Elizabeth Swider

Founder and President of “Care is There.”
Certified Senior Advisor

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Elizabeth founded “Care is There” as a way to empower everyone involved in the care giving process:  the care receivers, their loved ones, the care givers, and all the service providers who lovingly offer their skills and expertise.

Elizabeth spent many years as a corporate finance executive, and found that her most rewarding moments came when she was building teams, mentoring employees, and developing creative win-win solutions to challenging situations.  Through “Care is There” she contributes that expertise to people who want wonderful lives despite limitations or complications caused by health problems, the loss of care giving partners, or geographic distances between loved ones.

In addition to being the active president of Care is There and a Certified Senior Advisor*, Elizabeth serves her community in the following capacities:

• Chairwoman, Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce “Aging in Place Business Round Table”.
• Member, Piedmont Virginia Community College Health Care Advisory Board
• Founder, Cville Seniors
• Publisher, “Independent Lifestyles Newsletter” which publicizes resources for having a great life despite limitations.
• Author, "The Caregiver's Secret" - a blog giving caregiving tips and presepectives.
• Steering Committee Member,  Livable for a Lifetime – a group of local agencies supporting barrier-free design in our community.
• Member, Virginia Caregiver Coalition.
• Team leader, Leadership Charlottesville “Changing Face of Charlottesville”, which educates leaders about aging in community.
• Board member, Leadership Charlottesville Alumni Association.
– an on-line social network for Charlottesville-area senior citizens service providers, care givers, and care receivers.

Cynthia Kugler

Client Care Director

Cynthia Kugler is educated as a Certified Therapeutic Recreational Specialist, and she discovered her special love for senior citizens during her employment as activities director at Westminster Canterbury of the Blue Ridge.  She has also been a head leader of a multi-age Girl Scout group where she was responsible for the management of record keeping and for communication between all the group leaders.

Cynthia is the mother of two teenage children, and enjoys reading, history, and the arts.

Susan Burke

Lifestyle Coordinator

Susan moved to Charlottesville after a long and successful career in advertising and financial services in New York City. She has engaged in a number of volunteer activities in town, such as: patient advocate at Martha Jefferson Hospital, CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate for children), and Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic.

Susan is a world traveler, with many stories to tell about her adventures in remote and distant lands.  She is also an actress and has appeared in many shows in Charlottesville as well as in New York.

Susan is an empathetic caregiver, and tries to make each visit to her client special in some way.  They respond well to her sense of humor, and her attention to detail and follow-through.

*Certified Senior Advisors (CSA's) have supplemented their individual professional licenses, credentials and education with knowledge about aging and working with seniors. The CSA designation alone does not imply expertise in financial, health or social matters. www.csa.us.