Deke Cateau is the Chief Executive Officer at A.G. Rhodes, a nonprofit organization operating
three nursing homes in metro Atlanta. With more than 20 years of experience in long-term care,
Deke is passionate about fostering a greater understanding of and appreciation for the aging
population.
In addition to being a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator, Deke is certified by the National
Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners as a Certified Dementia Practitioner and a Certified
Alzheimer's Disease and Care Dementia Trainer. He is also a Certified Eden Alternative
Educator and a Certified Virtual Dementia Tour Facilitator for nursing homes. Deke serves on
the Board of Directors for several organizations including LeadingAge, LeadingAge Georgia,
The Eden Alternative, Georgia Health Care Association, and the I'm Still Here Foundation. Deke
also serves on the membership committee for the Advancing Excellence in Long-Term Care
Collaborative, and he serves on Kaiser Permanente's Executive Employer Advisory Council.
Deke is a Leadership Atlanta class of 2019 graduate.
Deke holds a bachelor's degree in History and a Post Graduate Diploma in International
Relations from the University of the West Indies St. Augustine Campus where he graduated as
valedictorian in 1997, and certification in Global Leadership Development from the University of
the Virgin Islands. A Trinidad native, Deke is an avid Caribbean music and soccer fan. He lives
in Cobb County, Georgia with his wife and three children
