W Lawson serves as a thought partner and overall enthusiastic supporter of the empathy-centered learning system invented by Embodied Labs Founder and CEO, Carrie Shaw. This organization brings virtual reality-based learning borne out of her personal experience as a caregiver of her mother who lived with dementia.  Bringing empathy to aging services education has made EL an engine for creating more culturally competent and person-directed supports for individuals navigating cognitive impairment, social isolation, and exclusion.  Carrie also lends her invaluable insight as a member of W Lawson’s Advisory Group.