Hand n’ Hand Senior Placement, LLC (Senior Placement Advisor)

Katie Cooney has a career spanning from high-tech & start-ups to non-profits & senior living. Her skills as a professional senior placement advisor are enhanced by her background in counseling, communications, and project management. Katie Cooney has a broad base of associates who bring specific expertise to each aspect of seniors in transition. From estate and trust attorneys & and fiduciaries to real estate services, organizers, & and movers.

Credentials

• Master of Arts degree in Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling, Saint Mary’s College
• Master of Business Administration, Global Business, Saint Mary’s College
• Human Development, Minor in Psychology, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo
• Worked on-site in senior living communities before, during, and post-COVID-19 pandemic

Affiliations

• Palo Alto/ University Rotary Club (President 2019-2020)
• Rotary District 5170 Vocational Chair (2020-2021), (2024-2025)
• Peninsula Executives Association
• Women’s Club of Palo Alto

Associates

During her professional career, Katie Cooney developed a wide network of contacts who specialize in homecare, Hospice, counseling, and senior support services. Her connections with reliable and competent professionals support her clients promptly and with results.

Volunteering and More

Katie Cooney has traveled to 94 countries, from backpacking solo to joining a group. She set off in 1989 to live in a Japanese orphanage and later taught English in a children’s hospital as part of her Cal Poly, SLO internship. In later years, she would teach at the Tibetan Children’s Village in Dharmsala, India, and travel to Uganda and Rwanda on a project to protect the Silverback gorillas through eco-tourism measures. Katie finds joy in serving others, making life a little brighter.

Katie recently published a book on two-time World Rodeo Champion Jack Roddy called, Wrestling the World, the Life and Times of Rodeo Champion Jack Roddy.

Katie Cooney is an active participant in the Rotary Club of Palo Alto/ University and the Rotary 5170 District – Vocational Committee Chair 2024-2025. She traveled to El Salvador to have a first-hand look at the projects Rotary Clubs support. She served as President during the COVID-19 pandemic and took the club online when the shutdown canceled all in-person meetings. Katie has co-chaired many galas and fundraisers, all to support the work of Rotary both locally and globally. Serving others is her passion, both professionally and personally.

Katie lives with her husband and rescue pups, Ajax & Scout, in Silicon Valley. When she’s not working, she’s volunteering, taking photos, swimming, doing yoga, gardening, or making new friends.