Piera earned her Masters Degree in Social Work at New York University (NYU). She is a licensed social worker with extensive experience in working with seniors with a specialty in dementia , psychiatric disorders & the developmentally disabled. She also worked as a field instructor mentoring students from social work schools. Her last three positions were with The Promenade Assisted Living, as Executive Director , Classic Residence by Hyatt & for Adult day medical/psychiatric out patient program. Piera has a passion for cooking, art, gardening, traveling to Italy, and her peekaboo pup Oscar!