Care Partner Training

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• Training Director at Gentog

• Dementia Care Educator

• Caregiver Advocate

• Dementia Advocate

Alex blends 15+ years of training, development, and caregiving experience into a facilitation style that is both practical and deeply human. As the Vice President of Gentog Community Services and Director of Learning & Development at Gentog Adult Day Center in Tigard, Oregon, he is working to reshape how communities understand dementia, caregiving, and intergenerational connection.

Alex is a certified trainer in Teepa Snow’s Positive Approach to Care® (PAC), certified in Evoke Virtual Training, and serves as a facilitator for Oregon Care Partners through the State of Oregon. His training background also includes extensive work in adult learning theory, multiple intelligences, and instructional design. 

Alex holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Warner Pacific University in Portland, Oregon. His transition into the senior care space was inspired by firsthand caregiving experiences, and a belief that care can be more compassionate, more inclusive, and more joyful for both care partners and the people they support.

Alex is known for his warmth, humor, and ability to make learning accessible for both professional and family caregivers. Beyond training, he helps develop caregiver support systems, and community events that bring purpose, dignity, and connection to the lives of PLWD (People Living With Dementia), their care partners and their loved ones. 

When he’s not working, he loves watching his sons compete in multiple sports, enjoying all things Disney, watching the NFL and NBA and spending time with his family, including his youngest son who attends Gentog’s preschool.

• Owner & Co-Founder of Gentog 

• Dementia Care Advocate

• Author

• Lifelong Caregiver

With over four decades of caregiving experience, Marcie Jones has dedicated her life to serving families, children, and seniors with compassion, wisdom, and faith. As the co-founder and Executive Director of Gentog in Tigard, Oregon, Marcie has spent the last 17+ years creating a vibrant, intergenerational community where both the young and the young-at-heart can grow, thrive, and feel deeply valued.

Marcie’s caregiving journey began long before Gentog opened its doors. With both personal and professional experience caring for loved ones with dementia, developmental disabilities, and chronic conditions, she brings a rare depth of empathy and understanding to every training and program she touches.

She is also a published author, having written three books on caregiving. Sharing insight, faith, and practical guidance for those walking through the challenges of supporting a loved one with dementia or other complex needs.

As a speaker, trainer, and mentor, Marcie is known for her calm presence, storytelling heart, and unwavering belief in the power of caregiving done with grace and purpose. Whether she’s leading a family support session, offering guidance to new caregivers, or simply sharing her journey, Marcie continues to be a guiding light for so many in the caregiving world.

• Music Director at Gentog

• Music Educator

• Singer & Songwriter

• Dementia Advocate

Music has the power to heal, connect, and transform, and Joseph (Joe) Konty brings that power to life every day at Gentog. As our Director of Music Care, Joe leads a wide range of music-centered programs designed to uplift the spirit and stimulate the brain, especially for those living with dementia.

In 1998 Joseph started his music and art career in Eastern Oregon moving operations to Portland, OR in 2002. His father and mother personally managed their son. Since then he has an amassed body of work, studio albums, singles, live albums, tours, videos. While working with independent labels, managers, booking agencies and distribution companies throughout the U.S. and overseas. His primary markets are Portland, OR & metro, The Pacific Northwest and Denver, CO.

After graduating college in 2005 with a B.S. double major in counseling and biblical studies with a minor in pastoral care and post graduate studies in 2009 in voice and music theory. Joseph expanded his career further with his Father and Mother. In 2012 after years working together Joseph's father passed away from a 4 year battle with systemic scleroderma. 

In 2013 with his experience and training Joseph worked with charter schools and in 2015 opened his own art school to train, educate and produce music artists after the birth of his son Isley. His first artist he produced was Josephine Relli. He was a music director/worship pastor at a church in Sherwood, OR and since has been working on his own albums, singles, shows and educational work in music. And serving as worship leader and giving pastoral care at Gentog and Gentog Community Services. 

He works with artists, students, the community and seniors with dementia, Alzheimer's and memory loss at a facility in Tigard, OR called GENTOG. He also teaches at Youth Music Project in West Linn, OR. A non profit that makes music lessons accessible to all no matter their financial situation. 

He leads with GENTOG Community Services dementia friendly spiritual gatherings every Thursday of the month at GENTOG Community Services and serves as GCS chaplain. 

He has certifications in music theory through University of Edinburgh Scotland via Coursera, has a certification in chaplaincy from Life Pacific University, has an ecclesiastical endorsement from Pastor Joel White of Crossridge Church in Sherwood, OR and is a cohort member of The Sounds of US an music activist organization. He also has a certification with Opening Minds With Art organization focusing on art and dementia.