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Claiborne Appoints CFO, Vice President of Sales and Regional Clinical Head
Gloria Holland has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of Claiborne Senior Living, MS-based Hattiesburg. The company also announced a new Vice President of Sales and Regional Director of Clinical.
Holland is tasked with overseeing the administration of all financial functions of the organization, including the elderly communities under Claiborne’s control. She will lead the strategic direction and management of the financial performance of Claiborne’s multiple related business units.
Holland has over 30 years of experience as a financial executive in a variety of industries including healthcare, hospitality, banking and technology. She has nearly 20 years of senior housing her leadership experience, including positions with Harmony Senior Services in Charleston, South Carolina and Capital Senior Living (now Sonida) in Dallas.
Joe Zukauskas has been appointed Vice President of Sales. He oversees the organization’s occupancy management efforts and tactics and works with the company’s regional support his teams and communities to ensure that all opportunities are optimized while achieving desired business objectives.
Zukauskas has 23 years of experience in sales, marketing and operations roles at the community, regional, departmental and corporate levels.
Jocquel Moore has been appointed Regional Clinical Director for the company’s communities in Louisiana and Mississippi. She will ensure that best practices and delivery systems are implemented to provide the highest quality of life for residents and an engaging and rewarding environment for team members.
Lifespace Communities Appoints Brian Robbins as COO
Brian Robbins joined West Des Moines, Iowa and Dallas-based Lifespace Communities on December 19 as Chief Operating Officer.
After a 13-year career in the U.S. Navy, Robbins has accumulated nearly 20 years of senior life experience in a variety of positions of increasing responsibility, including Director of Human Resources, Administrator, Executive Director, Regional Operations and COO roles. .
Robbins holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from Fort Hays State University and is a licensed administrator in Texas and Nebraska.
Aspenwood Company Appoints Two VPs
Houston-based Aspenwood Company has named two new vice presidents.
Eric Varin joins the company as Senior Vice President of Sales. He has over 12 years of sales experience in the senior housing industry. Most recently, as Sherpa’s Vice President of Partnerships, he served well-established industry associations such as OneDay, Allegro Senior Living and Benchmark Senior Living.
Anna Callender has joined the organization as Vice President of Operations. Callender’s previous positions included regional sales manager and regional operations manager for privately held and publicly traded senior housing organizations.
Priority Life Care welcomes Heath Moody as Corporate Director of Maintenance
Heath Moody has been appointed Corporate Director of Maintenance for Fort Wayne, IN-based Priority Life Care.
Moody has over 15 years of experience in both the commercial construction and oil and gas industries, serving clients through operations, business development, contracting and project management.
Moody holds a degree in business from the University of North Texas, was a four-year letter winner for the football team, and has honors in both sports and academic conferences.
Monarch Communities Appoints Paul Attide as Executive Director of New York
Paul Attide has been appointed Executive Director of Monarch Cooper’s Corner, an independent living, assisted living and memory care community scheduled to open in New Rochelle, New York in early 2023.
Ataide brings more than 15 years of healthcare experience to his new role, including Executive Director of Senior Living Communities in Westchester County, New York and Associate Executive Director of Massachusetts.
Springpoint Names New Jersey’s Rita Dahl Executive Director
Rita Dahl is announced as the new Executive Director of Springpoint Living at Manalapan, an assisted living and memory care community in Manalapan, NJ.
Dahl first joined Springpoint Living in 1989 and has worked closely with residents of The Atrium in Navesink Harbour, Red Bank, New Jersey for over 30 years.
He holds a BA in Health and Human Services from the University of Scranton.
Watercrest Buena Vista Hires Jennifer Butler as Executive Director
Jennifer Butler has been announced as the new Executive Director of Watercrest Buena Vista, the independent living, assisted living and memory care community of the Watercrest Senior Living Group at The Village, Florida. rice field.
Butler began his senior living career in 2003 as a senior living advisor. She became a licensed administrator, running home health and home care agencies, and leading independent living, assisted living, memory care communities, and skilled nursing facilities as executive director.
