About Our Story
Bringing clinical care, lifestyle support, and family guidance together in one coordinated approach.
Concierge-Style Eldercare Solutions
Our Mission
To empower older adults to age in place with dignity, autonomy, and comprehensive support by delivering personalized, high-touch services that simplify aging and support families with confidence.
Our Vision
Our Leadership Team
Anthony Rizzato, MHA, MSW, LSW, NHA, CDP
Anthony brings more than three decades of experience serving older adults and families. With advanced degrees in social work and healthcare administration, he has built a career focused on care coordination, advocacy, and aging-in-place solutions. As a licensed social worker, certified dementia practitioner, and licensed healthcare administrator, Anthony guides individuals toward resources that support independence and quality of life. His leadership is grounded in community connection, ethical care, and long-term relationships.
Emily Kocanda, PT, DPT, LMT
Emily is a doctor of physical therapy specializing in in-home, concierge care for older adults. Her expertise includes balance and strength training, Parkinson’s disease support, fall prevention, neurological conditions, and dementia-related care. Emily is known for building lasting relationships with clients and families, allowing for continuity of care and personalized treatment plans. Her approach emphasizes autonomy, respect, and maximizing each individual’s potential.
Our nursing services team provides high quality, conscientious support to persons that are experiencing medical challenges. Nursing advice and consultation helps our clients to better understand their diagnosis and prepare them for future needs. In a healthcare environment that is often fast paced, our team takes the time to ensure you get the personal advocacy you deserve as the patient. Our comprehensive team approach helps in coordinating care for subsequent appointments with your primary care physician or specialty care provider, attend care plan conferences and facilitate assessments with licensed providers. Our nurses also have constant contact with our licensed therapists, pharmacist, and social workers, as well as spiritual support to ensure you receive holistic care.
Cindy Zarcone, BA, CIA
With over 20 years of executive financial leadership, Cindy Zarcone brings a wealth of experience in financial organization and accounting across industries such as biotech, healthcare, and client advocacy. Known for her strategic mindset and strong internal controls, she ensures that every financial and operational system supports stability, transparency, and growth.
Kristie Webb Finley MDIV, M.C.E.
Reverend Kristie Webb Finley is an ordained minister with over fifteen years of experience building relationships with a broad range of persons from many faiths. Kristie brings a genuine and compassionate holistic intervention to help those celebrating their most jubilant events as well as, those experiencing emotional hardship. Kristie’s ecumenical depth provides the framework to help all seeking support and guidance, regardless of their religious background. She has held roles as Pastor,
Alicia Goldfine, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIS
Alicia Goldfine is a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist with over ten years of experience supporting adults with communication, cognitive, and swallowing challenges following stroke, traumatic brain injury, and other neurological conditions. As a concierge provider with Deerpath Associates on Aging, she delivers personalized, in-home therapy to help older adults regain independence, preserve dignity, and improve quality of life.
Philip Ofosu-Amaah, PharmD, MBA Candidate, BS
With a Doctor of Pharmacy and a passion for advancing healthcare through strategy and innovation, Philip joined Deerpath Associates on Aging to help build scalable, mission-driven solutions that support older adults in aging with dignity and independence. As a Health Strategy and Business Development Intern, he supports cross-functional initiatives that align business operations with community needs, drawing on his clinical background and emerging expertise in data analytics and strategic planning.
John Pohl
John Pohl is the Founder and CEO of 14th Floor Solutions, a strategic marketing agency he’s led for over 18 years. With more than 20 years of senior marketing leadership at major companies like Kellogg’s, Dial Corp, and E&J Gallo Winery, John brings a proven track record of building strong brands and driving business growth.
Stacy Kissamis
Stacy Kissamis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 25 years of experience supporting older adults and their families through life’s transitions. At MPAC Healthcare and Deerpath Associates on Aging, Stacy provides psychotherapy, emotional support, and comprehensive psychosocial care tailored to the unique needs of older adults in long-term care and community-based settings.
Gina Holton
Gina graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy and holds a Doctoral of Pharmacy (PharmD). Her breadth of pharmacological interventions covers community, retail, and hospital-based prescriptions. She is board certified in ambulatory care and has an exceptional depth of experience serving Northshore residents. Her work in the Pharmacology field has given her the chance to hone her skills. She has a deep passion for the clients she serves. She consistently uses her skill set to provide consultation, maximizing an understanding of the purpose of medications and the impact prescribed medications can have on a person’s wellbeing, especially as they age. Gina takes time with each person and their family to foster insight and subsequent discussions that may be essential with a client’s primary care provider. This is especially important during a transition in care or post hospitalization where medication adjustments often occur. We are so pleased to have Gina as part of the Deerpath Associates on Aging team.
Support That Adapts to Your Needs
Discover coordinated services designed to support health, independence, and daily life at home. Our team works with you to create a personalized plan that evolves as needs change.