Contributers
Linda Pope, Owner, Vice President
503-445-2221; linda@llm.com
Linda has been a small business owner in the Portland area for twenty years. She has grown LLM Publications, Inc. serving over 30 associations throughout the country with high quality publications. She recognized a need for a high quality senior publication in the Portland Metro area and started Choice Senior Services to fill this need.
Meredith Williamson, Owner, President
503-347-5696; meredith@ChoiceOregon.com
Meredith graduated from the University of Oregon with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and with a Juris Doctorate from the University of San Diego. She is licensed to practice law in California, where she practiced law for five years, and Oregon. She is President of the Oregon Senior Referral Agency Association and a member of Junior League of Portland.
Lyda Cordova-Larson, Elder Care Advisor
503-861-0922; lyda@ChoiceOregon.com
Lyda has been a vital member of the Choice Senior Services Team since 2005. Prior to joining Choice, Lyda worked for a family company in the medical distribution industry. Lyda is a fountain of knowledge and has a knack for explaining difficult information so that it is easy to understand. Lyda covers a vast area helping families from Vancouver to Clackamas County to the Northern Oregon coast.
Elizabeth (Liz) Graves, Elder Care Advisor
503-277-3558; liz@ChoiceOregon.com
Liz has been helping people through difficult times for over 20 years. Before joining the Choice team, she was a human resources manager and the first person that employees would contact with stressful issues such as health problems, family issues, elder care issues, work place issues and other problems that interfered with employees’ day-to-day work. Having to find elder care housing for several family members she discovered how challenging it is for family members to do it alone. She decided her next career would be to help people through this difficult time. Liz volunteers in her community and as a commission member for Elders in Action.
Carol Hankins, Elder Care Advisor
503-729-0015; carol@ChoiceOregon.com
Carol joined Choice Senior Services in 2009 as an Elder Care Advisor. Carol has worked in a variety of settings serving the elderly since 1978 as a medical social worker in hospitals, home health, rehabilitation medicine, and long-term care facilities; director of an adult day services program; and life enrichment director for several Alzheimer’s residential care facilities. Carol is a published author and is a chaplain with Love Your Neighbor Ministries. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Science, a Certificate in Social Work, a Master’s Degree in Education,Graduate Certificate in Gerontology from Portland State University, and a Master of Arts Degree in Spiritual Formation from George Fox Evangelical Seminary.
Libby Miller-Hinze, Elder Care Advisor
503-915-9832; libby@ChoiceOregon.com
Libby has dedicated herself to improving the lives of our elders and the communities in which they reside for the past eight years. She has worked as a case manager and a patient advocate for a local health clinic where she excelled at delivering services to her patients and their families by listening to what their needs were, identifying what the common goal was, and then using her wealth of community contacts to find the most optimal answers. Libby has a personal interest in working with minorities, especially the LGBTQ community, and strives for equality to all. She is passionate about end of life care and has worked tirelessly on identifying hospice appropriateness in a timely manner. She volunteers her time by helping elders write their life stories and creating ethical wills. Currently Libby is completing her degree in Human Studies and Gerontology at Marylhurst University.
Molly McKain, Elder Care Advisor
503-543-4630; molly@ChoiceOregon.com
Molly’s interest in the needs of our aging society began approximately ten years ago when she found her mother in need of alternative living arrangements. It had come time for Molly to do all she could for her mother’s needs as her mother had done for her. She set out on a mission with absolutely no idea what she was doing. Through the process she discovered a desire to bring her newly found tools into the professional arena of Assisted Living, Hospice Care, Adult Care Home Living and Residential Care Facility living. Through Outreach, Education and Administration, she found herself determined to contribute to the success of quality Elder Care. Molly helps people in Clark, Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties.
Kara Busick, Sales
503-353-7871; kara@ChoiceOregon.com
Kara graduated Magna Cum Laude from Warner Pacific College with a Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Studies. She also earned a Certificate for Family Life Education through the National Council for Family Relations. She is a gifted violin player and recently displayed her talent in the 2010 Ms. Clackamas County Scholarship Pageant, where she won the title crown.
Victoria Cline, Accountant
503-445-2228; accounting@llm.com
Victoria handles all the invoices, collections, payroll and expenses for Choice. Victoria has done a wonderful job of keeping accounts current. In addition, her dedication to the job and ability to keep a smile even through the toughest tasks makes her a joyful addition to the team.
