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We are a nondenominational, nonsectarian,
not-for-profit organization under the umbrella of
CORNUCOPIA COMMUNITY ADVOCATES - #86-0990310.
Mission Statement:
Communities for Compassion trains volunteers to provide practical, compassionate services to meet needs of the ill and disabled not met by other agencies, thereby enabling care recipients to have better quality of life. We promote community awareness of their needs, and practice giving as receiving. We are a national nonprofit, nondenominational, nonsectarian organization.
Vision Statement:
Communities for Compassion aims to hasten the realization among all people that we are our brothers' keepers, that we are all equally valuable and deserving no matter what our circumstances, and that helping others enhances our lives, creating a world that cares.
Goals:
- To recognize all people as brothers and sisters regardless of their circumstances.
- To work in teams (Caring Communities©) when possible, to identify and assess the needs of potential care recipients in our communities.
- To assist them in finding and applying to assistance agencies when appropriate.
- To provide compassionate care services not available from other agencies.
- To encourage community, state, and federal assistance agencies to communicate and cooperate with each other.
- To practice teamwork, build community, and know giving and receiving as one.
- To work toward providing assisted living, nursing home care, and hospice care for our own Life Members. (A Life Member is a member of Communities for Compassion who commits to being a provider of compassionate care as long as they are physically able).
Board of Directors:
Laurie Riley, CMP, ACCM - President, Founder Laurie co-founded the Music for Healing and Transition Program in 1993, the Clinical Musicians Training Program in 2002, andthe Folk Project in 1973. She trained Clinical Musicians and Music Practitioners for 15 years, and was a performing harpist since 1982. Now disabled from chronic Lyme Disease, she recognized the needs of other isolated homebound disabled, and founded Communtiies for Compassion in 2008. "I've found that life lived for the self alone leads to emptiness and bitterness, but life lived for others leads to satisfaction, fulfillment and peace."
Peggy Mangan, RN - Vice President Peggy is a registered nurse who received her degree from Oakland Community College in Michigan. She has been a mentor for student nurses, has trained and certified nursing assistants, and is also a professional photographer and a cancer survivor. She is currently chairing a local cancer support group and is active in the Honored Heroes program of the Lymphoma Leukemia Society of Michigan. Peggy's favorite quote is, “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” (Winston Churchill).
Tanya Mayer, BS, MATTanya was a teacher in regular and gifted education. After retiring, she has been a volunteer coordinator for churches, focusing on encouraging people to express their skills, talents, and passions in meaningful ways. She now also serves as the assessor for care recipients for the Sedona Compassion Team. Her favorite quotation is, “We must be the change we wish to see in the world.” (Mahatma Mohandas Gandhi)
Advisory Board:
Paul Friedman, Ph.D.Paul recently retired after 37 years as professor of Communication Studies at the University of Kansas, and currently volunteers with several organizations in Sedona, AZ. He coordinates a mediation service sponsored by the City of Sedona, which facilitates dialogue and dispute resolution. He teaches classes and workshops for the Sedona Osher Life-long Learning Institute and is vice-chair of its advisory council. Paul organizes cultural activities for the Jewish Community Center, and helps foster inter-generational collaboration as a steering committee member of the Sedona Community Center’s VOICE program. His favorite activity is meeting challenges creatively with a warm, cooperative team.
Colleen Politi, ACCM, Vet. Tech.Colleen is a veterinary technician, trained hospice volunteer, and Advanced Certified Clinical Musician providing healthcare music at the bedsides of hospital and hospice patients. She is a member of the Advisory Board for the Clinical Musicians Training Program and mentor for many of the program's students, member of the John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital Auxiliary, and
Vice President of the Northwest Women's Network. Colleen's favorite quote is, "If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion." – the Dalai Lama
Maria Grace, holds an M.A. in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Munich. She is a nursing student, networker, and minister. She has taught anthropology, worked as an art gallery director and office manager, and currently owns a wedding business. She is a published poet. 
Susan Perry, Interfaith Minister Susan holds a degree in Speech Communication theory, with a minor in Religious Studies. In 1992 she co-founded and helped administer the Circle of Atonement in Sedona, Arizona, a teaching center based on A Course in Miracles. Susan was ordained in 1994 at New Seminary in New York City. In 1996 she founded Sedona Interfaith Fellowship, which is dedicated to honoring the traditions of the world’s sacred paths, spiritual growth, and service in the community.