Meet the Team (MD)

Steve & Cathy Lorberbaum
Founders, Assisting Hands Potomac

Steve and Cathy Lorberbaum started Assisting Hands Potomac after successful careers as an attorney and marketing manager respectively.

“We wanted to make a real difference in people’s lives. Our mission is simple – to provide the best care possible for our clients, while providing a great place to work for our employees.”

Steve Lorberbaum

Steve Lorberbaum is the owner of Assisting Hands Home Care, which is dedicated to providing families and their loved ones with exceptional caregiving services and support.  According to Steve, “we get calls from families looking for information and education. Often times people are in a crisis situation and just need someone to help them understand their options. Many times we are a temporary bridge to a longer-term living solution and other times we become that long-term solution to helping someone remain comfortably at home.  Our focus is on counseling families and then providing a caring professional to help a loved one wherever home is at the moment. We’re there when family can’t be.”

Steve’s experience is based on the challenges he and his wife faced addressing care needs for their parents.  Steve has more than 25 years of experience practicing law in both private practices and as General Corporate Counsel.  Steve earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University.  He continued his education with a JD degree from George Washington University Law School in Washington DC.  In 2014, he became a Certified Senior Advisor and serves on the board of Cupid’s Charities, an organization that supports the Children’s Tumor Foundation, and on the Board of Potomac Community Village, as a neighbor helping neighbor senior organization.  He also serves on the Montgomery County’s Age Friendly – Home and Community-Based Services Workgroup.

Cathy Lorberbaum

Cathy Lorberbaum has been a yoga instructor in the Washington D.C. area for almost 20 years.  Cathy has taught at several yoga studios in the DC area, as well as managed the yoga program at LifeTime Athletic in Rockville, MD for several years.  Her classes focus on building core strength, joint stability, and flexibility while promoting relaxation, breathing, and meditation.  Cathy holds a BA in Journalism from the University of Florida.  Prior to teaching yoga, Cathy held various marketing positions at several telecommunications companies in the Washington, DC area including COMSAT Communications, GTE Spacenet, and PictureTel.

Debby Leber

Human Resource Manager

Debby is responsible for recruiting, screening, interviewing our Certified Nursing Assistants, and maintaining HR files and databases.  She responds to individual caregivers’ questions and needs.

Debby Leber joined Assisting Hands in May 2016. She holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Maryland. She has over 30 years of experience in professional office management and human resource administration. For twenty of those years, she worked at a CPA firm that specialized in healthcare consulting. Debby is a native Marylander and has lived her entire life in Montgomery County. She has two sons and five grandchildren and stays busy babysitting and attending her grandchildren’s sporting events.

 

Marguerite

Marguerite is an Advanced-Practice Registered Nurse. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Science of Nursing (BSN), a master’s degree in Science of Nursing (MSN) with an emphasis in Community/Public Health, and a post-MSN degree in Adult-Geriatrics Primary Care respectively from Marymount University, the Grand Canyon University, and the Regis College of Nursing. She held several healthcare positions in Geriatrics, Home Health, Behavioral Health, Corrections, Quality Auditing, Case Management, and Advanced-Practice Primary Care.

Marguerite joined Assisting Hands in August 2021 as the Director of Nursing to support clients in their homes with healthy aging, maximum functioning, and quality of life… My experiences as a bedside nurse, community health nurse, and an Adult Geriatric Primary Care practitioner have all shaped my practice to work with older adults, their families, and communities.”

 

Laura Rodriguez, RN, BSN

Laura Rodriguez is a registered nurse (RN) with five years of experience. Laura moved to the United States in 2011 from Colombia, where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Education and linguistics. She began her nursing career in 2014 as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). She worked as a CNA at Assisting Hands for over a year while studying to become an RN. She graduated in 2017 from Montgomery College with an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN). In 2019, she completed the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)program atThe George Washington University (GWU). She worked as a pediatric nurse for four years, which allowed her to have a deeper involvement in her children’s development and health. Parallel to this job, she also worked for over a year as a home health nurse caring for a patient with quadriplegia. She is currently enrolled in the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) master’s program at GWU. She is now enjoying being back with Assisting Hands in her role as a Nurse Supervisor, which has given her the opportunity to apply her leadership and management skills to improve the quality of care that is provided to the clients.