Unlocking the Doors of Dementia with LAUREN

Katie Barrett is Senior Fundraising Manager at the Internet Archive, a nonprofit digital library offering permanent access for researchers, historians, and scholars to one of the world's largest repositories of knowledge in digital format. Celebrating its 25th year, the Internet Archive now serves more than 1.5 million patrons each day, providing access to 70 petabytes of data—books, web pages, music, television, and software and working with more than 800 library and university partners to create a digital library, free and accessible to all. Prior to her work at the Archive, Barrett promoted artist advocacy and education through membership to the Recording Academy, the organization best known for producing the annual Grammy Awards. She is also Founder of Pops & Buzzes, a membership organization whose mission is to create deeper community and professional growth for women working in the music and entertainment industries in the Bay Area.

Senior Star Power Productions, founded in 2007 by Pink Lady Jackie Goldberg, has been supporting seniors, baby boomers, veterans, active-duty, and 1st responders ever since. Pink Lady’s vision is to keep these groups vital, creative, productive, energetic, and definitely, entertaining.

Pink Lady’s unending energy is now channeled into her newest venture: Pink Lady Presents, streaming television variety programming where you’ll find those with “Lives Well Lived,” guests of all ages and from all walks of life, sharing their experiences.

Pamela Spyrs, founder of INSPYRS PR, is a publicist, producer and environmentalist based in Southern California who has accumulated a vast network of artists, filmmakers, designers, environmental game changers, and humanitarian benefactors. Pamela has worked with innumerable clients bringing them to the next level and has established a respected reputation in doing so.
In this podcast, Pamela shares her story of how her path crossed with dementia involving her mother, following a terrible automobile accident and then the unexpected loss of her father. Pamela truly "INSPYRS" by staying positive throughout her journey and, together with her twin sister Sharon, keeping her parents' memory alive.

In this episode, Lauren is joined by Dr. Jane Mahakian to discuss health and seniors with dementia, specifically how they (and the care industry) are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and governmental responses to it. For the first time, Producer Tom, Lauren, and guests all join remotely, practicing "safe distancing."

Catch part two with former NFL player,George Visger who really opens up about his journey with CTE