The Kadan Caregiving Family
Our goal is to care for your family like only a family can. With more than 75 years of combined experience in homecare, nursing and social services, Kadan works collaboratively to ensure each client and their families are receiving the highest quality of care and unparalleled customer service.
Linda Kadan
“I started this business with a desire to care for families as if they were my own. Thirty years later, I’m incredibly proud to have my family at my side, personally and professionally, as we continue to build a company dedicated to quality in-home care.” – Linda Kadan
As CEO of Kadan Homecare, Linda Kadan’s official role is to develop and implement Kadan’s overall operating strategy and to manage the operations and resources. Unofficially, Kadan considers it her job and her life’s work to help as many seniors as possible live with dignity and independence while giving their families complete peace of mind.
According to Kadan, the highlights of her 25+ year career in the industry have been “successfully doing something I truly love for so many years and meeting so many wonderful clients and caregivers.” When Kadan graduated from Indiana University with a Master of Economics degree, she might not have imagined ending up as the CEO of a leading homecare provider. However, it’s obvious she has found her calling.
Kadan is a member of the National Private Duty Association, the nation’s first association for providers of private duty home care. The NPDA is the recognized resource for information and definition of private duty home care practice. It leads the industry that cares for people at home through education and advocacy.
Dina Kadan
Dina oversees the day-to-to day operations and assists with strategic planning for the company. She has worked with Kadan full-time for the past 11 years, although she has been engaged with the family-run firm at some level for most of her adult life.
Prior to joining Kadan, White served as Director of Product Development at Equifax and previously was a Marketing Director with Wachovia. These jobs prepared her well for a position where she works for the benefit of all involved of this highly client-focused agency.
Dina holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She is a member of the National Private Duty Association, a membership organization for firms whose homecare model is to employ, train, monitor and supervise caregivers, create a plan of care for the client and work toward a safe and secure environment for the person at home. White is also a member of the National Association for Home Care and Hospice.
Casey Young
Casey ensures Kadan’s stringent employee hiring and operating standards are upheld, conducting employee interviews, performing background checks and employment verifications, keeping employee certifications up to date, and more. Casey also implements new policies for employees and caregivers, coordinates training classes, and assists with counseling and corrective measures to ensure employees and caregivers follow Kadan’s industry-leading practices.
Overall, Casey manages the human resource needs of nearly 300 employees and caregivers at Kadan.Her front-line efforts regarding training, counseling and other support services are a key component of Kadan’s high level of client satisfaction.
Casey has been with Kadan for 15 years and is currently working to obtain her Senior Professional in Human Resources certification from Kennesaw State University.
Greg Maguire
Greg serves as primary liaison between Kadan Homecare and our referral partners in the 16 county metro Atlanta communities we serve. Greg works closely with social workers, nurses, case managers, discharge planners in hospitals, home health professionals, assisted living facilities, rehab, hospice and many other areas to provide education and understanding of our mission and services at Kadan Homecare, helping our clients thrive and supporting their families.
Prior to joining us, Greg worked for over 15 years at Piedmont Healthcare in many areas such as business development, outreach supporting Piedmont Heart Institute, Transplant, Neuroscience, Diagnostics, Orthopedics, etc. covering Atlanta and most of north Georgia.
Greg holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration/Management from the University of Rhode Island. He also served as U.S. Army Officer (Reserves) and retired 1998.
Heather Roberts
Heather Graham is the Director of Client Services for Kadan Homecare. She has over 14 years’ experience in the Health Care field. She has her Bachelor’s Degree in Health Sciences from Ohio State University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Care Administration from University of Phoenix. She was a Clinical Manager for an internal medicine practice in Ohio where she worked with clients of all ages. After moving to Georgia in 2007, she decided to begin working in the social services side of healthcare and enjoys working closely with the geriatric population and their families.
Sophia Jones
Sophia Jones is a Client Care Manager with nearly 20 years of healthcare experience in-home care and home health care. Some of her responsibilities have included reporting to the Owner and Managing Directors of the company, overseeing day-to-day operations of the company, recruiting, hiring, training employees as well as managing the office and field staff.
Sophia holds a Bachelor of Science in Community and Human Services from State University of New York.
In her free time, Sophia enjoys spending time with friends and family, traveling, and serving in the community.
Heather Gutekunst
Heather Gutekunst is a Client Care Manager at Kadan Homecare where she works to identify the caregivers best suited to meet her clients’ needs. Heather has more than 22 years of experience in home healthcare working in memory care as a coordinator. She previously worked for Expicare Nursing Agency as a Senior Staffing Coordinator for Hospice of Palm Beach.
