Julie Carnegie Reams

Owner

Julie is the general manager and co-owner of Comfort Keepers of Peoria, IL. In this role, Julie leads the support team by providing vision, training, developing and coordinating systems and processes.

Julie holds a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts from Northern Illinois University.

Julie has more than 30 years of sales and customer service experience including nearly 20 years of experience in health care and 15 years in health care management.

Julie’s passion for seniors, creating processes, her natural affinity for connecting with people and her strong problem solving skills provide the framework for Comfort Keepers of Peoria, IL. She yearns to offer every client and their families top-rated in home care that allows seniors to age safely and comfortably in their homes. 

Paul Carnegie

Owner

Paul Carnegie likes to joke that he’s ending his career the way he started it, as an office boy. At Comfort Keepers of Central Illinois, he’s so much more than an office boy and we appreciate everything he does for us now and everything he’s done in his long and fascinating career. 

As a young boy growing up in Detroit, Michigan Paul was fascinated with radio and set his sights on a career as an on-air personality. Paul was gifted with a perfect voice for radio and was working in radio immediately after finishing high school but his career became particularly interesting at his second radio station, WXYZ where he began as an office messenger and soon found himself working on sound effects and as a voice actor on The Lone Ranger, The Green Hornet, and Sargent Preston of the Yukon during the Golden Age of Radio. 

Paul stepped away from radio for a time and served for six years on the Detroit Police Department where he was seriously wounded in the line of duty. For his heroism, Paul was awarded the Distinguished Medal of Honor, a medal presented only once per year to officers serving in the Detroit Police Department. 

By 1959, Paul was back on the air working at a variety of radio stations in the Detroit area. By 1963 Paul was promoted to program director at WERB and was part of the meteoric rise in popularity of the legendary Detroit radio station, WKNR, affectionally referred to by fans as Keener 13.  After six successful years at WKNR the next step in the evolution of his career was station ownership which brought Paul and his family to Peoria, Illinois where he was the operating partner of the newly founded WWTO 106FM (now known as WIXO 105.7). 

Ever the entrepreneur Paul stepped away from radio as a full-time pursuit and opened Maaco Paint and Autobody in Peoria in 1975 which he owned and operated for thirty-seven years.  At the ripe, young age of 69 years old, while researching online Paul found Comfort Keepers in 2001 and partnering with his youngest daughter Julie, Paul has been manning the helm of Comfort Keepers in Peoria.  Having earned the opportunity to work when he wants Paul is currently in the office two days a week doing the important work of ordering supplies, managing the finances, researching opportunities,  offering sage advice to the Comfort Keepers team, telling great jokes,  and always sharing fascinating stories from his well lived life!

David Reams

Vice President of Marketing

Being Julie’s husband wasn’t the only qualification Dave brought to the table when Comfort Keepers decided to add a full-time marketer to the staff in 2004. Dave’s warm personality and 15 years of experience in sales and customer service and have made him a welcome face throughout Central Illinois.

Michaline Ice

Director of Operations

Michaline Ice joined the Comfort Keepers administrative team in June 2015. As the Director of Operations, Michaline provides billing support and guidance to clients, manages payroll and office needs, while leading the administrative staff in day to day activity.  Michaline holds the Associates degree in Arts and Science from Illinois Central College, with a strong focus on Psychology. 

Michaline is no stranger to the healthcare industry, having spent 4 years as a Client Service Coordinator and Human Resource Generalist, where she worked with pediatric nursing clients and caregivers. She was responsible for working with clients on their billing and with caregivers on any Human Resource needs, scheduling, and managing and growing the Senior Bridge Program in the Peoria area.  

Michaline’s combined background in client care and customer service drive her efficient and joyful management style and make her the perfect fit for the Director of Operations role with Comfort Keepers.  She is passionate about care for the elderly and feels that being in their home can help them live a fuller life.

Beth White

Client Care Manager

Beth White joined Comfort Keepers in August of 2016.   Beth always had a passion for helping people but realized during her undergraduate studies that she had a passion for seniors. After graduating from Western Illinois University with her degree in Psychology, she became familiar with Senior Home Care and eventually maneuvered her way to the Peoria area.

Beth started out with Comfort Keepers as a Scheduling Coordinator and is now part of our Client Care team as a Client Care Manager.  Outside of work, Beth relieves any stress with the company of her two dogs, Penelope and Lexi. It is not unusual for her to bring along her furry friends to the office to brighten our day.