Michele Anciaux Aoki, Ph.D., retired from Seattle Public Schools in 2019 as International Education Administrator, supporting Seattle's ten International Schools and World Language and Global Education programs throughout the district. Following in the footsteps of her parents, Kathy and Bill Sellars, who were pioneers as parent advocates for the education of children with developmental disabilities, Michele has devoted herself to developing and expanding the non-profit organization that Kathy helped cofound in 2000, Lifetime Secure Personal Assistance Network (LifeSPAN). Through her work with families with loved ones with a disability and her own experience with breast cancer in 2007, Michele has come to understand the importance for everyone of developing and nurturing a Personal Safety Net. She is pleased to offer workshops on Personal Safety Nets through LifeSPAN (Focus Topic: Personal Safety Nets – LifeSPAN). You may follow her blog anciauxinternational.com/disability-and-aging. All speaking and training fees will benefit LifeSPAN. If you are interested, please contact her at [email protected].
Denise Malm is the Wallingford Community Senior Center Social Worker. She has over 25 years of working with communities, groups and individuals of all ages. Her experience ranges from non-profit management to program development for organizations and individuals. She uses the framework of identifying strengths, time, talent and treasure. Denise is a trained intergroup dialogue facilitator, licensed social worker and geriatric mental health specialist. Currently, she co-facilitates a Death café, teaches Powerful Tools for Caregivers and presents Personal Safety Nets workshops throughout the Northwest. When she is not working one on one with elders, her time is spent educating city, county and state policy makers on the unrecognized experiences of older adults. She can be reached at [email protected].
Additional personalized help
Ben Kaufman is an educator, marketer and administrator who has served as Managing Director for Personal Safety Nets® for the past 7 years. During this time he has facilitated more than 200 seminars for organizations, businesses and individuals. Ben has a Master’s degree in Counseling and Student Personnel Administration from Pacific Lutheran University, a BA from Illinois Wesleyan University, and an Educational Administrative Certificate from Seattle Pacific University - all of which lead to eight years in classrooms, teaching students history and English, and later, a position as both a Principal and Superintendent. Ben has also pursued his interests in business and marketing - serving as an executive with Red Robin International and Disney before eventually headed his own marketing and event business. Contact Ben.
Sue Mackey is internationally known for her work in skill standards, hard and soft skill core competencies. She lectures and teaches on soft skills, life and work ready. Founder of The Mackey Group, Seattle based firm, she was a business columnist for twenty years and she has authored ten books, all soft skill related. They include: Living Well, Working Smart: Soft skills for Success, Women Navigating Adversity: The Courage They Didn’t Know They Had, Oh, Yes, You Can! A How to Guide for Rebuilding Confidence and Achieving Success and Kids Navigating Life Workbooks. Contact Sue.