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NEW YORK CITY — Dwight & Co. has expanded its seniors housing and healthcare financing solutions by successfully launching working capital revolving lines of credit, investing in new technology and broadening the depth of its healthcare team.  The new team members include Paige Ela as managing director of healthcare finance and Itay Silverberg as director of analytics. Ela has over 20 years of experience working in healthcare at both public and privately held institutions, including SEC and FDIC-regulated firms. She joined Dwight following five years at Forbright Bank, serving as …

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SAN ANTONIO — B&A Architects, a San Antonio-based design firm, has promoted Miguel Saldana, Steven Jackson and Steve Mahlmann to the position of principal. within B&A Architects.  Rick Brendler, founder of B&A Architects, will remain president of the 40-year-old, San Antonio-based firm. “Each of these individuals have been integral to our success and collectively have more than four decades of experience as managers within B&A Architects, serving clients across Texas and the nation,” says Brendler. Brendler will continue to provide strategic oversight and guide the firm’s direction, long-range plans, strategy …

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SALT LAKE CITY — Western States Lodging and Management (WSLM), a Salt Lake City-based management and development firm focused on hospitality, senior living and multifamily housing, has promoted Dave Egbert to vice president operations senior living.  Egbert will provide operational leadership, planning, coordination and support to the WSLM’s Legacy Retirement Communities. Egbert has nearly 20 years of experience in the senior living and older adult healthcare field. With beginnings as a direct care provider, he has served in leadership positions, most recently as WSLM’s executive director at Legacy Village of …

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PFLUGERVILLE, Texas — Integral Senior Living has named Michael Salyers as executive director of Sage Valley Senior Living in the Austin suburb of Pflugerville. Salyers has been working in hospitality for 25 years in various leadership roles within the hotel industry. After years of working around the U.S., the University of Houston graduate returned to Texas in 2018 to combine his experience in hospitality with his passion for serving others in senior living. Salyers has worked in independent living, assisted living and memory care in the Austin, Houston and San …

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PHILADELPHIA — DIGroup Architecture has appointed Kate Haas and Debbie Koehler to the role of associate. Haas, who has been with DIG for a total of eight years, has risen through the ranks from interior designer to senior interior designer to being named director of interior design last year. Her areas of specialization include interior architecture design strategy, concept development, programming, space planning, 3D modeling, rendering, detailed construction documentation, finish material and furniture selections. In addition, Haas directs, manages and mentors a team of interior designers. A graduate of Virginia …

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PORTLAND, Ore. — Rose Villa Senior Living, an independent continuing care retirement community in Portland, has appointed Glen Lewis as its next CEO. The outgoing CEO, Vassar Byrd, left to take the CEO role at Kendal in December after overseeing a 10-year transformation plan at Rose Villa. Lewis joins Rose Villa after nearly 20 years in the senior living and hospitality industries, most recently as executive director at Edgewater, a WesleyLife community in Des Moines. Previously, he was executive director at an independent senior living community in Portland and Seattle-based Aegis Senior …

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REDMOND, Wash. — Emerald Communities, a Redmond-based nonprofit seniors housing organization serving Emerald Heights and Heron’s Key, has appointed Uche Okezie as its newest board member. In her role on the board, Okezie will serve Emerald Communities, Emerald Heights and Heron’s Key for a three-year term. She will also attend seven board meetings annually, serve on one or more board committees and task forces, and collaborate for the good of the three organizations. Okezie has nearly two decades of project and relationship management experience in multifamily housing, government and nonprofit …

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MINNEAPOLIS — Health Dimensions Group (HDG), a Minneapolis-based management and consulting organization, has promoted Jon Dittman to manager of consulting services. In his role, Dittman supports the strategy and operational aspects of several service lines delivered through HDG’s consulting practice. He serves as a consultant on client engagements and assists with market demand studies, subject-area research, demographics and other market studies and analyses. In addition, he conducts life-safety code surveys and emergency preparedness plan reviews. Prior to joining HDG, Dittman worked for more than 15 years in healthcare purchasing, capital …

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Commonwealth Senior Living, a Charlottesville-based operator, has named Kristy Ruppe Craddock as chief sales and marketing officer, as well as April Theus as vice president of sales. Craddock joined Commonwealth in April 2016 as regional vice president of sales and marketing. In December 2017, she was promoted to senior vice president, where she supported all of Commonwealth’s communities. During her tenure, she has increased sales performance and revenue for the organization, developed and implemented CSL-branded sales training, led the effort to enhance sales through greater search engine …

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SEATTLE — Merrill Gardens, a Seattle-based owner-operator, has named Jason Childers as chief operating officer. Childers brings over 20 years of experience to his new role, including the past five years as senior vice president at Merrill. Childers sets the strategy for the company’s assisted living, memory care and wellness programs as well as dining operations. He also leads the company’s acquisitions efforts and sets the strategic direction of business development initiatives. In addition, he oversees transitions of new communities into the portfolio, and he recently spearheaded the emergence of …

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