Date: September 12, 2017
Contact: Karen: 949.370.1442, karen@catholicbusinessjournal.biz
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Mentors Radio host Ric Brutocao
Interviews Jacqueline DuPont
On Saturday and Sunday, October 14 and 15, “The Mentors” radio rotating host Ric Brutocao interviews Jacqueline DuPont, Ph.D., a remarkable pioneer in compassionate, specialized Alzheimer’s care. In the interview, listeners will learn how DuPont found her calling to serve those with Alzheimer’s, and how she introduced into the market a unique (at the time) business model.
DuPont’s educational background is telling. She earned a B.A. in Behavior Sciences, with a minor in Religious Studies, from the University of San Diego, and then continued on to earn a Ph.D. and M.S. in Gerontology and an M.A. in Public Administration from University of Southern California (USC). She interned at the Geriatric Education Center at the Keck School of Medicine at USC and did post-doctoral studies on the Psychology of Aging at Asbourne in Oxford, earning a second Ph.D.
Dr. DuPont, a Gerontologist, is the CEO and Founder of Irvine Cottages, a unique assisted living arrangement that now runs 13 residences in southern California. She is also founder and CEO of Assured InHome Care which provides comprehensive care for elderly in their own homes. She’s served on the board of Directors for The Orange County Catholic Foundation, Alzheimer’s Association, Salvation Army, St. Anne’s School, Meals on Wheels and more. DuPont and her husband raised seven children in southern California.
In the interview, DuPont’s compassion for serving those with Alzheimer’s is unmistakable. Her vision and organizational leadership, inspiring. Anyone, in any stage of their career, even seasoned CEOs, will learn something new from this interview. Lively, Fun, Truly Inspiring!
Host Ric Brutocao is one of the rotating CEO hosts of “The Mentors” radio show whose expertise includes past president of DACOR, partnering with and re-structuring companies in such varied industries as wine, baking, real estate and nonprofits, as well as starting, leading and selling various companies in the tech space. Several of his peers consider Brutocao to be one of the best operational leaders they’ve ever met and will call on him to help them out as needed.
One of Brutocao’s greatest passions is helping others succeed in achieving their dreams and finding fulfillment. Mentoring others is something Brutocao, Tom Loarie and John Phillips—the rotating hosts of “The Mentors” Radio—have done and continue to do, regardless of how busy they are at any given time.
Host Phillips is the co-founder and co-owner, with his wife, Mary, of one of the largest and most customer-centric stained glass window companies in the industry–Associated Crafts & Willet-Hauser, some of whose legacy stained glass are more than a century old,. Host Tom Loarie, a pioneering CEO in the life sciences industry, responsible for bringing more than 20 medical devices to market, some of them life-saving, and currently CEO of Bryologyx.
“The Mentors” radio show can be heard on the Salem Communications network stations KTRB AM860 San Francisco (Saturdays, 7am and Sundays at Noon), on KCBQ AM1170 San Diego (Saturdays, Noon) and on-demand nationwide at TheMentorsRadio.com.
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