SPEAKERINFORMATION

CEO and Co-Founder

Dennis McIntee, a business consultant, gifted keynote speaker, executive coach and author, travels across the world speaking at leadership summits, management training events and healthcare conferences, to name a few. His three-decade career included stints in Africa, Poland, Germany, and throughout greater Europe where he coached and consulted with growing leaders. Through his experience, Dennis developed a systematic approach to helping his clients reach their goals through coaching, speaking, courses, and teaching techniques that enact transformational change. Ultimately, Dennis is passionate about helping leaders create high-trust, high-performance cultures while becoming the best version of themselves they can be. Dennis is also the author of The 8 Qualities of Drama Free Teams, The Power of Pursuit, and Drama Free Teams in Healthcare. He has been married to his wife, Lisa, for over 30 years and together they have four children. Dennis is an avid runner and enjoys training for races.

2023 CAREGIVER AWARDS, EMCEE ARIANNA MATTHEWS, 2023-2024 Royal International Miss Teen

Arianna Matthews is a 2022 graduate of Stigler High school and current Sophomore in the University of Oklahoma's Helmerich School of Drama. Arianna finished her first year in the top 1% of the largest freshman class in OU's history, was awarded the President's and Dean's honor roll, the Ron Howard Family Scholarship to pursue her acting major, and named an OU President's Community Scholar which provided her the opportunity to study abroad in Italy last May. She is also a proud member of the Delta Gamma sorority. Arianna created her initiative "The Do-Good Project". In collaboration with her work as a Youth Ambassador for the Tourette Association of America and Delta Gamma's motto "Do Good", Arianna celebrates and encourages people of any age to never suppress their tics or anything about themselves, and to always "Do Good". You can find her social media platform on Instagram.

Sales, Marketing & Leadership Experience in multiple facets of the healthcare industry and is currently serving as the Regional Sales Director in Oklahoma for Legend Senior Living.

Keri Knowles is a Senior Healthcare Advisor with the Well Preserved Advisory Group. She is also the co-host of Well Preserved with Eunice Khoury on 1000 KTOK and IHeart Media, which is the longest airing senior focused radio show in Oklahoma. Keri has roots in the Oklahoma Senior Living Industry and has over a decade of experience in the insurance industry. This is a unique combination of specialties that enables her to guide industry professionals, families and seniors through Medicare and Retirement.

LORI MORTON joined the senior living industry in 2008 as an Executive Director with Sterling House of Stillwater. Throughout the years, she has promoted to several positions and has provided operations to senior living communities in 14 different states. Currently, Lori holds the position of Vice President of Operations for Legend Senior Living. Lori has served on the Oklahoma Assisted Living Association Board since 2013 and currently holds the position of Chairwoman. In the summer of 2019, Lori was appointed by Governor Kevin Stitt to the Oklahoma State Health Department Long-Term Care Advisory Board and remains active with this board.

DENISE DIAZ.

Denise grew up in Southern California. She was first exposed to the healthcare industry in high school when her mother hired her for a summer job as a file clerk in the medical clinic she managed. She won OKALA’s Caregiver of the Year for Marketing in 2020. In 2022, Denise was elected President of the Northside Marketing Alliance which promotes the healthcare industry in the Central and North Central Oklahoma City Metro areas through networking meetings, marketing events and community involvement. Denise continues to do all she can to support quality of life and compassion for our senior population as well as our folks living with dementia.

PATRICK GRAFTON. With 20 years of experience in human resources, our next speaker has seen a thing or two. Within those 20 years he’s spent 15 in healthcare in acute, post-acute, rehabilitation, and now senior living settings. If there is a section of human resources that you can think of, Patrick’s worked it. From recruiting, onboarding, and benefits management to worker’s comp, engagement, retention, inclusion and diversity, and associate relations he’s pretty comfortable in any environment.