Our Team

Joan.Halliwell@HomeInstead.com

At Home Instead Senior Care - Sarasota, Florida, Joan works closely with clients and their families to develop the best care plan to suit clients needs and situations.  Prior to entering into the home healthcare industry, Joan spent 18 years in the financial services sector.  A resident of Sarasota, Florida since 1987, Joan is passionate about people, detail and quality of care.  

Jeannah.Haber@HomeInstead.com

A resident of Sarasota, Florida since 1978, Jeannah has spent the last 11 years as a Home Health Staffing Coordinator and three years with a LTC facility. An expert in care coordination and creating successful matches with our clients, Jeannah is happy to hear from our CAREGivers "I  love my client" and that the client feels the same.  It's a win-win for all of us and the best that we do!

​Tara.Boccanfuso@HomeInstead.com

Tara is a native Floridian and lived a few years in Oregon, but had to come back to beautiful Sarasota, her home.  She's been blessed to have the opportunity to travel the U.S. and even some international travel.  She has a passion for helping people, baking, cooking, football and spending time with family and friends, especially the four legged ones.  With prior experience working in accounts payable, payroll, and customer service, she provides administrative support to the office staff and owners along with taking care of the bookkeeping here at Home Instead Senior Care Sarasota.

Chazsady.Davis@HomeInstead.com​

Chazsady has resided in Sarasota, Florida since 2015. Having worked mostly in the area of skilled nursing facilities, she is very familiar with the coordination of senior care, building community relationships, and managing caregivers. Chazsady serves as the Vice President of Sarasota County Senior Advocacy Council and has built bridges with many local community organizations to enhance awareness of organizational initiatives to keep seniors safe and in their homes. She has earned a master's degree in Healthcare Leadership and a Master of Jurisprudence in Health Law. When she is not serving her community and helping our seniors, Chazsady enjoys the beach, spending time with family and friends, and playing billiards.

Elaine.Russo@HomeInstead.com  ​

Formally from Rochester, New York she has lived in Florida for 18 years.  She loves animals and has two cats.  Elaine has an extensive background in Assisted Living, Memory Care and Long-Term Care along with being a Certified Alzheimer's Instructor.  Her goal is to help people age in place with dignity, respect and compassion.  Her priority is to provide Outstanding Customer Service.

Eugene.Kiernan@HomeInstead.com

Gene is a retired Land Surveyor from Northern Virginia. Gene moved to Sarasota, Florida in 2007, after living in Canton, Georgia for 2 Years. Gene also spent some time traveling overseas, visiting Bali, Indonesia in 2007 and Bangkok, Thailand in 2008. Gene would end up living in Thailand from 2008 through 2013 and returned to Sarasota in 2014. Gene unretired himself in 2014 and attended Sarasota Technical College in 2016, earning a certificate in Accounting Operations. Gene joined our staff in July 2018, working with Tara Boccanfuso in our Accounting Department.

​Kimberly.Williams@HomeInstead.com

Kimberly is a Mississippi native and spent many summers in Florida over the years but has now made Sarasota her home as of April 2018. For the past 4 years, Kimberly worked as a resident aide in several assistant living facilities. She has a love for baking, spending time with her family and more importantly, helping others. She started out as a Home Health Aide here at Home Instead but has now been given the opportunity to be our Office Coordinator and works to assist Tara Boccanfuso in our HR department.