Pace Talk

Hello and welcome to PACE Talk. Today I'm speaking with Mary Naber, President and CEO of PACE Southeast Michigan in Detroit Michigan. Today's topic with Mary focuses on culture change and rebranding of a PACE program. Soon after Mary started at PACE Southeast Michigan she changed the name of the organization to better reflect the national PACE brand. Mary and I talk about the work this change involved, including communication with employees, participants, and the surrounding community. If you are a PACE employee and would like to come on the podcast, please reach out to Heather at heatherpetraszko@gmail.com    

Today I'm speaking with Laurie and Adam, both employees of PACE Southeast Michigan in Detroit Michigan. Adam and Laurie work in the Public Affairs and Philanthropy department at their PACE organization. In our conversation, Laurie and Adam share how they lead communication efforts with participants, caregivers, the local community, and media. They also touch upon their efforts in government affairs, including advocating for PACE programs with legislators. Laurie and Adam oversee event planning and fundraising with PACE, and we get to talking about their recent Fundraising Breakfast, which they appropriately named, a Friend-raising breakfast. They share some practical tips for other PACE programs to use in developing their own fundraising efforts. If you are a PACE employee and would like to join the PACE Talk discussion, please reach out to Heather at heatherpetraszko@gmail.com

Today I'm speaking with Karey Borest, a PACE Registered Dietitian with the Center for Elders Independence in Oakland, California. In our conversation, Karey touches upon her role and responsibilities as a PACE Registered Dietitian, and we discuss the role of therapeutic diet orders at a PACE organization   If you are a PACE employee and would like to join the PACE Talk discussion, please reach out to Heather at heatherpetraszko@gmail.com

PACE Talk host Heather Petraszko speaks with PACE Southeast Michigan employee Cecilia Reynolds about her dual roles as Education Coordinator and Contracted Facilities Liaison.   If you are interested in joining the PACE Talk conversation, reach out to Heather at heatherpetraszko@gmail.com  

PACE Talk host Heather Petraszko introduces PACE Talk, a podcast designed to highlight PACE programs and facilitate conversation on questions that PACE programs share.