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Carmen Bowman is owner of Edu-Catering: Catering Education for Compliance and Culture Change, turning her former role of regulator into educator.  Carmen was a Colorado state surveyor for nine years, a policy analyst with CMS Central Office where she taught the national Basic Surveyor Course and was the first certified activity professional to be a surveyor. Carmen has a Master’s degree in Healthcare Systems, a Bachelor’s in Social Work and German, is a Certified Eden Associate and Eden Mentor, Certified Validation Worker and Group Practitioner.

Carmen is host of the webinar Conversations with Carmen. She co-developed the Artifacts of Culture Change 2.0 (ACC) measurement tool. She is author of Action Pact workbooks: Living Life to the Fullest, Quality of Life, and Regulatory Support for Culture Change. She has co-authored: Changing the Culture of Care Planning, Soften the Assessment Process and Vibrant Living.