Co-Facilitators

Carla Eben, Director, Numaga Senior Services, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe

Jennifer Carson, Director, Dementia Engagement, Education and Research Program, University of Nevada, Reno

Phone: 775-574-1064 (Carla Eben) or 775-682-7072 (Jennifer Carson)

About

As a Community Action Group of the Dementia Friendly Nevada initiative, the Pesa Sooname Advisory Group aims to develop and promote a community that is respectful, educated, supportive and inclusive of people living with dementia and their care partners. We use the Dementia Friendly America process to accomplish this goal, and work using an “authentic partnerships” approach, which involves direct engagement of people living with dementia and their care partners.
Find out more about us here.

See Us in Action

• Meeting Agendas
• Materials and Photos from the 2019 Nevada Tribal Summit on Brain Health and Dementia

Get Involved

The Pesa Sooname Advisory Group meets monthly, and all Pyramid Lake community members are invited to attend and lend their voice to the conversation. The next meeting will be:

The next Pesa Sooname Meeting has not yet been scheduled.

Meetings happen at the Numaga Senior Services office, located at 705 Sutcliffe Highway, Nixon, NV 89424.