Anthem Appoints Janet Donovan Community Relations Director for Illinois Community
Janet Donovan has been appointed Community Relations Director for Harvester Place, an Anthem Memory Care community in Burridge, Illinois.
Donovan brings over 25 years of sales experience to the new position. She was previously her Counselor for Resident Sales at Lexington Square of Elmhurst, Elmhurst, Illinois. She also previously served as her Community Liaison for the Open Arms Solutions Home Health Institution in Northbrook, Illinois.
Veronica Catoe steps down as CEO of FALA
Florida Assisted Living Association CEO Veronica Catoe will leave the group at the end of January. Her predecessor, Shadrick Haston, will return as interim CEO until a permanent leader is hired.
Catoe has been CEO of FALA since June 2019. Prior to that, she was the Group’s Chief Operating Officer for two years.
She will become Executive Director of Medicaid Management Services, a non-profit organization based in Jacksonville, Florida that assists older adults and people with disabilities in accessing services that address social determinants of health. will retire to
Haston served as CEO of FALA from 2014 to 2019. Prior to joining FALA, he was Manager of the Assisted Living Division for the Florida Department of Health Administration, responsible for licensing state assisted living facilities, adult family care facilities, and adult day care centers. . of Florida. He is currently a partner in the Ullman Bursa law firm in Tampa, Florida, where he focuses on representing assisted living communities, home health care institutions and nursing homes in regulatory and administrative proceedings and liability. I am a member of the Elderly Life Practice Group. defense claims.
Vision Center Announces 30-Member Advisory Board
The Vision Center Advisory Board is made up of 30 industry experts and advocates. During their two-year appointments, they will contribute their professional expertise and support their mission to build and strengthen relationships between universities and aging service providers.
First group:
- Ashante Abubakar, Vice President of Workforce Development, Argentum
- Dan Carr, Vice President of Senior Living Operations, BHI
- Humangood President and CEO John Cochrane
- Peter Corless, Onshift EVP, Enterprise Development
- Andrea Devoti, Executive Vice President, National Association for Home Care & Hospice
- Michelle Grachek, Chief Operating Officer, National Association of Long-Term Care Administrator Boards
- Ziegler Co. President and CEO Dan Hermann
- Don Husi, Independent Consultant
- Jennifer Johs-Artisensi, Professor and Director of Academic Programs, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
- Lynne Katzmann, Founder and CEO of Juniper Community
- Keith Knapp, KY Cabinet Adult Program for Health and Family Services, Senior Advisor to the Secretariat
- Robert Kramer, Founder and Strategic Advisor to the National Investment Center for Senior Housing and Care.Founder, Nexus Insight
- Christy Kramer, Vice President of University Partnerships, LeadingAge
- Bob Lane, CEO, American College of Health Care Administrators
- Lisa McCracken, Senior Director of Living Research and Development, Ziegler Co.
- Flatiron Development Group Principal Paul Mullin
- Joel Nelson, President and CEO, Life Care Services
- Travis Palmquist, PointClickCare Senior Vice President and General Manager, Senior Care
- Amy Pisciotta, Managing Director, Ferguson Partners
- Dana Ritchie, Associate Vice President, American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living
- Forest Hills CEO, Tina Sandri
- David Schless, President and CEO, American Seniors Housing Association
- Peter Shuna, CEO, Pathway Health Services
- Daniel Schwartz, Elara Chief Strategy Officer
- Lauren Shook, President and CEO of Silverado
- John Spooner, Greystone Community Co-CEO
- Robyn Stone, Executive Director, LeadingAge Center for Applied Research
- Nancy Swanger, Associate Dean, Carson College of Business, Washington State University. Founding Director, Granger Cobb Institute for Senior Living
- Shay VanEyll, student at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
- David Wolfe, Chair and Professor, Lynn University
The center is committed to creating 25 college and college programs and 1,000 paid internships with senior housing, care, and service providers. associations; and industry partners.
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