Welcome Rita Archakova!

Please join us in welcoming Rita Archakova, Dementia Care Aware Program Coordinator, to the Division of Geriatrics!

Rita started this morning and will be working alongside Izabel Pisikyan as Program Coordinator supporting Dementia Care Aware.  You may have already met her last Thursday since she was able to join us for our Mission Bay Tour and Social!  Rita earned her a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from San Francisco State University (SFSU) and a Master of Arts degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Golden Gate University (GGU)!  Prior to UCSF, she worked as an Admissions Operations Assistant at GGU providing project management support to the Admissions and Enrollment departments, onboarding and training new hires, creating training and performance support tools, and processing transcripts, visas, financial documents from prospective students.  Rita also worked as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at SFSU, a role that focused on researching Learning and Development trends, adult learning principles, and the implementation of innovative technological solutions.  Last but not least, Rita also worked as an Account Executive for the Cave Consulting Group, a software and consulting company focused on improving the efficiency and quality in the healthcare delivery system.  In that role, Rita conducted extensive research on prospective clients and provided project management support to executive leadership to maximize sales and improve customer service experience for major healthcare providers. 

In her new role as Program Coordinator, Rita will work closely with the Dementia Care Aware team to support program operations and deliverables.  Rita has a passion for continuous learning and is even a certified life and executive coach in Europe and work with clients internationally.  She has worked with 100+ clients across various age and cultural groups to help her clients achieve their highest potential!  We’re extremely excited about the skillset and qualifications she brings to our team and cannot wait to see the important impact she will make on Dementia Care Aware.

Rita can be reached at [email protected] if you need to get a hold of her, OR just to welcome her to the team!