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Asian elders bring Tai Chi And Music to the Memory Hub, in Kin On’s Healthy Aging Program!

March 31, 2025

Every Monday afternoon at the Memory Hub, the sound of jubilant singing in the Mandarin Chinese language reverberates through the halls. A group of local community members are taking part in the Chinese Healthy Aging program, offered by Kin On Health Care Center on-site at the Memory Hub. The program includes brain-healthy and culturally significant activities beloved among Asian elders, such as Tai Chi, karaoke, and mahjong.

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Serving Up Smiles at Bridges Bistro

March 28, 2025

Bridges Bistro aims to build dementia awareness while providing a meaningful volunteer opportunity for people with memory loss. We hope to be a bridge of connection between our neighbors with memory loss and dementia and the wider community.

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Team Spotlight: Anastacia Kakorin

March 06, 2025

Anastacia Kakorin is a MBWC social work practicum student, focused on supporting and evaluating a wide variety of programs at the Memory Hub. She recently finished a Russian translation of dementia education materials.

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Team Spotlight: Sarah Pfeiffer

January 27, 2025

Sarah Pfeiffer is a MBWC social work practicum student, focused on community-centered practice. Working on-site at the Memory Hub, Sarah facilitates a caregiver support group and helps organize a variety of special events for people living with memory loss.

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Memory Hub Team Spotlight: Steve Wilson, Alzheimer’s Association®

October 14, 2024

Steve Wilson is a Care Consultant for the Alzheimer’s Association. At the Memory Hub, he helps people with memory loss and care partners get connected to helpful resources for via free in-person, phone, or virtual consults. Steve has worked as a music therapist in long term care homes in many different locations.

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South Korean Students Visit to the Memory Hub for Firsthand Experience of Dementia-Friendly Programs

October 04, 2024

The Memory Hub on-site collaborator, Elderwise, recently hosted four Handong Global University undergraduate psychology students who came to Seattle to learn about innovative programs serving older adults and people living with memory loss. The students are part of the Humanities and Social Convergence Talent Training Project, funded by the Korean Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea, whose goal it is to foster international learning opportunities on topics related to current societal issues in Korea, such as the needs of an aging population. 

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Meet the first Artist in Residence at the Memory Hub

September 04, 2024

Julia Becke, MD, is our Artist in Residence at the Memory Hub. She is bringing dance and movement to several Memory Hub programs and the wider community.

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Memory Hub Spotlight: Emily Billow, Seattle Public Library

August 01, 2024

Emily Billow, the Older Adults Program Manager at the Seattle Public Library, talks about her work with the Memory Hub to deliver resources and what being part of a dementia-friendly community means to her.

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Memory Hub Spotlight: Samantha Sanders, Creative Aging Coordinator for the Frye Art Museum

August 01, 2024

Samantha Sanders shares the latest updates about the Alzheimer’s Café program, what she appreciates about being part of the Memory Hub, and her perspective on dementia-friendly community.

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Memory Hub Spotlight: Kimber Behrends, Alzheimer’s Association, WA State Chapter

May 02, 2024

Kimber Behrends, King County Programs Manager for the Alzheimer's Association, WA State Chapter, talks about her work with the Memory Hub to deliver resources and free dementia education.

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Team Spotlight: Katie Zeitler, MBWC Program Manager of Dementia Friends

January 26, 2024

Katie will manage and continue to support the expansion of the much-needed public outreach and awareness program throughout Washington state.

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Team Spotlight: Ann Mathew, Memory Hub Design Intern (UW School of Art + Art History + Design)

January 04, 2024

Ann is working as a design intern and volunteer at the Memory Hub while working on her UW Design Thesis on dementia and social inclusion.

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Team Spotlight: Josie Beierl, Social Work Practicum Student

December 01, 2023

Josie Beierl talks about her role at the Memory Hub and what inspired her interest in social work in the area of memory loss and dementia.

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Meet Samantha Lafontaine, MBWC program manager for Project ECHO Dementia

October 31, 2023

Samantha Lafontaine is the new MBWC program manager for Project ECHO Dementia, a virtual clinic and telementoring program that brings together care providers from across the state to discuss case studies and best practices in diagnosis, care, treatments, and research.

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Team Spotlight: Susan Kopka, Front Desk Volunteer

August 25, 2023

Susan Kopka is one of the five active front desk volunteers at the Memory Hub. She has worked as a medical social worker and a community college art teacher, focusing on drawing and photography.

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