Meet Our Team

Dawn Joined Home Instead in March 2011 as a Care Professional. She loves working with the senior community and has always had a passion for helping older adults. In May 2013, she was promoted to work in our office. She has held many different positions within our organization and currently manages the training programs for our care professionals. Dawn is originally from Colorado. She has been married 35 years, has a son that works for NASA and has two adorable dogs.

Maria started with Home Instead in 2019 as a Care Professional. She knew the minute she walked in the office that she had found her calling. “My happy place. My heart has always been in making a difference in someone’s life, especially our seniors. I enjoyed my journey as a caregiver. Touching our clients’ hearts and bringing them joy in the process of helping them with their needs.” In 2020, Maria was promoted to Recruitment & Engagement Coordinator of Home Instead-La Mesa. Now she uses her passion for helping aging adults as her motivation for recruiting the best of the best care professionals.

Jessica began her career with Home Instead in May of 2022 as a Care Professional. She demonstrated strong compassion and attentiveness towards our clients. Shortly after, she became a Lead Care Professional working side by side with other Care Professionals giving quality guidance. In October of 2022, Jessica moved into the Service Coordinator position and now has the exciting task of matching our clients with the right Care Professionals.

Vanessa began her career with Home Instead in August of 2021 as a Care Professional. In April of 2023, she was promoted to the position of Client Care Coordinator. In this role, she has the pleasure of helping potential clients and their family members achieve their goals for happy, healthy aging by staying in their homes. She also acts as a liaison with our Care Professionals. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with family and travelling within the US and abroad.

Carolyn joined Home Instead in April 2023 as a Client Care Coordinator. She has been serving seniors in California for over 15 years, primarily in the role of Marketing Director for various senior communities throughout the state.  Her passion is working with families caring for a loved one with dementia. Carolyn was a live-in caregiver for a senior with dementia for a year, and her mother had Alzheimer’s. When she is not working, Carolyn enjoys cooking and spending time with her four granddaughters.

Jennifer began with Home Instead in 2016 as Care Professional and eventually joined our administrative team holding such positions as Administrative Assistant, Interim Recruitment Coordinator, and Staffing Coordinator. Having cared for aging adults in the field, she is well-attuned to client needs as well as those of the Care Professionals assisting them. Her commitment to outstanding home care continues in her current role as On-Call Supervisor, serving clients and Care Professionals during evening and weekend hours.