Eileen Taylor

Eileen was diagnosed with early-onset familial Alzheimer’s in 2009. She was a personal counselor for nearly 20 years (now retired) and has an M.in HS (Hons.) Rehab. from Griffith University. Eileen has been a research study participant at The Prince Charles Hospital Geriatric Research Unit since she was diagnosed, having participated in three clinical trial studies so far. She is currently the secretary of the Dementia Alliance International (DAI) and hosts their Australia online weekly support group. She is one of the co-founders of the Dementia Awareness Advocacy Team (DAAT).

In March 2016 she presented at the Dementia Australia National Consumer Summit in Canberra, followed in April by the ADI Conference in Budapest and at the ADI's Regional Conference in New Zealand in November of the same year. She also presented a poster at the Dementia Australia national conference "Be the Change" this year. In addition to DFC Eileen is vice-chair of the Dementia Australia Dementia Advisory Committee.