Our Network

Design Set Match has a process that assists our clients with focused, bite-sized decisions, computer-generated renderings of proposed “after” photos, and reduces the amount of time our clients would spend making selections on their own by doing it together.

Our Designers are meeting with homeowners via Zoom to review material selections online. We use Houzz to collect a variety of ideas to review together, and we are still asking questions as we go through each to narrow our options down and be sure everything is just right.

Ordering and dropping off samples for tile, countertops, and cabinetry helps us to get important colors into our client’s hands to be confident and make these important decisions. Contact Alisa via phone or email today.

Andriana and her husband, Art, are the owners of Custom Moving & Hauling. As Certified Senior Move Managers®, we support older adults who are preparing to downsize or move to assisted living.

Our team has helped hundreds of Bay Area families relocate by providing sorting, packing, floor planning, moving, and hauling services.

We also have a passion for helping clear the home of excessive physical clutter for those wishing to age in place and reduce fall risks.

Reach out to Andriana here.

Principal organizer of Space & Time Organized, Janet Flint, offers practical solutions for any budget and timeline, to help families clear away clutter and prepare for a move, remodel, or better living at home. Serving East Bay homes and offices since 2012, we help make sustainable changes in the flow of paper, goods, and gear making space for what’s important today - all while beautifully preserving historical keepsakes, and responsibly disposing of unwanted items. Form and function are priorities as we find simple systems that work.

So how does one begin a downsizing and decluttering project? Janet Flint brings career experience in urban planning and office management to managing your projects: from repurposing a room to reclaiming a garage or orchestrating a move.

Preparing to move, blending households, and sorting through memorabilia all takes time, and the results can be liberating. Call us or drop us a note for an initial phone consultation and strategy session. We can help you downsize for a move or reinvent your interior spaces to reflect your current passions.

Welcome! Looking for a great financial advisor, who also happens to be a certified financial planner, and understands the issues facing seniors? If you’re looking for strategic planning, goal setting, understanding your risk tolerance, and want an easy ear to talk to - Kathryn is the person for you.

As a proud mother, divorcee, and financial advisor (not to mention recreational snowboarder and hockey player), I believe everyone has the right to financial dignity. As a divorcee, I have experienced the feeling of vulnerability from never having been exposed to financial education and not understanding investing.

After making my own mistakes and interviewing multiple advisors, I still wasn't educated and remained frustrated. So I took it upon myself to learn investing and eventually joined Fremont Bank to make a career out of educating and helping others. It is now my mission to help seniors, families, widows (via Wings for Widows), and divorcees maximize their comfort level by focusing on what's important and eliminating stressors by developing a proven financial strategy that takes into account life changes and the market's ups and downs.

If you are a senior, widow, divorcee, or investor who is committed to building a better future, please email me. I look forward to speaking with you.

Creating New Hope specializes in providing seniors with complementary advocacy, education, and assisted living referrals.

Christine has spent 10 years serving as a local Advocate, Case Manager, and as a Mental Health Counselor at John Muir Hospital which made her an expert at identifying and navigating community resources. After being appointed as her grandmother's conservator due to her Alzheimer’s diagnosis, she founded Creating New Hope out of necessity. 

She has a BA in Psychology from John F. Kennedy University and is a Certified Administrator for Residential Care for the Elderly (RCFE) through the State of California. She serves as Commissioner on the Alameda County Area on Aging Council. As well as Vice-Chair of the Senior Center Advisory Committee appointed by Mayor David Haubert of the City of Dublin.  She spends a majority of her time educating families and advocating for quality, affordable long-term care options. 

Get in touch with Christine at Christine@creatingnewhope.org

Veronica Sibley has a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Whitman College and brings over 20 years of experience in the senior living industry. Prior to joining Senior Alternatives, Veronica held several positions as a Regional Sales Manager, most recently leading a sales team at Senior Resource Group. Veronica possesses great expertise in coaching, sales, customer success, and business development and has a vast network of contacts in the senior healthcare industry. She is proficient in Spanish. 

Senior Alternatives Care Management and Home Care is dedicated to creating and implementing care plans for older adults that recognize and target the client's and their family's goals.  We meet this objective through a team-focused approach that utilizes the geriatric-specific experience of Master’s level social workers. We strive to provide resources and answers to meet the emotional and physical requirements of our clients and their families.  A well-established and trusted agency serving Alameda and Contra Costa counties since 1995.

Contact Veronica today and learn how she can help your loved one get the care they deserve.

Known for caring, personalized support, and thorough service, all while providing a guiding hand, native Kathy Ratto brings value to seniors needing real estate services. Kathy has worked directly with seniors, their families, and legal representatives to help with what is usually the largest financial transaction in their lives.

With over 27 years of real estate experience, guiding out-of-state trustees and their heirs in selling a loved one’s home has become second nature to her. This means walking them through the detailed process of listing, preparing, and marketing their home from afar, but that’s all in a day’s work for her.

