Yael Wyte is the Program and Education Manager at Alzheimer’s Association, California Southland Chapter. She has served in this role since 2016, providing resources and education to families through care consultations, leading support groups for caregivers and PWDs, facilitating support group trainings with volunteers and staff, identifying and collaborating with community partners, and creating and leading adult learning models for first responders.
Yael earned her Master of Social Work from the Southern California and a Bachelor of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology from University of Arizona. Since her MSW, she has worked in various capacities to promote education and support related to caring for the elderly and those with Alzheimer’s. A Global Trainee at Warner Brothers, she established an Elder Care Awareness program for employees. At Leeza’s Care Connection at Olympia Medical Center, she directed a free resource and support center for caregivers and their loved ones. At Alzheimer’s Greater Los Angeles, she oversaw Memories in the Making (MIM), a fine arts program for people with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias that allows them an opportunity to communicate non-verbal way through art. At Silverado Senior Living, among other accomplishments, she launched a new independent living floor and created a unique social outing program for PWD still living at home. She has also been working with Hilarity for Charity, leading monthly caregiver support groups.