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CONNIE KEITER BREAKING

BOUNDARIES AWARD

DEBRA CHERRY

Executive Vice President, Alzheimer’s
Los Angeles

Alzheimer’s Los Angeles honors Dr. Debra
Cherry with the CONNIE KEITER BREAKING
BOUNDARIES AWARD for innovative creative,

or groundbreaking efforts related to
Alzheimer’s advocacy, care, and research.

Dr. Debra Cherry is a clinical psychologist
and the Executive Vice President of
Alzheimer’s Los Angeles. Throughout her

career, Dr. Cherry’s work has focused on
improving access to dementia care for

under-served ethnic communities and on
improving dementia health care. She has
published numerous articles on this work

and is a contributing author of California’s
evidence-based Guideline for Alzheimer’s
Disease Management, a practice guideline

for primary care providers. She serves on
several advisory bodies including the NAPA
Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s Research,

Care and Services and the State of California
Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders

Advisory Council. She is a past recipient of
the Rosalynn Carter Leadership in Caregiving
Award, granted to “recognize an individual for

leadership and innovation in caregiving.”