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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Lancaster Pollard has hired Laca Wong-Hammond as a managing director with the company’s affiliate OREC Securities LLC, which provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A) services.

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — The American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA) welcomed the second class of inductees into the Senior Living Hall of Fame on Jan. 31 during the association’s 2019 annual meeting at the Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Atlas Senior Living, a Birmingham-based owner-operator, has hired Jennifer Speigner as chief financial officer. She will oversee all financial aspects, HR and compliance for the company.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. —The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) has appointed six executives from the seniors housing and care and real estate investment sectors to its Board of Directors. 

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — The Engel Burman Group, a Garden City-based owner-operator of a diverse portfolio of real estate assets including seniors housing, has hired Andreas Boyiakis to the company’s construction division as insurance coordinator.

WEST ALLIS, Wis. — Heritage Senior Living has promoted two employees to vice president positions. Jaime Schwingel was named senior vice president of quality and clinical operations, while Jason Berczy was named vice president of business development.

IRVINE, Calif. — The board of directors of the Council on Shaping Advancements in Generational Environments (SAGE) has named Katja Martinez as its president. Martinez is principal and senior designer with architecture and design firm JZMK.

SAN FRANCISCO — SmithGroup, a Detroit-based design firm, has hired Alexis Burck as the company’s senior living studio leader in the San Francisco office.