Heather loves spending time with her family and 3 rescue dogs. She also enjoys running long miles and listening to true crime podcasts. Heather holds a BA in Sociology from Florida Atlantic University.
Hazel Reece
Hazel Reece provides administrative support to the Kadan team. Hazel is detail-oriented, skilled in office organization and has a reputation of dependability, honesty and dedication.
A graduate of Pickens Tech, Hazel was trained in medical office administration where she earned the nomination for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership. Hazel worked as geriatric patient account manager with Beverly Enterprises where she was responsible for distributing funds as needed or requested by patient and/or family.
Hazel has worked alongside her husband, T.R., in their home building business where her duties consisted of business management, bookkeeping and accounting.
In her spare time she enjoys working with her husband in their antique store, reading, spending time with family, and playing with their little dog, Zoey.
Audrey Miller
As a Support Coordinator, Audrey Miller’s responsibilities include supporting and assisting the office staff, greeting clients, answering phones, preparing documents and folders for the nursing team, assisting with payroll, and processing incoming and outgoing mail.
Audrey has worked in the health care industry for 10 years, and she has a bachelor’s degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology. In her professional experience, her greatest achievements have centered around successfully correcting speech and language disorders in children and helping disabled seniors improve the overall quality of their lives by carefully monitoring their health conditions.
Arianna Byrd-Lewis
Arianna Byrd-Lewis is the Client Care Manager at Kadan Homecare. Her daily responsibilities include scheduling Kadan caregivers with clients. Arianna received her Certified Nursing Assistant certificate in 2010 and her Patient Care Technician certification in 2018. She has eight years of experience in the home care industry and is known for her dependability, persistence and ability to work well under pressure.
Her interests include health, fitness and spending time with her husband and children vacationing or visiting parks and museums.
Julie Braddy
For over 3 1/2 years Julie has acted as a nursing supervisor and caregiver trainer. Julie performs initial visits and regularly scheduled supervisory visits in both homes and facilities for our clients.
Julie is a licensed RN in Georgia, graduating from Georgia Baptist Hospital School of Nursing in 1976. Julie worked as an ER nurse for several years and was ACLS and critical care certified. Julie worked as a discharge planning nurse assisting families with post hospital care. Julie has also worked for a large medical practice in Atlanta and for Blue Cross Blue Shield. Julie was a CNA before she went into nursing. Julie is also a certified PAC consultant with Teepa Snow, the dementia specialist.
Wanda Giglio, RN
Wanda has lived in Atlanta her entire life. She graduated from Kennesaw State and obtained her RN license. She has managed an Alzheimer’s unit and worked closely with the Alzheimer’s association. She was a CPR instructor for several years. For the past 23 years she worked as the Director of Nursing in both geriatric and rehab facilities.
Nascine Chung-Shelmon
As a staffing coordinator, Nascine Chung-Shelmon is a liaison between our caregivers and clients. With a degree in business administration, more than 13 years of award-winning customer service experience and four years of experience as a caregiver at Kadan, she brings a unique perspective on best ways to communicate details with caregivers on client requirements. This helps her fulfill her other prime responsibility of ensuring all scheduled shifts are staffed with the best possible match between caregiver and client.
Nascine embodies the family-centered work-life balance we strive for at Kadan. She enjoys spending time with her husband and son, traveling and enjoying the outdoors.
Dawn Tumillo
Dawn Tumillo is an RN-Clinical Liaison for Kadan Homecare. In this role, she conducts in-home assessments of home-care clients, ensuring that caregivers have accurate information and task requirements to provide the best care possible. Dawn holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Georgia Southern University and is BLS Provider Certified. She is an active member of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN).
Outside of work, Dawn enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking and camping, as well as roller skating and reading true-crime novels. She also loves attending live music events and exploring Atlanta’s urban scene.
Lisa Young Grant
With a degree in business administration and more than 25 years of operations and administration experience, Lisa Grant brings a high level of organization to the Kadan team. In her current Human Resources role, she interacts with both clients and staff to ensure all documentation is complete and accessible, supports the hiring process and leads a portion of the onboarding class for new employees. She is also responsible for maintaining all professional files for review by state licensing boards.
Lisa is skilled at team building and helps with event planning, both for employee appreciation and community outreach. For relaxation, Lisa enjoys reading and working on jigsaw puzzles.
Meet Our Kadan Caregivers
The biggest difference between Kadan Homecare and other home care companies is our talented team of caregivers. Our team of 300+ caregivers are carefully selected and thoroughly trained to ensure that you and your loved ones are in safe, caring and capable hands. For them, caring for others is more than a job – it’s their passion.