Meet Our Team

Improving senior's independence, quality of life, and length of life is why Buffy and I joined the Home Instead Senior Care family. We are both Occupational Therapists and understand the GREAT desire seniors have to stay independent and to remain in their familiar surroundings. As therapists, we are familiar with using therapy and assistive devices to help individuals stay independent and continue to perform their activities of daily living. Seniors that are able to function independently have a much greater sense of purpose and satisfaction with their lives.

In their spare time, Tim and Buffy enjoy spending time with family and their two dogs, Sulley and Saddie, participating in church activities, pursuing an active lifestyle, and going traveling. They also enjoy leading the local Be A Santa To A Senior program, spreading holiday cheer to seniors who need it the most. They are both active members of the Home Care Association of America. Tim and Buffy also provide support to organizations such as Meals on Wheels, True Options Pregnancy Care Center, Compassion International, MasterKey Ministries, House of Eli, Grayson County Advocacy Center, Grayson County Crisis Center, and Way FM Christian Radio.

Edna Faaiu is our Operations Manager. She is responsible for successfully directing and managing all activities related to clients and Care Professionals. Edna focuses on key areas to create high quality matches, ensures key goals and metrics are met, and leads a team to provide the highest quality of service.

Edna relocated to the Texoma Area with her family from San Antonio TX. She comes with 19 years of management experience in the Food Industry, Hospitality, and the Trucking Industry. Edna stays busy with work but manages to balance work and make time for her two daughters, Lena and Kai’ana. In her free time, she enjoys making creations in the kitchen, crafts of all kinds, photography and is very competitive in games.

Lena joined our team as our Bookkeeper and Administrative Assistant.

In her free time, Lena enjoys spending time with her new husband, Joseph and her cat, Junto. She loves helping lead the middle school youth and young adult ministries at her church, Victory Life and running her mobile coffee cart business, Motion Coffee.

Cierra joined our team as our Recruitment Coordinator but transitioned to the role of Retention Coordinator. Her primary role at Home Instead is focused on orienting, training, and retaining our Care Professionals to provide excellent service. She has a heart for seniors and is grateful to be serving them in this way.

Cierra, her husband, and their four children enjoy spending time together at home and being outdoors. 

Paige joined our team as our Service Coordinator. Paige's focus is to ensure we make the best match between client and Care Professionals, understanding that personality matching is just as important as skill matching. 

Paige is a Texoma native. She enjoys spending time with her two sons and is passionate about caring for others. 

Marina joined our team as our Recruitment Coordinator. Marina has worked in the senior care industry previously and loves using her experience to better seniors' lives. Her primary role at Home Instead is focused on expanding our team by hiring Care Professionals. 

Sandra Mathews joined our Home Instead family as our Office Coordinator. 

Sandra performs a variety of clerical and administrative duties in the office to provide the highest quality service to our clients and CarePro staff. Sandra takes inquiries from potential clients and family members and educates on resources available to assist in the home.

Laurie joined our team as a Weekend On Call Coordinator. She performs a variety of administrative duties including answering incoming telephone calls, scheduling replacement CarePros as needed, performing client/CarePro introductions, caregiving if needed, and supporting other staff members in order to provide the highest quality services to clients.