Having raised her family in Alameda, Kathy and her husband currently live on Bay Farm Island. Kathy is a dyed-in-the-wool Alamedan and has also represented buyers and sellers in surrounding Bay Area cities.

With experience in property management, and being a homeowner for over 25 years, along with currently serving as President of the Board of Directors for the Casitas Alameda townhome development, you’re in good hands with Kathy.

Outside of real estate, Kathy has focused on community volunteerism, including the Boys & Girls Clubs, various school and youth athletic organizations, and her church community. What are you waiting for? Contact Kathy today and let her be your guiding light through the real estate process.

With a background that includes both real estate sales (10+ years with over 90 transactions under his belt) and digital marketing know-how, Shannon is a REALTOR® who brings a powerful social media expertise to the Alameda Senior Transitions network.

He honed his social media marketing skills working in social media for an Oakland non-profit. His emphasis on engaging social media marketing gives the Alameda Senior Transitions network the added reach they are looking for.

Shannon creates the monthly eNewsletters, manages the Facebook page, selects relevant content, writes blog posts and keeps the website up-to-date for the group as well.

Whether it’s for real estate or marketing, his experience along with his honest, direct style makes it both enjoyable and easy to work with him.

Give Shannon a shout today.

As a long-time Alameda resident, Cheryl has been helping Bay Area customers for over 30 years in banking and finance.

Working for Mutual of Omaha Reverse Mortgage, she now exclusively provides FHA Insured Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) to clients aged 62 and older and Jumbo Reverse Mortgages, to clients as young as 55 years old.

Reverse Mortgages can be used to refinance an existing home and even purchase a new home. Cheryl loves helping clients either stay in their homes or helping them find their forever home, and they never have to make a mortgage payment!

Her website has tools such as Frequently Asked Questions, Customer Testimonials, and a Calculator. Please don’t hesitate to contact Cheryl. She can be reached at www.alamedareversemortgage.com, or via phone 510-507-5616 or by email cmccarthy@mutualmortgage.com. Get in touch today and see how she can make a difference in your life.

Practicing law in the areas of Estate Planning, Probate, Trust, and Conservatorships, along with offering practical advice to assist her clients who include seniors, people who require Special Needs Trusts, and young families are at the heart of Diana Redding’s firm.

She will provide a free initial half-hour consultation which can be in person or by phone. Diana attended Golden Gate University in San Francisco, where she received her J.D., M.B.A., and L.L.M. degrees.

Diana also holds a black belt in Karate and is an avid runner.

Contact her at Diana Redding Law today.

Minna Fernan is a local attorney who offers her services as a professional fiduciary specializing in trust administrations. Minna is committed to the aging population and helping ensure that seniors have a trusted person to act on their behalf during incapacity or to carry out their estate planning wishes after death.

Minna has spent the past decade learning the nuances of how trusts are drafted, as well as how trusts are administered for a holistic approach to helping assess and plan for potential pitfalls, best practices, as well as to ensure administration is carried out as efficiently as possible.

Minna grew up in Alameda and is currently based here, serving the greater Bay Area. Contact her here.

Kelly graduated from Cal State - East Bay with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Management.  She has been an established State Farm Agent/ Owner since 1994 and has earned the recognition of “Crystal Excellence” due to her strong work ethic and dedicated commitment to providing exceptional customer service. She has earned the State Farm Legion of Honor Membership for over 28 years. She won the Alameda Magazine's People's Choice Award for "Best Insurance Agent" seven times.

Kelly is committed to helping her clients achieve financial success; this means enriching her clients’ lives by educating them on ways to manage the risks of everyday life, recover from the unexpected, and help them realize their dreams. She is there to help when things go right and when they go wrong. 

Kelly is active in the community at many levels.  She is a strong supporter of all of the nonprofit organizations in Alameda.  She is the Chair of the Alameda Chamber & Economic Alliance and a board member of the Alameda Education Foundation, the Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter, and the Personal Insurance Federation.  She has volunteered for Alameda Meals on Wheels, beach clean-ups, and at several school events. 

Kelly enjoys outdoor activities with her husband and two sons, travel, reading, and interior decorating.

Have insurance needs? Give Kelly a call.

Meet Darina Speranskaia. She is the Marketing Director at Cardinal Point, where she began working in 2014 and fell in love with the community.

She is passionate about providing support and guidance to the residents at Cardinal Point and their families during such an important time in their lives.

Senior living has become part of her life. Darina has a strong desire to enhance the lives of the residents by utilizing the Cardinal Point community's outstanding qualities and legendary services.

Darina is honored to be part of Alameda Senior Transitions and connect with our network of professionals to serve you. Reach out to Darina today with questions concerning your family or loved ones. She is ready to help you.