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Mike Bolla of Heritage LifePath returns to host Warrior2Citizen and About Face

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Join us as Mike Bolla, Founder of Heritage LifePath, returns to host Colonel Mike Roberts, President of Warrior2Citizen, and Joe La Branche of VFW Post 9143 in Cumming.

Michael Roberts Col (Ret) is the President and Co-Founder of Warrior2 Citizen, a program to help returning soldiers and their family’s transition from the front lines to the home front and deal with symptoms of post-traumatic stress. Col. Roberts has over thirty years experience serving as a trusted advisor and intelligence officer for military intelligence, homeland security, and intelligence agencies. Michael served “in theatre” over a fifteen year time span. He has been on the faculty and management staff of the Georgia Tech, GTRI, University of Georgia, USF, and other universities. Michael attended Stevens Institute for Technology and St. Peter’s College (MS, BS), National Security and Strategic Studies post graduate work from the Army War College, and has been credentialed as a Certified Emergency Manager (CEM^®) and Certified Management Consultant. He has two grown children and two grandchildren and resides in Georgia. Find out more about the Warrior2Citizen program by visiting their website at www.warrior2citizen.org, or emailing Col. Roberts at mr75rr@gmail.com.

Joe La Branche is a retired marine that received two Purple Hearts in Viet Nam. Joe is currently the Service Officer for VFW Post 9143 in Cumming Georgia. He is actively involved in the Post’s About Face program. This program picks up where the Warrior2Citizen program leaves off, providing assistance to veterans and their families in their area on an on-going basis. This assistance can be financial, emotional or whatever a family might need. To find out more about VFW Post 9143, visit their website at www.vfwpost9143.com, or send Joe an email at joevet2vet@bellsouth.net.

Thanks to Mike Bolla and Heritage LifePath for arranging today’s show! Reach Mike at (678) 602-9559, send him an email at info@heritagelifepath.org, or visit his website at www.heritagelifepath.org.

We want to thank Griswold Special Care for sponsoring today’s show. Griswold Special Care has been a preferred provider of high quality, affordable in-home senior care in Dallas and Atlanta for 20 years.

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Kelly Bass of Griswold Special Care, and Amy Hentschel of Senior Provisions

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Kelly Bass is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Griswold Special Care’s Plano office. Kelly was born in New York but moved to the Dallas area when she was 4, so she’s “kind of a Texas home-grown girl”. After graduating from North Texas State and getting married and starting a family, Kelly discovered she was a natural caregiver. Kelly began by opening a Montessori school in her home and eventually opened a Kumon Math and Learning Center.

Like so many of us, Kelly’s passion for seniors grew from a family situation when her mother in law sent out an “SOS e-mail” when she needed help after a surgery. When Kelly’s brother, Doug Decoursin, approached her about opening a non-medical home care office with Griswold Special Care, Kelly jumped at the chance to help. Kelly has enjoyed learning about senior care and how the industry can help seniors live more independent and healthy lifestyles.

You can reach Kelly via e-mail at kelly.bass@griswoldspecialcare.com or by calling the Griswold Special Care Plano office at 469-277-3541. Visit the website at www.griswoldspecialcare.com.

“Show Me”! Amy Hentschel is a Show Me Girl! Born and raised in Missouri, Amy believes that actions speak louder than words. Drawn to serving seniors at an early age, Amy spent many hours during her high school years volunteering in hospitals and with hospice. After earning a degree in Communications and Mass Media from the University of Missouri, she took a job with Medicare provider and equipment distributor in Illinois, where she called on 250 long term care accounts. Spending her days going in and out of skilled care facilities, she quickly realized how much help the residents needed, and how ill-equipped many facilities were in terms of holistic treatment of their residents. About a dozen years ago Amy, finally sick and tired of Illinois winters, moved to Atlanta where she took a job with Sunrise. She loved her work there, and thought she’d be there indefinitely. About a year ago, Amy began planning for a new business that would provide support, advice and resource to the seniors she’d become so attached to. To make the transition from business development to care consultant, she created Senior Provisions, and organization dedicated to assisting seniors evaluate their needs, and find solutions to meet those needs, whether in their current home, or in a new environment. She provides expert guidance in the areas of senior living options, adult day programs, skilled nursing options, Alzheimers care, non-medical home care, support groups and financial/legal services. To find out more about Senior Provisions, visit their website at www.myseniorprovisions.com, or call Amy directly at (678) 925-0223.