevention modifications allowing them to age in place.

Keri Galuskin

Graduation Year: 2020
Title: Head Occupational Therapist Company Name: NewYork- Presbyterian Hospital Company Address: 14 Bennington ct , East Brunswick , NJ 08816 Phone: 7327188386 I have enjoyed learning about home modification through this course and am excited at putting forth the knowledge.

Harshada Patil

Graduation Year: 2020
Title: Occupational therapist Company Name: Interface rehab, inc. Company Address: 20530 Anza Avenue , Torrance , CA 90503 Phone: 3237674587 An elementary level in Home Modification field, however enthusiastic to learn about practical and real life process.

Jim Dallas*DPT

Graduation Year: 2020
Title: President Company Name: Advantage P.T. Associates & Wellness Company Address: 400 E. 18th Street , Lombard , Illinois 60148 Phone: 630-901-3870 I have a background as a real estate investor and home remodeling and construction. I am a licensed Physical Therapist with hands on experience with home modifications with geriatric and physically challenged individuals.

Dawn Heiderscheidt

Graduation Year: 2020
Title: Founder/CEO Company Name: Aurora Independence Company Address: 7421 Keiffer St , Philadelphia , pa 19128 Phone: 410-416-3628 I am a mobile outpatient Occupational Therapist offering home modification assessments as well as traditional OT as needed. Medicare provider.

Michael Green

Graduation Year: 2020
Title: Home Modification Consultant Company Name: Michael Green and Associates Company Address: 2701 Old Eureka Way, Ste. GB Redding, CA , Redding , CA 96001 Phone: 530-243-7544 We provide home modification assessments and recommendations for individuals with disabilities and seniors. We are also available to assist in identifying funding resources, contractors and project management.