The Learning Community for Person Centered Practices

29/10/2026

🌟Meet Kimberly Price, a Person-Centered Certified Trainer from North Carolina🌟
I am a 52 year old wife, and mother of 5 children and 7 grandchildren. I have 4 adult children and on teenager, who lives at home. I currently work as a Person Centered Thinking Trainer at Murdoch Development Center in Butner NC. I have supported people with intellectual developmental disabilities for 20 years and enjoy every minute of it.

28/10/2026

🌟Meet Tamara Ester-Mangum, a Person-Centered Certified Trainer from North Carolina🌟
I am a 47 year old wife, mother of 2. I currently work as a Person Centered Thinking Trainer at Murdoch Development Center in Butner NC. I have had had the pleasure of supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities for the last 22 years.

27/10/2026

🌟Meet Kristi Clayborne, a Person-Centered Certified Mentor from North Carolina🌟
I am a devoted wife, mother of 3 handsome young men, Gigi to 2 beautiful grandchildren and Fur Mama to 2 fluffy fur babies. Currently, I am a Clinical Informaticist at Murdoch Developmental Center, where I specialize in programming and training. Over the past 28 years, I have navigated various roles in direct support, management, advocacy, staff development, person centered thinking/planning/coaching and electronic health records.

23/09/2026

🌟Meet Sydney Rick, a Person-Centered Certified Trainer from Oxnard, California🌟
I truly love the culture of Person-Centered Thinking and am SO excited to be a part of TLC. I currently serve as the Autism Specialist at Tri-Counties Regional Center and have nearly 10 years of experience supporting people with autism and their families. I am passionate about creating a world rooted in accessibility, inclusion, and equity for all people through the use of person-centered practices. I’m inspired to share this passion with others and help create meaningful change – one training, one conversation, and one person at a time.

22/09/2026

More podcast from the 2026 Gathering! Thank youuuu to our guests and cannot wait for Asheville in 2027!!

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22/09/2026

🌟Meet Trish Hibbard-Bates, a Person-Centered Certified Trainer from Nashville, Tennessee🌟
Trish is a Facilitator and Trainer with the Person-Centered Practices Unit at the Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Management and Human Relations from Trevecca Nazarene University and began advocating for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in 2015 as a Support Coordinator with BGC. She later served in leadership with a provider agency before joining the state in 2022. An advocate at heart, Trish is passionate about building meaningful relationships and partnerships with people of all abilities. She is dedicated to advancing person-centered practices that empower people to have positive control over their lives while being treated with dignity, respect, and compassion. Outside of work, Trish enjoys boating with family and friends, white sandy beaches, coffee and meaningful conversation, and spoiling her hairless dog, Prince.

08/09/2026

🌟Meet Rachel Rolen, a Person-Centered Certified Trainer from Hennepin County, Minnesota🌟
Rachel is a trainer and member of the employee engagement team at Hennepin County. As a former classroom teacher, education director, and instructional mentor, she has demonstrated her commitment to recognizing and building on others’ strengths by enhancing teaching practices to better support learners with academic and developmental challenges. After an accident led her to become a caretaker for a family member, her dedication to applying person-centered thinking in both her personal and professional life deepened. Rachel believes that positive change begins when we take the time to understand what matters most to each person, and she is passionate about empowering others to use PCT principles to help foster meaningful lives for the people they support.

03/09/2026

🌟Meet Emily Alwin, a Person-Centered Certified Trainer from Hennepin County, Minnesota🌟
Hello! My name is Emily Alwin, and I work as a Planning Analyst at Hennepin County, Minnesota, in the Long-Term Services and Supports Division. I have a master’s degree in public health and a background in various roles serving folks in community-based mental health care and social services. I am deeply passionate about person centered practices and creating connections between person centeredness and systems thinking around racial and health equity and how our environments impact us as people. I believe PCT creates ripples of good in the world that translate to us all ultimately living happier, more fulfilled lives.

02/09/2026

ITS HERE! The first of two podcasts from the 2026 Gathering! Enjoy the PCT(ea) with the PC3! Thank you to our wonderful guests, we enjoyed getting to know each of you and look forward to seeing you at the 2027 Gathering in Asheville!

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