Joy Spahn, MPA

Joy Spahn has a BS from Grand Valley State University and a Master's in Public Administration from Western Michigan University. She has over forty-five years of experience as a dementia educator, including 14 years as the West Michigan Regional Director for the Alzheimer's Association Michigan Chapter. Since her retirement in 2020, she has continued to provide dementia education as a Master Trainer for the International Dementia Friends Organization, volunteers with the National Council of Dementia Minds, where she co-facilitates a weekly support group for persons living with dementia, AARP, and is as Advisory Board member for the MSU Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease.