Paula (Kamrath) Frakes was the Program Coordinator of CENSHARE at the University of Minnesota from 1998-2001. She has a BA in Sociology from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. She has also completed the PAN certificate course "Animals and Healing Environments: Animal Assisted Therapy & Education Certificate Program". Paula, along with her registered therapy dog Cooper, has extensive experience working as an activity director with seniors in long term care, adult day care, assisted living, and senior housing environments.
Paula now works as an Human-Animal Life Enrichment Consultant with a special interest in senior-animal interaction topics. She is an Eden Associate trained by The Eden Alternative, an organization founded by Dr. William Thomas of New York. She lectures to a wide range of audiences on many topics including:
| • | How to Select and Care for Animals in the Eden Alternative Long Term Care Environment |
| • | Companion Animal Options Within the Long Term Care and Assisted Living Environments |
| • | Companion Animals and Senior Housing |
| • | An Overview of Animal Assisted Therapy for Health and Helping Professionals |
| • | The Health Benefit of Companion Animals for Children With Special Needs |
You can reach Paula at: pkfsunshine@yahoo.com