Our Staff

Bob Petty, PhD., Boomer Transition Advisor

With over ten years as manager of the Medicare advising program and Community Educator for the Alliance on Aging, Bob is known for his knowledge and service helping seniors and their families.  He has given over 300 workshops, seminars, and classes throughout Monterey County.

At Partners for Transitions Bob specializes in “Planning For Your 60s.”  He informs and advises  emerging seniors, the “Boomers”, with decisions regarding issues such as Medicare, long-term care, and Social Security.

Outside of this work Bob serves on the Advisory Council for the Area Agency on Aging and represents his district in the Assembly of the California Senior Legislature.  In 2005 he was a California delegate to the White House Conference on Aging.  His other community activities include volunteering for the SPCA, as a docent at Point Lobos, on the Monterey City Historic Preservation Commission, and on the board of Friends of the Monterey Public Library.

Donna George, RN, RN Consultant for PFT

Donna has been a registered nurse for over 40 years with experience in medical surgical nursing, public health nursing and coronary care. After moving to the area 12 years ago, she worked for Carmel Valley Manor as Director of Staff Development and charge nurse in the skilled nursing facility. Currently she works part time for Hospice of the Central Coast as a clinical instructor. Her nursing background, education and experience provide a great support to the team as well as the clients and families working with Partners for Transitions. She has been a member of the Big Sur International Marathon board for the past 10 years. She lives in Big Sur with her husband and has 3 grown children.  

Kate Haggerty, Pop-In Program

Kate worked for many years in the theatre and then producing festivals.  Her main job was logistics and organizing volunteers.  She loved working with the volunteers because they were people that wanted to give back to the community. Kate  helped her mother prepare for death the last 3 years of her life. The challenges of being the main caregiver during those years revealed to Kate that being present and compassionate are valuable skills that she can offer to people at a time when they are the most vulnerable.  Kate has since volunteered at the Red Cross, food banks, and hospitals.

Kate joined the Partners For Transitions team last year as a Pop-In. She finds this committed work to be a perfect match for her life experience and skills as a compassionate caregiver. 

Robin Rote, Pop-In Program

Robin recently retired after 45 years of teaching on the Monterey Peninsula.  She taught K-12 with a focus on Special Education, which required devising instructional strategies for both academics and social needs for her students.

Robin's husband, Dr. James W. Rote, suffered from MS for 18 years.  Robin was his primary caregiver through the various stages of the disease.  She is widely experienced as a a patient advocate with the administration, and the care aids who worked for Jim at home, then assisted living facilities and finally the convalescent hospital.  This tremendous experience gives her insight into the needs of the Pop-In clients and their families.

Patience, compassion, and a huge giving heart are qualities she brings to her job with a joyous manner.

Kelly Shannon, Pop-In Program

Kelly has a diversified business background. She owned  and operated Private Design Schools in California. She  was an Interior/Architectural designer in California,Hawaii and Italy. She has lived in Carmel Valley for the last twenty years, where she raised her daughter while owning and managing a retail store and wholesale jewelry business.Kelly felt  privileged to take care of two Aunts, one Uncle and her mother during the latter years of their lives. She navigated many medical issues,different levels of dementia including Alzheimer's and her mother going blind in the last few years of her life.