Experience

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  Self-employed

  • Somatic Experience Practitioner (SEP)

    • Sep 2023 - Present

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  Passages Doula

  • Baltimore County, Maryland, United States

  • End of Life Doula

    • Apr 2023 - Present
    • Baltimore County, Maryland, United States

    support in death and dying

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  Baltimore County Department of Aging

  • Towson, Maryland, United States

  • Coordinator Dementia Friendly Baltimore County

    • Jan 2021 - Present
    • Towson, Maryland, United States

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  Kearns Consulting

  • Andover, MA

  • Founder and President

    • Jul 2013 - Present
    • Andover, MA

    Offering organizational strategy and development services:o Strategic Planningo Market Researcho Policy Analysiso Product and Program Design, Quality Assurance, and Impact Evaluationo Collaboration and Partnership Developmento Grant Writing and Reportingo Training, Education and Curriculum Innovationo Cross-Cultural Communications

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  Reiki Well-Being

  • Andover, MA

  • Founder, RMT

    • Oct 2018 - Present
    • Andover, MA

    Reiki Well-Being - Offering accessible Reiki through: trainings, individual healing sessions, and educational/informational presentations and discussions.Reiki Well-Being is touch (re)membered. - Emily Kearns, PhD, RMTTo learn more, email: [email protected].

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  Dementia Ways/Revive and Thrive Programs

  • Founder and President

    • Apr 2018 - Present

    Dementia Ways celebrates and cultivates our capacity to be fully alive -- growing purposeful connections as we learn to live well with memory and cognitive challenges! Dementia Ways and Revive and Thrive Programs creates meaningful presence and engagement through a wide array of individual and group dementia-support activities and services including: • Creative Programming for YMCAs, day retreats, and other sites including: music, poetry, photography, collage, virtual travel, nature and geography exploration, and more!• Whole-Person Wellness and Fitness: chair and standing body exercise and stress reduction techniques • Day Excursions and Slow Travel• Motivational Speaking: re-framing and de-stigmatizing dementia• Training: growing awareness and skills for care partners, family and friends, organizations, and communities• Well-being Support Consultation: staying connected for living well• Reiki: a relaxation technique• Memory-Making Cafes

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  Multimedia Art Installations - Dementia's Way; Balek Kampung

  • Andover, Massachusetts, United States

  • Art Director

    • Feb 2012 - Present
    • Andover, Massachusetts, United States

    Created Dementia’s Way, a multimedia installation that seeks to provide a community space to collectively consider the redemptive and grace-filled aspects of memory loss and dementia.For more information:http://www.scilynn.org/content/art-exhibit-lynn-arts-dementias-way

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  Dementia Friendly Massachusetts (DFM)

  • Massachusetts

  • Project Manager and Coordinator

    • May 2016 - Jul 2018
    • Massachusetts

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  Massachusetts Lifespan Respite Coalition (MLRC)

  • Massachusetts

  • Consultant

    • 2013 - 2018
    • Massachusetts

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  Town of Andover Elder Services

  • Andover, MA

  • Program Coordinator

    • Oct 2015 - Sep 2016
    • Andover, MA

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  Hampshire College

  • Hadley, MA

  • Adjunct Professor

    • Jul 2015 - Dec 2015
    • Hadley, MA

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  Learning for Life

  • Lincoln, MA

  • Director

    • Jul 2014 - Jan 2015
    • Lincoln, MA

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  Greater Lynn Senior Services

  • Lynn, MA

  • Assistant Director, Planning and Development Department

    • Aug 2008 - Jun 2013
    • Lynn, MA

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  IPADE Business School International Week

  • Mexico City Area, Mexico

  • International Week Participant

    • 2013 - 2013
    • Mexico City Area, Mexico

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  Emerson College

  • Boston, MA

  • Assistant Professor, Organizational and Political Communication Department

    • Jan 2001 - May 2007
    • Boston, MA

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  Clarke College

  • Dubuque, IA

  • Chair, Sociology Department

    • Jul 1997 - Jul 2000
    • Dubuque, IA