Debbie Ricker graduated from Loma Linda University with a bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy. She spent the first twenty years of her career working in various psychiatric settings- state hospitals, adult day healthcare, gero-psych units, and short-term psychiatric hospitals. Ms. Ricker founded a business creating therapy programs for psychiatric patients, including occupational therapy, recreation therapy, music therapy, and art therapy. She went on to specialize in working with older adults including those living with dementia and is currently a Certified Dementia Trainer. Ricker became a Driving Rehabilitation Specialist, founded The Adaptive Driving Center in 2001, and specialized in driving assessments for older adults. Most of her clients have been diagnosed with some type of cognitive impairment. Other diagnoses she assists with include Parkinson’s disease, stroke, and brain tumors.