8. Lisa Poole photo

Lisa Poole

Lisa Poole is a care partner from Calgary, Alberta. Her father, John, has vascular dementia. Lisa sits on the Calgary Dementia Network Strategic Council and the Glencoe Club Dementia Advisory Group. She is a member of The Alberta Seniors’ Health Research Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) Steering Group, the board of Gordie Howe C.A.R.E.S., and the Brenda Strafford Foundation’s Dementia Friendly Communities Initiative Committee. Lisa founded Dementia Connections Magazine which aims to raise public awareness about dementia, reduce stigma, provide information and support for people living with dementia and their families and serve as a resource for the dementia workforce.