The Reverend Beth Foster Janney ’81

Beth Janney is a registered nurse and ordained Episcopal deacon with more than two decades of experience in healthcare and caregiving. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. After 24 years in case management, primarily supporting individuals with catastrophic injuries, Beth became Corporate Director of Memory Care for a leading senior living company, developing programming and training across 24 communities in five states. She is a Certified Dementia Practitioner and Trainer and serves on the Tennessee Dementia Action Collaborative. Beth also collaborates with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga School of Nursing to support faith-based institutions across Tennessee. She currently serves as a Dementia Navigator for the Tennessee Department of Health and as a deacon at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chattanooga. Her work is grounded in a personal commitment to improving quality of life for individuals living with dementia and their caregivers.