Our Team – Decades Group

The Decades Group

Founded in 2001, Decades provides comprehensive elder care services in New Mexico.
Our team specializes in providing guardianship and conservatorship services while maintaining the dignity and integrity of our clients.
Founder and CEO Nancy Oriola is one of only four nationally certified Master Guardians in the state of New Mexico.
Decades is a trusted and knowledgeable partner for facing the financial and healthcare decisions associated with aging…

Meet the Team

Nancy Oriola, MSW, LCSW, CMC, NMG, CFP

CEO/Clinical Director

As the founder and CEO of Decades, Nancy is dedicated to ensuring that elders and vulnerable adults are provided with the highest quality service by her team of professional, caring, and compassionate staff. Nancy has more than 30 years’ experience providing clinical and financial management services to adults. Her emphasis and training have been in the areas of aging, geriatrics, mental health, and family mediation. Early in her career, she spent 10 years as a financial planning practitioner before obtaining her Master’s Degree in Social Work. Nancy has worked in both the non-profit and private care management settings with seniors. She is a nationally certified Master Guardian, a designation held by fewer than 100 professionals in the United States. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a nationally Certified Care Manager, and a Certified Financial Planner, Nancy brings an enormous depth of experience and knowledge to her clients and to the professional team. She is dedicated to ensuring that our elders and vulnerable adults are provided with the highest quality service; by the best, most caring, and compassionate professional staff possible.

Nancy is very active in the Albuquerque community formerly serving on the Board of Directors for the New Mexico Guardianship Association (Past President), SAGE Albuquerque Advisory Committee, and the New Mexico Guardianship Task Force. She is currently the treasurer/secretary of both the New Mexico Estate Planning Council and the Southern New Mexico Estate Planning Council. She is a member of the National Aging Life Care Association and the National Guardianship Association. She enjoys gardening, hiking, and traveling when she can. Her greatest passion is mentoring young professionals and speaking to groups about aging-related topics.

Guardians / Care Managers

Chris Dunlap, RN, CRRN

Care Manager

Chris is a registered nurse with over 20 years’ experience in home health care. Her work has focused both on children with developmental disabilities and adults with dementia and complex medical issues. She is certified in rehab nursing, which makes her uniquely qualified to work with special client populations such as those with traumatic brain injuries, neurological conditions, and individuals who have suffered catastrophic injuries. Chris is working toward her CMC certification. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her grandchildren. She has been with Decades for over two years.

Tina Muth, BSW

Guardianship Coordinator

Tina Muth began with Decades, LLC., June 2020. Tina comes to the Corporate Fiduciary world as a former House Manager and Service Coordinator with the New Mexico Developmental Disabilities Waiver program. Tina brings 15 years’ experience in the DD Waiver community to her position as a Guardian Coordinator. Tina is a 2005 graduate of New Mexico Highlands University with a bachelor’s in social work and an Associates in Criminal Justice. In her spare time, Tina enjoys attending High School functions with her daughter and spending time with her grandson.

Luca Burns

Guardianship Coordinator

Luca Burns began with Decades, LLC., as a Guardian Assistant in April 2019. Over the course of the first year of his employment, he quickly demonstrated an adept understanding of Corporate Fiduciary work and has since been promoted to a Guardian Coordinator position. Luca believes that all of his clients are entitled to quality, person-centered support, and the opportunity to live their lives independently to the maximum extent safely possible. Luca, an Albuquerque native, is a Senior at UNM and hopes to graduate with a degree in Business with a focus on entrepreneurial studies. In his spare time, when not in school, Luca enjoys cooking, meditating, and studying alternative methods of healing. Luca also enjoys advocacy for various local non-profits in order to help citizens in the Albuquerque community.

Financial Managers

Holly Lowe

Financial Manager

Holly brings to her Financial Manager role at Decades a lifetime of customer service & customer service management experience. Holly moved to Albuquerque from the Midwest in 2013 and definitely much prefers New Mexico weather! She worked in non-profit operations and retail management in Albuquerque from 2013-2019. Holly’s nearly three decades in business operations, retail, customer service, and numerous other types of business have built wide-ranging knowledge, skills, and abilities. Holly’s broad experience background and attention to detail led Holly to the Financial Management work at Decades. She enjoys office management, customer relations, and is committed to providing the best service possible to her clients.

Chance McGilvray

Financial Manager Associate

Biography coming soon.

Administration

Rhonda Miller, AA, BBA,

Rhaonda Miller, AA, BBA

Accounting Services

Rhonda has more than 10 years of experience in accounting and customer relations. Working directly with the chief financial officer, Rhonda manages all aspects of client accounting and assists with business accounting. She has an associates degree in psychology from Iowa State University and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Ashford University. In January, 2020, Rhonda will complete an MBA with a concentration in accounting. She loves to run and train in her free time. Living a healthy lifestyle is very important to Rhonda and her two children.

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