Who We Are
Janaya Woods
Registered Nurse
Janaya Woods is a registered nurse who has 16 years of experience in the medical field. She enjoys providing care for people in all stages of life. She began her nursing career as a Clinical Nurse at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, the number one ranked cancer center.
Currently, Janaya coordinates and conducts research projects as a Research Nurse at the UTHealth McGovern Medical School in Houston, TX. She received a BSN in Nursing from the University of Texas at Arlington and a BS in Pre Med Biology from Texas Southern University. Janaya’s passion for helping people became even more close to her heart as life began to change.
When her father became ill and unable to care for himself, Janaya established a tenacious sense of devotion for ensuring individuals who require assisted living care receive optimal patient care with dignity.
Kiran Avasthi
Licensed Professional Counselor
Kiran has her certification in mediation from Marquette University and she has worked with families to help them mediate as they make decisions for their loved ones. She has worked with families in family therapy to help them resolve their differences and work better as a team.
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She is currently working through Tele-therapy to provide counseling and mediation services to families, seniors, and individuals. She matches her strategies and techniques to meet her clients where they are on their journey to overall wellbeing and health.
She would be honored to work with you and your family in your journey. Kiran Avasthi is a License Professional Counselor - Supervisor in Austin, Texas. Her passion is helping families, couples and individual clients find peace, balance and health within themselves and in connection with others. Her counseling career began in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
She has a varied counseling background working in clinical settings, residential treatment facilities and in schools. She comes to her clients with a wealth of knowledge and counseling experience. She uses a collaborative approach and leverages the use of many therapy modalities such as solution focused, cognitive behavioral and EMDR techniques and strategies.
Shay Gooden
Care Management Director
Shay Gooden relocated to Katy, Texas in 2009 from Bloomington, Indiana. Mrs Gooden’s educational background began at Indiana University Northwest and continued at University of Phoenix, Tx.
Mrs. Gooden began her experience with adult, adolescent and pediatric mental health in an inpatient mental health facility in the state of Indiana. Mrs. Gooden then moved on to adult daycare where she was a very compassionate care giver for the elderly. Mrs Gooden was also the facilitator of etiquette teachings for young children in her community for 15 plus years. Soon after she relocated to Texas where she continued her passion for pediatric mental health in a private practice for 9 years. Although Mrs. Gooden's education did not focus on mental health or hands on caregiving, this is where her heart led her.
After experiencing her own personal struggle with loss and then her mother being diagnosed with dementia and suffering a stroke, mrs. Gooden began to put her energy into caring for her mother and understanding that her passion would always lead her to caring for others and providing the best care as if everyone is a member of her family.
Mrs. Gooden relocated to the Conroe/Woodlands area in 2020 where she started her private business Kare Keepers. Kare Keepers LLC is a non clinical drop in care service for infants to elders. This would allow Mrs. Gooden to continue her passion in helping others and their loved ones get the best non clinical care while making their family feel secure and allowing them to be able to attend their own appointments or maybe just to run a simple errand. Mrs. Gooden strives to exemplify the best, kind compassionate care to each and every client.
Chaundy Satterwhite
Founder & CEO
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Meet Chaundy Satterwhite
Chaundy Satterwhite is a Texas native, educator, leader, advocate, and entrepreneur with more than 30 years of experience working with high school students with disabilities and their families. Throughout her career in education, Chaundy has been dedicated to helping students develop the skills, confidence, and independence they need to successfully navigate life beyond the classroom.
Chaundy earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Education in 1998 and her Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership in 2006 from Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. Her career has included teaching and educational leadership in elementary, middle, and high school settings, with a strong focus on supporting students with disabilities.
Her passion for serving others became even more personal when she became a caregiver for her mother, who experienced dementia and multiple strokes. Navigating healthcare, caregiving, and community resources firsthand inspired Chaundy to create Gen Gap Living.
Today, she combines her 30+ years of experience advocating for individuals with disabilities with her personal experience caring for an aging loved one to create a place where seniors and young adults with diverse abilities can connect, learn, build life skills, remain active, and experience a greater sense of purpose and independence.
At Gen Gap Living, Chaundy’s mission is to connect generations, empower individuals, and give families peace of mind.
How We Started
The Story Behind Gen Gap Living
Gen Gap Living was born from a real-life experience that changed my life and forever changed the way I viewed caregiving.
One Sunday morning, my mother did not walk through the doors of our church as she faithfully did every week. My aunt and I waited for her, but she never arrived. After church, we went to her home and found her in bed, disoriented and showing signs of a stroke. She was rushed to the hospital, where we learned that she had experienced three strokes.
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What followed was a journey I was completely unprepared for.
As an educator and educational leader with more than 30 years of experience working with high school students with disabilities and their families, I was accustomed to advocating for others, finding resources, solving problems, and navigating complex systems. Yet when it came to caring for my own mother, I felt completely helpless.
I didn't know what questions to ask. I didn't know what resources were available. I didn't know what Medicare would cover, what her insurance would cover, or how to determine whether the recommendations we were receiving were truly the best choices for her.
After weeks in the hospital, my mother was transferred to rehabilitation. Once again, I found myself asking, “What happens next?”
I had to work. I was raising a child. I was managing school, soccer practices, homework, and everyday responsibilities while trying to make life-changing decisions for my mother. I called everyone I could think of and Googled everything!
When my mother was discharged, I was given a small booklet of senior-care resources. It seemed simple enough, but I quickly discovered that finding a list of resources is not the same as knowing how to navigate them.
There was no one-stop resource to guide me through the process.
It took nearly two years before I felt like I truly understood my mother's healthcare, finances, resources, and overall well-being. And even then, the journey wasn't over. Senior care is not a one-time decision. As our loved ones age, their needs change—and families must continually adapt.
Through my experience, I began noticing something else: countless seniors like my mother had no one checking on them, advocating for them, researching their options, or following up to make sure their needs were actually being met.
I also saw the tremendous burden placed on families who are simultaneously raising their own children while caring for aging parents—the Sandwich Generation. I understood firsthand just how overwhelming that responsibility can be.
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That experience became the foundation for Gen Gap Living.
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What makes Gen Gap Living different is our commitment to being there through each phase of the journey. Aging gracefully is not a quick fix, and caring for a loved one shouldn't mean trying to figure everything out alone.
Today, Gen Gap Living has grown beyond my original vision of helping families navigate senior care. I am bringing together my 30+ years of experience working with high school students with disabilities, my leadership background, and my personal experience as a caregiver to create meaningful opportunities for seniors and young adults with diverse abilities.
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Our goal is to provide connection, purpose, life-skills development, social engagement, and compassionate support while giving families something equally important: peace of mind.
Our loved ones deserve to be seen, valued, supported, and empowered—and families deserve to know they don't have to navigate the journey alone.
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This is why Gen Gap Living exists.