Able Transition: Dreams Fulfilled

Today on the podcast we have incredible guests, the hosts from The Lucky Few Podcast! Heather Avis, Micha Boyett, and Mercedes Lara are the amazing hosts of The Lucky Few. Learn from these amazing moms about what they are unlearning, how they seek to advocate for all of their children, and why listening matters. Learn more about these amazing women and check out their podcast. You will only be enriched and encouraged! https://www.theluckyfewpodcast.com/about

Today we have an amazing guest who is a Special Needs Financial Planner and a sister to 3 amazing women with Down Syndrome. Learn more about Elizabeth Larson below!My goal each day is to help people make smart choices about their money,empowering them to pursue their unique goals by first defining the valuesupon which they are based. With a holistic approach, and using Values-BasedFinancial Planning, I help my clients identify what is important about money tothem. This includes providing Spec...

On today's episode we have Eric Jorgensen of Special Needs Navigator. Eric has been helping families with intellectual and developmental disabilities since hisretirement from the Navy in 2012. He was widowed the same year he retired, and it was hisfrustration with the difficulty of getting clear and direct guidance of what to do & when whichled him to start Special Needs Navigator. He now helps caregivers, families and individualsnavigate the maze of benefits, resources and services a...

Friends, this episode is with one of our own transition specialists, Olivia Spencer!Transition has been a passion for Olivia since working towards her undergraduate degree in Special Education at Western Carolina University. After graduating and becoming a special education teacher for students with intellectual disabilities in a public middle school, she had a deepened passion for high quality transition planning and sought a Masters Degree in Secondary Special Education and Transition from ...

Rose Reif is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, and a Qualified Developmental Disability and Mental Health Professional. She's also Board Certified in providing Telemental Health. Rose supports people with disabilities and the people who love them in her counseling practice in Cary, North Carolina, and also works with clients throughout North Carolina online. You can learn more by visiting RoseReif.com. We know you will enjoy this episode!

Jennifer Pfaltzgraff is a mother, an advocate and a huge Caniac! Normally you can find her at a disability awareness event or a Hurricanes hockey game. These days you can find her in the kitchen cooking or in front of the computer on a Zoom meeting with Arc co-workers. She is crazy about her kids Madeleine and Ethan and her beagle Charlie. Jennifer believes in connection, community and caring and hopes her work at The Arc of the Triangle helps the disability community.We know you all will enj...

Caroline lives in Raleigh with her husband Sam and two large, lovable fur babes. Her passion in life is to create social involvement for people of all ages, disabilities and backgrounds. GiGi’s Playhouse mission, to change the way the world sees Down syndrome is a passion that resonates through her daily lifestyle. She feels honored to be the Site Manager and have a role in empowering individuals with Down syndrome. She leaves every day with a full cup, grateful that a day at GiGi's means exp...

Friends, today we have Kevin Iannucci on our podcast. Kevin is incredibly talented, driven, creative and funny. Kevin is an avid TikTok creator, writer and actor. Kevin has acted in movies and acting in the movie, The Best of Enemies. Kevin has so much drive and ability. Kevin is an amazing advocate and his voice is needed in the movie industry today. Representation matters and I hope that you will see the importance of representation as Kevin eloquently communicates in today's episode. We ho...

Nick Doyle and Gabi Angelini met at a Down Syndrome Conference and immediately hit it off. Since that day they have begun a long distance relationship. They live 500 miles apart and work daily to encourage one another to seek their dreams. Nick is an actor and is in the improv group Improvaneers. The group is the world’s first improvisational theater group for persons with Down Syndrome. Gabi is an entrepreneur and has started her own coffee shop with her mom. Listen in to hear their story, l...

We have an amazing guest on the podcast today and you are not going to want to miss this episode. Today Paul Yokabitus is adding his voice to the Dreams Fulfilled Podcast. Paul Yokabitus is an Estate Planning and Special Needs Planning lawyer and owner of Cary Estate Planning. He has offices in Cary, Raleigh, and Wake Forest. He helps parents through the Special Needs Planning process, including Special Needs Planning, ABLE Accounts, and Adult Guardianship and Powers of Attorney. Most importa...