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Read Magnolia/Queen Anne News
Interview
Prior to starting
With a Little Help, I worked with special needs populations and
had created several small businesses. In 1999 I was
looking for something different and became curious about the
senior industry. I went to work at a retirement community
and was surprised and excited to discover an intense core
connection with seniors. I experienced their immediate
gratefulness for my time and attention, and I was delighted to
realize that we mutually made each other feel good. I saw
that many senior citizens, no matter where they lived, spent far
too many hours alone, and simply receiving a bit of loving
one-on-one attention made an amazing difference in their day
I created With a Little Help to encourage seniors and those with
special needs to stay engaged in life, to lessen their
isolation, and to assist with tasks of daily living.
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I was the company’s first caregiver
and knew that I wanted to hire people who would provide the same
level of detailed loving care that I was personally providing.
This meant finding mature, educated, compassionate individuals
with flexible schedules and who had an interest in being of
service to others. To attract caregivers who meet this
profile, we offer a wage that is higher than the norm in this
industry. Today, nearly ten years later, my dream
continues to grow. We currently have a staff of 81 and
over 125 clients. The quality of our staff truly sets us
apart in the industry.
As passionate as I am about my
work, I have found an equal passion in my volunteer time.
I became connected with Habitat for Humanity’s Global Village
program, which fulfills my desire to both travel and to make a
contribution to people less fortunate than I am. I have
had amazing educational and cultural experiences while helping
fulfill Habitat’s mission of eliminating poverty housing.
I have built homes in Seattle, on a reservation in South Dakota,
in a township in South Africa, on the steppes of Mongolia, and
in Northern Thailand. I come home from these journeys
reinvigorated and happy to return to the work I love.
Our steady growth since the
Fall of 1999 has affirmed that I have been guided in the right
direction. I feel greatly blessed by this opportunity to
be of service to seniors and their families.
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With A Little Help Administrative
Staff
We believe this work is extremely rewarding as we daily match
loving caregivers to seniors in need of “a little help,” and
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Jeanne Coeuille
Director
of Client Services
Jeanne has worked for With A Little Help since 2000.
She started as a caregiver and eventually moved to our
administrative office and became our office manager. Jeanne
was raised in Seattle and graduated from Seattle University.
She has always been attracted to jobs that offered
flexibility and a high level of one-on-one contact with
people.
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 Shawn D'Amelio
Client Assessment Specialist and Director of Business
Development
Shawn has considered Redmond her home
for over 20 years. Shawn and her husband Chris are enjoying their “empty
nest”, while their only son is living in Seattle completing his studies at
the University of Washington.
Event Planning has
always been a passion for Shawn, but her career as a Personal Organizer
led her to a position as a Private Care Manager for a client with
Alzheimer’s disease where she recognized the need for imaginative
solutions as well as elder advocacy. Shawn enjoys the creativity of
bringing resources together and creating win-win solutions. She
joins With a Little Help with several years of management experience and
the desire to work with a team of caring professionals to enrich others
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 ERIC
BORUD
Drector of Human Resources
Eric joined With a Little Help in 2011 as the Director of Human
Resources. He was drawn to With A Little Help because he found the
mission a perfect fit. “An organization focused on recognizing and
embracing the value of each human life offers a truly unique and
immensely fulfilling experience. I am inspired daily by the love and
zest for life that is so evident in the people that work here.”
As the HR Director, Eric is responsible
for recruiting and orienting new caregivers along with other human
resource duties. Eric earned his Bachelor’s degree from the University
of Colorado (Boulder) and has been working as a human resources
professional since 1995. In his spare time you’ll find him playing in
the outdoors, riding his bicycle, or cheering his heart out at a
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Carol Comer
Marketing Director
 Carol
began working for With a Little Help in 2002. Prior to that she
worked 9 years as the Assistant Office Manager at a non-profit
organization that promoted independent colleges in Washington. Carol
was born and raised in Rhode Island and has lived in Atlanta, San
Francisco, New York, Florida and points beyond. She attended Johnson
and Wales University in Rhode Island before moving to New York City.
