Becci Bookner

“When nurtured, there is a grace that makes us intriguing as we age. There is also a renewed sense of joy for every moment of life. I am here to invite us all to appreciate the gift of aging and the precious opportunity we have to care for our elderly. Our heritage is rich with inspiration and it resides within our older family members, who carry it in their hearts.”

Becci Bookner

A nationally renowned, award winning, speaker, author, and educational program development consultant, Becci Bookner is also the President and CEO of Family Staffing Solutions, Inc.

Since it’s founding in 1999, Family Staffing Solutions has helped thousands of families care for their elderly members in the comfort of their own homes. The company has offices in several states, and currently offers franchising opportunities.

Drawing from her stellar career in public education and inspired by her experiences in professional elder care, Becci continues to author books and develop senior care services designed to bring families closer together and celebrate aging.

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS, AFFILIATIONS, & CREDENTIALS

Quality Of Life Award: Presented by the U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Committee. For the creation, development, and implementation of a childcare pilot project, which evolved into The Extended School Program (ESP). This program now serves as a national model for before and after school childcare, which utilizes school property.

Additional Awards:

• Peabody Round Table Award, Peabody/Vanderbilt University
• Five Star Women’s Trailblazer Award, Daily News Journal, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
• Who’s Who in America

Career Affiliations:

• Middle Tennessee Medical Center’s MTMC-At Home, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
• Texas Association of Home Care
• American Association of Educators in Private Practice
• Tennessee Association for School Supervision and Administration
• Tennessee Community Education Association
• Education 2000
• Extended School Endowment Fund Board
• Extended School Advisory Board
• Rotary International

Professional Credentials:

• Education Specialist Degree, Supervision and Administration
• Master of Arts, Elementary Education, Early Childhood
• Bachelor of Science
• Founder and President, Family Staffing Solutions, Inc.
• Founder and President, Elderly Services, Inc.
• Director, Extended School Program and Community Development, Murfreesboro City Schools, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
• Founder and President, Wrapped Up For Kids, Inc., Murfreesboro, Tennessee
• Author, The Magic Gumball Machine, ©1984
• Co-Author, The Personal Planning Guide, ©1997
• Author, “Back of the Timesheet” Program, (a 36 lesson staff training project for caregivers) ©2002
• President, Murfreesboro Rotary Club
• Paul Harris Fellow
• Symposium panelist “Schools and Childcare Issues”, the Netherlands
• Collaboration with over forty school systems in Tennessee to facilitate and implement “extended school programs”
• Consultant, Alvin C. York Veterans Administration Medical Center to develop and implement on site childcare center for federal employees
• Consultant with Florida’s Dade County Phoenix Project
• Consultant to Sioux Falls School System, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Region I School District, McAllen, Texas
• Alabama State Legislature, Montgomery, Alabama, Southern Region Education Board, Atlanta, Georgia
• Presenter, National Association of Community Education
• National Commission of Time and Learning
• Joint Committee of Education, Tennessee State Legislature, Nashville, Tennessee

Media Appearances:

• Guest, Good Morning America, CBS
• Guest “Talk of the Town: Issues on Aging”, WTVF, Nashville, Tennessee 1996
• Elderly Services, Inc. featured in “Scene at Six News” elder care series, WSMV, 1996 and rerun in 1997
• Guest, National Republican Network Town Meeting on Education
• Guest, United States Department of Education’s Goals 2000 National Town Meeting with U.S. Secretary of Education
• Work with Extended School referenced in “U. S. News and World Report” April 1994
• “Working Mother” September 1994
• “Youth Today” November/December, 1994