Todd and Catherine Vaughan, Owners of Home Instead Senior Care-Marin County
Catherine spent 25 years of her career in project development, financing a multitude of senior housing, assisted living, and skilled nursing care projects and was very excited to be able to move to the personal side of the senior care business. Todd spent the first part of his career in the automotive industry managing large departments, budgets, and staff. His management skills are an advantage in the hiring, retention, and leadership of a large staff of CAREGivers. As a team, they conduct initial client consultations, provide regular quality assurance visits with clients, stay abreast of industry news and events and oversee the day to day operations of the business.   Katie Nagle, Staffing and Training Coordinator
Katie found her calling as she was helping take care of her grandfather in early 2004. Her family had hired Home Instead Senior Care to provide respite care. Katie coordinated the work of the assigned CAREGiver, learned care techniques, and enjoyed the work that came so "naturally". With the encouragement of the CAREGiver, she was convinced that caring and working with the elderly was the career for her. Katie studied and received her CNA, HHA & EMT licenses. She was hired by Home Instead Senior Care as a CAREGiver in 2004 and most recently became the staffing and training coordinator for our Marin County office. Katie’s skills and knowledge are a tremendous resource to our CAREGivers in the field.  Erika Vaughan, Market Research Coordinator Erika recently graduated from the University of Colorado with a degree in Psychology and she has joined the Home Instead Senior Care family business. With Psychology as a major, she is interested in senior dementia related illnesses and depression. In the office, she is responsible for coordinating our community resources database, our website design and implementation, and providing assistance to our staffing and training coordinator. Erika has a personal passion for cooking and is working on overseeing a nutrition and meal preparation program for our seniors.  Leslie Feigel, Community Outreach and Client Care Representative
Leslie has spent the last 20+ years in business management with an emphasis in customer care, product marketing and company safety programs. The most recent at a property management company for senior living communities. “I felt the seniors could have a more fulfilling life if companionship services were available.” Leslie's had 12 years experience in caring for her children and aging family members coping with medical challenges, giving her the knowledge and inspiration to care for our seniors. Leslie started in November of 2010 as a CAREGiver and is also involved in community outreach for Home Instead with other professionals who are striving to make a better life for seniors in Marin County.  Carol Levenson, RN, MS, Client Care and Education Coordinator
Carol has an extensive nursing career involving Emergency, Intensive Care, Home Health, Quality Management, and Hospice Nursing. She has taught nursing at the Universities of Pennsylvania and San Francisco. As an educator, complex information is presented in a manner that is easy to understand and apply. Carol has highly developed communication skills which foster unity and cooperation. Through personal experience, Carol has an immense capacity for compassion and understanding. Our staff, clients and families will derive great benefit from her skillful insight and compassion. |
