Tonya Maness has been a social worker for twenty-‎two years, working with the aging population. She has ‎had the opportunity to work with hundreds of families ‎as they learned to navigate the role of caregiving for a ‎loved one with dementia. Tonya has had her own ‎personal journey with caregiving and has struggled ‎with handling the many emotions that come with this ‎beautiful title. She is a graduate of N.C. State ‎University with a BSW. She currently works as a ‎financial advisor, assisting individuals to plan for their ‎retirement and future healthcare needs. Tonya has ‎been married for twenty-three years and has two ‎daughters, age nineteen and twenty-one. Tonya ‎believes that laughter is what gets you through the ‎days of raising teenagers and caring for a loved one. ‎She enjoys gardening, traveling, and empowering ‎women to see the best in themselves and one another.‎