Team Member Features
Meet Melissa Zetino, Client Care Coordinator!
Melissa is delighted to be a Client Care Coordinator with Avila Home Care, “I enjoy the relationships that we form with Caregivers, and I love making matches between Avila’s Caregivers and our clients that I know will blossom into a wonderful bond.” Melissa especially likes the often swift pace of meeting the needs of…
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Meet Susan Skoda,
Business Manager at Avila Home Care!
Originally from Rockville, Maryland, Susan has extensive experience in administrative business management, and has worked in the HVAC and financial industries for two decades. Susan began her career working with The Trane Company in their Washington, DC office, and transferred to the Baltimore office when she got married. Next, she worked at T. Rowe Price…
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Meet Tamara Price,
Registered Nurse at Avila Home Care!
Tamara Price, RN, joined the Avila Home Care team in 2018 with over 12 years of experience working as a Caregiver and a Nurse. “My heart leads when providing care to others. Medical knowledge, training and experience are of course foundational assets to our line of work, but providing care from the heart makes…
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Meet Sarah McCullough,
Client Care Coordinator at Avila Home Care!
Sarah is from Washington State, and attended Simpson University in northern California, which is part of the Christian and Missionary Alliance. She majored in Business, with a minor in Cross Cultural Studies. After college she moved to Maryland to teach preschool and get her Montessori Certificate. It was through her volunteer work with the disability’s…
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Michele Steele,
Director of Client Care at Avila Home Care!
Michele’s extensive experience in streamlining operational practices and effective business processes in the real estate, non-profit and senior home care industries is complemented by her unwavering dedication to serving others and her lifelong connection to seniors. Michele has always been attracted to opportunities to serve others, and believes she was created with the attribute of…
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Meet Joe Dickerson,
Client Care Coordinator at Avila Home Care!
Joe Dickerson brings over 8 years of Customer Service expertise and a passion for helping others to his role as Client Care Coordinator at Avila Home Care. Joe was inspired to work with seniors while caring for his own grandparents, and he vowed to support others who are faced with some of the same challenges…
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Meet Wendy Marvel,
Registered Nurse at Avila Home Care!
Wendy brings over 30 years of dedicated nursing experience to her role at Avila Home Care. Driven by a passion for working with seniors and those with chronic health issues, she was inspired to serve at an early age while helping to care for her mother, who had ALS. In 1989, Wendy received her Bachelor…
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Meet Sanarta Murray-Barry,
Human Resources Specialist at Avila Home Care
Sanarta originally hails from Brooklyn, New York and has extensive experience in human resources, sales and home health care. She began her career as a legal secretary in New York City, worked with a cold storage company in Atlanta, Georgia, and then moved back again to NYC to work for Pepsi, Co. In 2016, Sanarta…
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Meet Emily Sullivan,
Director of Nursing at Avila Home Care!
Emily Sullivan, RN, BSN, MEd, brings over 40 years of nursing experience to her role as Director of Nursing at Avila Home Care. Her extensive experience includes working in home care, hospice, doctors’ offices, hospitals and many other health care settings. Emily learned at an early age to care about others from watching her parents,…
Read MoreMeet Jill Drees, Avila Home Care’s Director of First Impressions!
Jill brings to Avila Home Care over 25 years of experience as a Caregiver and Counselor in private homes, assisting living settings and nursing homes. Jill grew up in Baltimore County and in Northern Virginia. In 1993, she received her Master of Arts (MA) in Counseling from the University of Maryland. For eleven years, Jill…
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