Rita Hortenstine

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Rita Hortenstine of Dallas has served on the Texas Council on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders since 2008. She has dedicated over a decade of service and volunteer work for persons living with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers. She is a member of the Darrell K Royal Research Fund for Alzheimer’s Executive Committee and Charter 100 Women’s Organization. She previously served as board member of the Alzheimer’s Association National Board and the Alzheimer’s Association Dallas Chapter, where she founded the RJ Roper Caregiver’s Awards program for Alzheimer’s caregivers and the Dallas Arboretum, where she initiated their Memory Garden Project for persons with memory loss and their caregivers. Additionally, she represents Texas in two national public policy organizations, Us Against Alzheimer’s and Leaders Engaged On Alzheimer's Disease (LEAD Coalition). Hortenstine attended the University of Missouri.