Michelle Taylor Lagunas brings 19 years of experience working with seniors and disabled adults to San Leandro PACE Center and ADHC. Before coming to CEI, Michelle was the CEO of the Lion’s Center for the Blind, Executive Director for United Seniors of Oakland and Alameda County (USOAC), Senior Services Manager at the Unity Council, Elder Abuse Prevention Coordinator for the Alameda County Ombudsman, and Administrative Coordinator with Eldercare Alliance. She also did cultural competency training for San Francisco’s Laguna Honda Staff-Latina Specific Dementia Unit and development/fundraising work for the Home for Jewish Parents. Michelle holds a B.A. in Human Development with a minor in Gerontology and a minor in Women’s Studies.