Our team combines lived caregiver experience, clinical expertise, and community leadership to make sure you get trustworthy answers when they matter most.
At LumaLink, we guide people through life’s turning points with clarity and compassion. As caregivers, clinicians, and community leaders, we’ve seen how hard it can be to find reliable help. That’s why we combine modern technology with timeless values—honesty, reliability, and connection—to give you clear next steps and trusted recommendations when they matter most.
Leadership Team
Emilia Bourland, OTR, ECHM, CFPS
Chief Product Officer, Member
Emilia Bourland is an occupational therapist, educator, and healthcare strategist with over 14 years of experience improving outcomes for older adults and caregivers. As Co-Founder of LumaLink, she brings expertise in fall prevention, home modification, and caregiver training, along with a track record of leading innovative programs that enhance patient safety and community engagement. She also serves as President of Higher Standards Caregiver Training and has held clinical and faculty roles across hospitals, rehabilitation settings, and universities.
Andrew Hunt, CFP®
Tax & Finance, Member
Andrew Hunt is an entrepreneur and financial advisor with a track record of building and leading wealth management organizations. He is Partner at Hiley Hunt Wealth Management, a fee-only registered investment advisor, and previously founded and served as President of Guide Rock Capital Management. Earlier in his career, he held executive leadership roles at a federally chartered credit union, shaping strategy and operations. Beyond his advisory work, Andrew serves on multiple boards and regularly shares his expertise through workshops on investing, financial well-being, and behavioral finance. A CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, he holds degrees in accounting and business administration from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Brett Jansen
Growth Operating Partner, Member
Brett Jansen is a sales and growth strategist with more than 15 years of experience leading commercial teams and scaling healthcare companies. As Growth Operating Partner at LumaLink, she applies her track record of building high-performing sales organizations and closing revenue gaps for startups and private equity–backed firms. Brett has held senior leadership roles at Heartbeat Health, Butterfly Network, Optum, Signify Health, and Cerner, where she developed and executed go-to-market strategies, built client development teams, and drove multimillion-dollar growth initiatives.
Simon Yost
CEO, Managing Member
Co-Founder and CEO of LumaLink, a voice-first platform that helps older adults and caregivers find trusted, local support with just a phone call. Drawing on years of leadership across Fortune 500 firms and startups, Simon bridges technology and human connection. His vision for LumaLink grew from a contrarian bet: seniors adopt technology best when it meets them where they are—the telephone—transforming everyday calls into compassionate, dignified guidance.
Extended Team
Marsha Neville, PhD
Director of Community Engagement
Dr. Marsha Neville, a retired professor of occupational therapy with expertise in rehabilitation and aging, serves as LumaLink’s Director of Community Engagement. She draws on her background in clinical care and academic research—particularly in stroke, traumatic brain injury, and fall prevention—to build partnerships with caregivers, health organizations, and older adults, ensuring that LumaLink’s programs are practical, accessible, and community-centered.
Advistory Board
Brandy Archie, OTD, OTR/L, CLIPP
Founder of AskSAMIE
Dedicated to improving health outcomes for older adults and people with disabilities. As the founder of AskSAMIEⓇ, she equips occupational therapists—the only healthcare professionals focused entirely on helping people live life—with the tools they need to deliver care, grow their practices, and better support caregivers. Her mission is rooted in a commitment to addressing the systemic gaps that too often result in poor health outcomes and limited independence.
Dr. Jared Bryson
President & CEO Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St. Louis
Dr. Jared Bryson leads with a vision rooted in faith, hospitality, and the common good. He describes leadership as a vocation—one centered on presence rather than power—and sees Catholic Charities not only as a safety net but as a launchpad for hope across the region. With a mission-driven focus at the intersection of faith, leadership, and human dignity, Dr. Bryson calls others to view their work as ministry and their leadership as a calling, helping make the Gospel visible in every community.
Cameron Carter
CEO and Co-Founder of Rosarium Health
Rosarium Health is a company advancing access to home modifications that support independent living. He brings more than a decade of experience in value-based care operations and business development from roles at DaVita Inc, Bright Health, Evolent Health, and Truven Health Analytics. Earlier in his career, Cameron focused on reducing healthcare disparities through academic research, co-founding the Childhood Disparities Research Laboratory at the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor and teaching physiology at the University of Michigan, University of Massachusetts–Amherst, and Colorado State University.
Anne Gonzalez, MD
DPC Physician
Dr. Anne Gonzalez is a gentrologist dedicated to providing whole-person primary care for older adults. Through her practice she emphasizes long visits, relationship-centered care, and managing the complex health needs that come with aging— without the hassles of insurance billing. She also founded DPC Ads to help Direct Primary Care physicians independently manage their own Facebook and Instagram advertising. Her goal: to support practices in growing sustainably while ensuring seniors get attentive, personalized care that values their dignity and enhances their quality of life.
Michael Huckabee, PhD, PA-C
Founding PA Program Director, Mayo Clinic
Dr. Michael Huckabee is the retired Founding Program Director of the Physician Assistant Program at Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences. Over his career, he has held leadership and faculty roles at Mayo Clinic, the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and Union College, shaping the education and professional development of physician assistants. As an educational consultant, he speaks nationally at graduations, CME programs, and professional gatherings, and advises PA educators and practitioners on leadership and clinical training. Dr. Huckabee holds a PhD in Leadership Studies from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and continues to contribute to health professions education as an adjunct instructor and consultant.
Karisti Julia
Community Relations Director for Belmont Village
Karisti has a love for helping seniors and started working with them over 20 years ago as a volunteer in a nursing home. She is active with The Alheimer's Association, AWARE, Dallas Area Gerontological Society, and the Dallas Dementia Symposium.
Why You Can Trust LumaLink
Rigor in Recommendations
Every provider in our network is screened by hand for quality and integrity.
Clarity in Communication
No jargon, no confusion—just straightforward, compassionate guidance.
Commitment to your Dignity
We respect your independence and give you the tools to make informed decisions.
What We Bring to You
First-hand caregiver insight
Our team understands the emotional and practical challenges because we’ve faced them ourselves.
Clinical and academic expertise
From occupational therapy to cognitive neuroscience research, our backgrounds ensure advice is rooted in proven, real-world understanding.
Community trust
Community trustWe’ve spent decades building networks, teaching, and leading in ways that put people first.
Technology with empathy
We design solutions that make complex systems simpler, without replacing the warmth and understanding you deserve.
