Class of: 2010

Maria Kent Beers

Maria Kent Beers (CGS’08, COM’10) of Natick, Mass., cofounded the podcast Remember Me after losing her beloved mother, Lia, to frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in 2020. The show’s other cofounder, Rachael Martinez, met Maria over social media when each woman was caring for a parent with FTD, and they bonded over their experiences. They launched a blog and podcast soon after—without ever meeting in person. Now in its seventh season, Remember Me has been a crucial resource for others on their FTD journey, including Emma Willis, wife of actor Bruce Willis, and actor Seth Rogen and his wife, Lauren, who founded the Alzheimer’s support organization Hilarity for Charity.

From the Winter-Spring 2024 issue.