Join us for an unforgettable evening of giving, remembrance, and celebration at the 12th annual Lights of LightBridge!
The evening will feature a reception, awards, and candle lighting ceremony for those who were a light in our lives.
Eugenia Welch has been volunteering with people living with dementia since she was 16. She turned that passion into a career, and spent nearly two decades as the Executive Director at Sunrise Senior Living, an assisted living and memory care facility in Carlsbad, before joining Alzheimer’s San Diego.
She has also volunteered for several nonprofits across the county, including serving on Alzheimer’s San Diego’s Community Advisory Council. During her tenure at Sunrise Senior Living, Eugenia was named Executive Director of the Year by the California Assisted Living Association. Before working at Sunrise, she managed two ARV Assisted Living (now Atria) properties in the county. Her ultimate goal is that organizations ALZSD someday become irrelevant, thanks to the discovery of an effective treatment or cure for Alzheimer’s.
Abby joined the LightBridge Hospice Community Foundation as the Director of Development in 2012. While working there, she received exceptional training to be a LightBridge Hospice volunteer. As such, she has been involved with patient visits, 11th hour care and Simple Gifts. Prior to joining LightBridge, she served as Senior Vice President of Philanthropy at the Arthritis Foundation, New England Region.
Now in semi-retirement, Abby continues to volunteer at LightBridge as well as with Love on a Leash and Showers of Blessings. With certifications from the Chopra Center for Well-Being and Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn’s Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program, she is also focusing her time on teaching meditation and mindfulness.
Abby resides in North County with her husband, John, and their certified therapy dog, Sydney.
