Our Team
CO-FOUNDER
Diana Dubea
FUNDRAISING COORDINATOR
Gervaise Flynn
DEMENTIA CONSULTANT
Susan Raychard,
MOTR/L, CDP, PAC Independent Trainer
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & FOUNDER
Sally Tartre
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Marie Marchitelli
LOSS & GRIEF THERAPIST
Elizabeth Straka, PhD
Our Board
Jackie comes to us as a retired Marketing and Development Executive. She has been involved with A Place To Start for several years now and has been a very large helping hand to our previous fundraising events such as A Night To Remember (known in the past as “Big Night Out”)
We are happy to have her on our team!
Jackie Muse
Kristin has been a resident of Kennebunk for 32 years. She and her husband raised two children, both of whom are graduates of the Kennebunk school system. During that time, she volunteered with the Education Foundation of the Kennebunks and Arundel for 11 years. Kristin’s mother, Donna, passed from Alzheimer’s in 2013. Kristin is motivated to make meaningful contributions to A Place to Start in honor of her mom and other dear family members.
Kristin Brigham
John is a well known neurologist in our community and we are excited to have him as a board consultant!
John Dolan, DO
New Board Member
Amy is a New Hampshire native, born & raised until she moved to Maine for college and never left, raising her family right here in Kennebunk! Amy has spent the last 10 years in a caregiving role working as a caregiver and med tech at Huntington Common and later working as a private caregiver to a few local families. She comes to us with experience and compassion for the aging population and especially those living with Alzheimer's.
Amy Cross
Shawn is a 30 year veteran Occupational Therapist who holds licenses in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Much of Shawn’s experience has been in geriatrics and dementia. Currently, Shawn holds the head chair position for Maine’s Alzheimer’s Association / Portland Walk Committee. Shawn owns Assisted Living Locators and works as a specialized Senior Care Advisor helping seniors and their families find the best fit in Memory Care, Assisted and Independent living.
