FLOWER MOUND, Texas — Avanti Senior Living, a seniors housing developer and operator based in Texas, has hired three executive-level employees for its upcoming Avanti Seniro Living at Flower Mound community in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
Vicki Lee King was named executive director, Sheila Ricketts was named community relations director, and Renee Rachels was named family and resident advocate. The community is currently under construction and expected to open in fall 2016.
Lee King will be responsible for daily operations of Avanti Senior Living at Flower Mound. Previously, she served as executive director, residence director, marketing director and community relations director among other director and management positions for senior living communities in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. She is certified as an assisted living administrator and has her Alzheimer’s Education certification.
Ricketts brings 21 years of marketing and sales experience in the healthcare and senior living industry to Avanti Senior Living at Flower Mound. In her new position she will conduct outreach programs, build relationships and maintain relations with current and prospective residents. Prior to joining Avanti, Ricketts served in sales and marketing positions with companies specializing in senior living, hospice, memory care and other healthcare-related services. She graduated from Northshore Community College with an associate’s degree in gerontology.
Rachels will build and maintain relationships with residents and their family members.