Rita Choula Email & Phone Number

Rita is moved by her personal experience serving as a family caregiver for her grandmother and then mother who lived with Frontotemporal Dementia, while caring for her two small children. That experience drives Rita to ensure systems are structured to meet the holistic needs of family caregivers, addressing their unique experiences and enabling them to manage their own wellbeing while providing care to others.In her role as Director of Caregiving at the AARP Public Policy Institute, she drives the strategic direction and development of family caregiving initiatives by providing content expertise, both within AARP and in partnership with a range of external stakeholders. Her work bridges policy and research to practice, centered on identifying and supporting needs of family caregivers across ethnicities, cultures, and generations. Rita advances equitable, culturally-responsive policies and practices by elevating the unique nature of each caregiving experience.In collaboration with clinical experts and key stakeholders, Rita leads the development of programs and tools that enable health care and social service professionals to better recognize the diverse needs of family caregivers and provide supports to them across settings.

Listed skills include Grants, Public Policy, Management, Program Management, and 4 others.