Heather Madaus (seated in front row wearing yellow sweater) joined Center for Elders’ Independence in April of 2018 when Guardian Adult Day Health Center became part of CEI. Heather started as a social worker at Guardian in 2011 and was promoted to Program Director in 2014. She earned her master’s degree in Social Work from San Diego State University. Prior to joining Guardian, Heather worked as a case manager in San Benito County and a licensed Clinical Social Worker in Massachusetts, in both acute and long-term psychiatric hospital settings.