While in Atlanta, Carol worked several years with FEMA in the early 90's
and was employed by Neiman Marcus for 8 years. Her volunteer work
includes the Chicken Soup Brigade, Bread of Life Mission and working with
homeless women. Carol became interested in working with seniors
after caring for her own mother who was a stroke victim. The stroke
left her mom dependent on others for all her needs. Carol found that
being one of her mother's caregivers gave her a warm sense of fulfillment.
After her mother's passing she felt an emptiness that needed to be filled.
With a Little Help was the first step in that direction and has continued
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JEREMY THURSTON
Client Assessment Specialist
Jeremy joined With
A Little Help after returning from three years of service in the
Peace Corps in rural Zambia teaching small-scale aquaculture and
working as a volunteer coordinator. He grew up in Edmonds and
started his career as a journalist at an outdoors magazine before
discovering he finds his greatest satisfaction helping people live
their lives to their fullest. When not in the office Jeremy enjoys
hiking, fishing and speaking chiBemba. |
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 ESTEE
BEARD
Care Coordinator
Estee is a Seattle
native who has returned after living in Hawaii and Arizona for eight
years. She loves the Pacific Northwest and all it has to offer:
hiking at Mt. Rainier, bicycling the backroads and shopping at Pike
Place Market.
Estee’s
professional background is mainly in Customer Service and includes
sixteen years of years in management at Seattle’s Best Coffee and
Starbucks.
After losing her
Dad, Mom and kitty Bert in 2007 she began researching different
career options. While working at the Kona Wellness Center and the
Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine during the following two
years she discovered her new path.
Upon returning to
Seattle in 2009, she began seeking a role that would impact peoples’
lives in a positive way. “With a Little Help is the perfect avenue
for me to use my customer service skills combined with my
compassion for people. My greatest satisfaction is knowing that
someone who needs assistance is being taken care of in a nurturing
and professional manner.”
When she isn’t at
work, Estee enjoys gatherings with family and friends, having
potlucks, playing scrabble and going on walks, rain or shine! |
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 Mary
Reynolds
Trainer
Mary joined WALH in 2009. She
became involved in elder care as a personal caregiver. As her
interest in seniors who suffer with dementia and Alzheimer’s grew,
her career moved in that direction. She was Activity Coordinator
for the Special Care Unit at Brighton Gardens, going on to become
Administrator/Manager. She went on to Overlake Terrace to manage
Kingswood, the dementia unit there.
Mary
is a native to the Seattle area. She and her husband have raised 3
children, and have 3 grandchildren. Her hobbies include collecting
antiques and power shopping. With a Little Help values, respects,
and supports seniors. Mary is proud to be a part of the team. |
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BRICE TARLETON
Marketing Administrative Assistant
Brice originally joined With A Little
Help as a caregiver after deciding that he wanted to pursue more
meaningful work than customer service. He was born in Kentucky and
grew up all over the American Southeast before coming to Seattle.
In addition to caregiving, he recently started serving With A
Little Help as a marketing administrative assistant. In his free
time he likes to read, write, hike, and travel. He is currently
studying French for a future trip to France to visit his
girlfriend’s family. “La vie est si bon!”
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KATHLEEN D'AMELIO
Administrative Assistant
Kathleen is the newest member of the administrative staff. She is a
native New Yorker who moved to Seattle in the mid-sixties and
graduated from Western Washington University. She has fifteen years
experience in sales and marketing prior to leaving the workforce to
raise her son and daughter who are now in their twenties. After
numerous volunteer and part-time customer service positions, she is
pleased to be able to work full time for a company that provides
valuable service while genuinely caring for their clients and
employees. |
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CHARGER
Office Cat
 Charger
is Director of Napping and Well-Being at With a Little Help. One of
his primary duties is lying in the potted plants (see photo). He
feels this is beneficial to his job performance and he does it as often as
his schedule allows. His other duties include researching sunny
spots and snuggling with Marcia on an “as needed” basis. He is known
for his steady and charismatic personality. Charger is, himself, a
senior so his insights into senior care are based on personal experience.
In Charger’s words, “Life is good when there is lots of one-on-one caring
attention.”
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With a Little Help is a Washington Licensed
Home Care Agency with caregivers
serving seniors in Greater Seattle, Bellevue, Kirkland, Mercer Island &
King County.
We care for the ones you love the most.
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at
206.352.7399 or
info@withalittlehelp.com