Mindi Blanchard, M.Ed., CPG

The Bridge Builders, Ltd staff currently consists of three Certified Professional Guardians/Conservators, a Care Manager, a Bookkeeper, and a Office Operations Manager.

We work as a team to support our active clients by advocating for the care needs, managing their funds, applying for appropriate long-term care programs (such as Medicaid), visiting regularly to ensure our clients have the needs met and order needed personal items for them.

While we focus on Clallam and Jefferson counties for clients, because our long term care options are very limited in these regions, we have clients residing in Kitsap and Pierce Counties.

We have organized continuing education for certified professional guardians/conservators since 2004, offering 2-day conferences (now virtual) that cover all of the hours and categories required Certified Professional Guardian Board. The guardians/conservators take turns attending the annual National Guardianship Association conferences, that are held in different areas of the country each year. Mindi Blanchard has was a presenter at the World Congress on Adult Capacity in 2014 (Maryland) and Scotland (2024).

In 2013, we developed the non-profit, The Guardian Institute, as a format for our continuing education conferences. After numerous requests, we got The Guardian Institute approved as a social security representative payee organization to assist low income individuals who cannot manage their social security funds.

Bridge Builders, Ltd is a member of the National Guardianship Association (guardianship.org).