Since November 2018 I have worked with TimeSlips, an organization founded by MacArthur Fellow Anne Basting that is focused on creative engagement for elders and people living with dementia.
As a Project Manager, I facilitated a human-centered design process between TimeSlips and the Detroit-based creative firms Lafayette American and Midwest Common to design and produce a new “Imagination Kit”.
The process began in January 2019 through a series of focus group gatherings in partnership with the Greater Michigan Chapter Alzheimer's Association, with the goal to design and produce a resource to bring creative engagement to family and professional caregivers. As part of this initiative, I also facilitated the pilot phase of developing and hosting "Engagement Parties," which are informal gatherings for people to learn simple techniques to engage family and friends with memory loss.
In 2020 I became a permanent staff member responsible for promoting the Friends & Family resources and supporting educational partners as part of the Creative Campus program.
Read more about TimeSlips here.