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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: BKD) has appointed Rita Johnson-Mills as an independent member of the company’s board of directors.

SYLVANIA, Ohio, and FOX LAKE, Ill. — Charter Senior Living has named a new executive director for its community in Fox Lake, as well as the executive team for its first-ever ground-up development in Sylvania.

IRVINE, Calif. — HCP Inc. (NYSE: HCP), one of the Big Three REITs investing in seniors housing, has appointed Katherine Sandstrom as an independent director to its Board of Directors. Sandstrom will also serve as a member of the Compensation & Human Capital Committee and the Investment & Finance Committee.

EVANS, Ga. —Charter Senior Living has named Karen Bowles as executive director of Camellia Walk, an 83-unit community in the Augusta suburb of Evans.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Olympia-based owner-operator Koelsch Communities has promoted Cyndie Bryant from senior vice president to executive vice president, and Eva Arant from regional director of operations to Bryant’s former position.