The Las Vegas Public Affairs Show October 10, 2026

The Alzheimer's Association brings awareness to the disease to local Nevadans and throughout the country, bringing awareness and education, resources for the disease, what's expected, or if anyone needs assistance.

They also are, they're chosen to be able to give out grant funding.

So if someone needs part of the respite program or they apply for that too, they're in charge of dispersing that funding out, which is helpful because it gets to people's, you know, families a lot quicker and thus they'll be able to have some caregiver assistance in that capability.

Nice.

Okay.

And how long have you been working with them?

I've been affiliated with the Alzheimer's Association for over 15 years.

I was originally from New Jersey, and it's affected my family there.

So I started there.

And then when I moved here about 14 years ago, I just stayed with the organization.

And I'm very grateful to be able to continue to help the Las Vegas community.

Yeah.

What is your personal experience with Alzheimer's?

Well, currently, my mom was diagnosed a few years ago with early onset Alzheimer's.

And I don't want to see anyone else's family have to go through that.

She raised my brother and I to be outspoken and help our communities that we live in.

And because of that, I'm able to continue to help whatever community that I live in through that experience and that push from her to be able to, you know, share her experience too of what it's like to not remember things and, you know, the vulnerability that somebody goes through and, you know, the toll that it takes on the family and the caregivers around it to make people feel like they're not alone while they're going through it.

Yeah, definitely.

Why do you feel it's important to raise funds for Alzheimer's research?

So it's, in my opinion, a twofold, it not only helps the community that you're in.

So the walk to end Alzheimer's, the funds do stay locally a little bit more than some, you know, other experiences, but it's also because what we've seen with breast cancer and just the push to have mammograms and the preventative care that you now know about the disease can help you make smarter decisions before you end up in a situation where you regret not making changes before.

Yeah.

So you've been working with the organization in various capacities for 15 years, but what prompted you to become part of the executive leadership team for the 2026 Walk to End Alzheimer's?

So I'm very honored to be a leader here at Sunrise Hospital Medical Center and Sunrise Children's Hospital.

that this year I was able to leverage with my working at this facility to be able to sit on their executive leadership board, just in a different capacity and helping the walk and getting more exposure out there.

The Alzheimer's Association brings awareness to the disease to local Nevadans and throughout the country, bringing awareness and education, resources for the disease, what's expected, or if anyone needs assistance.

They also are, they're chosen to be able to give out grant funding.

So if someone needs part of the respite program or they apply for that too, they're in charge of dispersing that funding out, which is helpful because it gets to people's, you know, families a lot quicker and thus they'll be able to have some caregiver assistance in that capability.

Nice.

Okay.

And how long have you been working with them?

I've been affiliated with the Alzheimer's Association for over 15 years.

I was originally from New Jersey, and it's affected my family there.

So I started there.

And then when I moved here about 14 years ago, I just stayed with the organization.

And I'm very grateful to be able to continue to help the Las Vegas community.

Yeah.

What is your personal experience with Alzheimer's?

Well, currently, my mom was diagnosed a few years ago with early onset Alzheimer's.

And I don't want to see anyone else's family have to go through that.

She raised my brother and I to be outspoken and help our communities that we live in.

And because of that, I'm able to continue to help whatever community that I live in through that experience and that push from her to be able to, you know, share her experience too of what it's like to not remember things and, you know, the vulnerability that somebody goes through and, you know, the toll that it takes on the family and the caregivers around it to make people feel like they're not alone while they're going through it.

Yeah, definitely.

Why do you feel it's important to raise funds for Alzheimer's research?

So it's, in my opinion, a twofold, it not only helps the community that you're in.

So the walk to end Alzheimer's, the funds do stay locally a little bit more than some, you know, other experiences, but it's also because what we've seen with breast cancer and just the push to have mammograms and the preventative care that you now know about the disease can help you make smarter decisions before you end up in a situation where you regret not making changes before.

Yeah.

So you've been working with the organization in various capacities for 15 years, but what prompted you to become part of the executive leadership team for the 2026 Walk to End Alzheimer's?

So I'm very honored to be a leader here at Sunrise Hospital Medical Center and Sunrise Children's Hospital.

that this year I was able to leverage with my working at this facility to be able to sit on their executive leadership board, just in a different capacity and helping the walk and getting more exposure out there.