Judy Clinco
Judy Clinco (Judith Briggs Clinco) was born in New York City. She moved to Tucson, Arizona in 1978 after receiving a degree in Nursing. Clinco became involved in Home Health Care sector starting the Tucson based In-Home Care Company Catalina In-Home Services in 1981. She formed the non-profit Direct CareGiver Association in 2000 training Direct Care Workers and continues as the organizations president. She is founder and president of the Arizona Direct Care Worker Alliance which is a membership based organization for direct care workers. Clinco organized the community based Old Fort Lowell Live-at-Home program 1997. Clinco has become a leader and advocate in the Long term Care sector in Arizona and Nationally serving on numerous local, state and national boards and committees.
References
LePage, Lauren. Judy Clinco: Change agent for honoring aging, disabled and chronicly ill. Inside Tucson Business. March 14, 2008. http://www.azbiz.com/articles/2008/03/14/news/doc47d9c7b59c981878356022.txt
Tucson Citizen. Judy Clinco October 4, 2006. http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/edge_archive/28153.php
External links
Arizona Public Media: www.tv.azpm.org/kuat/caring/
Catalina In-Home Services www.catalina-in-home.com
Direct Care Giver Association www.directcaregiver.org
Old Fort Lowell Live-at-Home Program www.oflna.org/volunteering/affiliates/ofllah.htm