AnnMarie Cross

Hi, I'm Amanda Trask, Founder of WellGuide Advocacy, LLC, based in southwestern New Hampshire. I provide patient advocacy services with a focus on chronic pain and complex health conditions, bringing together a background in acupuncture, pain neuroscience, and integrative and complementary health to help clients.

I started my career in higher education and added community health program implementation, with advocacy always in the back of my mind. Early on, the independent advocacy field in my area was small and hospital-based advocates dominated the landscape, so I held off. It took personal and family experience with the healthcare system, along with the disruption COVID brought, to finally push me to open my advocacy business.

I hold a Master's Degree in Acupuncture alongside a Master’s of Science in Pain Research, Education and Policy, and I have training in various alternative medicine modalities, stress management, biofeedback, and mindful meditation. I draw on all of it when it fits a client's needs and goals. I also serve as a community educator with The Care Partner Project, and regularly provide community education on both pain and advocacy.

I'm currently pursuing board certification through the PACB, and I'm genuinely here to learn as much as I hope to contribute. I look forward to connecting with you all and learning with and from you all.

Website: www.wellguideadvocacy.com/

Hi everyone, I’m Sheri Gaynor, and I’m so grateful to have found this group. Joining this community has truly helped confirm that starting my advocacy practice is the right next step for me, and I’m excited to learn from all of you along the way.

I’ve been a nurse since 1991, and my career has taken many different paths over the years based on the needs of my family and the experiences life brought my way. My background includes hospital nursing, home health, school nursing, case management, and working on the health plan side of healthcare. While my experience is diverse, caring for moms, babies, and children has always held a special place in my heart.

As my parents have gotten older, I’ve also developed a growing interest in Medicare, aging care, and helping families better understand and navigate the complexities of the healthcare system.

Life has also shaped me personally in profound ways. In 2022, I lost my 22-year-old son to a fentanyl overdose, and that experience changed me deeply. It has strengthened my compassion, broadened my perspective, and reinforced my desire to support families during some of the most overwhelming and vulnerable moments of their lives.

I’m looking forward to connecting, learning, and growing alongside all of you. Thank you for welcoming me into this space.

Excited to join this group who speak the same language I do…Advocacy! 😀

I am a career nurse case manager with the last 20 years in hospital case management leadership. Retiring in December!

I owned an independent advocate business from 2019-2025. In 2026, I founded The American Senior Citizen, LLC to focus on written and video content expanding the reach for patients, families and caregivers who are seeking real-world solutions quickly.

I look forward to connecting, collaborating and celebrating the wins with all of you 👏

I can attest that when my husband was in the sub-acute rehab for 60 days, not a single staff member ever said, «Here's your toothbrush and spit cup.» If I wasn't there that day, the teeth didn't get brushed.

That was last year, and he just went through an extraction. UGH!

Shelbey, I've sent several people to your GNA profile recently. Hopefully they turn into business for you.

great article, Shelbey

Great job, Jeff!

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