The Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative (AAQI)
Raising Awareness & Funding Research Through Art
Questions? Email us or call: (810) 637-5586
Our Board of Directors
Ami Simms (Flint, MI) is our Founder and Executive Director. She is also the Curator of "Alzheimer's: Forgetting Piece by Piece," maintains the AAQI web page, and photographs the quilts. She is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the AAQI
Susan Pain (Houston, TX) is our Secretary. Along with Kathy Kennedy-Dennis, she is part of the Houston support team when the AAQI visits the International Quilt Festival. Susan had family members with Alzheimer's and dementia. 
Debbie Chenail (Swartz Creek, MI) is our Treasurer. She is also the shipping liaison with Mallery Press, Inc. who handles fulfillment for items ordered on this web page. Debbie's mother is a quilter. 
Niki Gottesman (Jupiter, FL) is a new quilter and our researcher. She also uploads quilt information and quilt photographs to the web site. Niki's aunt has Alzheimer's. 
Nanette Zeller (Southern Pines, NC) is our technical advisor for the web site and maintains our "store" at Café Press. 
Kathy Kennedy Dennis (Houston, TX) is our on-call quilter, and along with Susan Pain she is part of the Houston support team when the AAQI visits the International Quilt Festival. Kathy's mother-in-law had dementia. 
Jennie Simms (Kalamazoo, MI) is our scientific research "consultant." Her grandmother had Alzheimer's.