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RICHMOND, Va. — LifeSpire of Virginia has elected Dr. Valerie Carter as the newest member of its Board of Trustees.

BALTIMORE, Md. — The Shelter Group and Brightview Senior Living have hired Doug Dollenberg Jr. as president of both companies. The current president, Marilynn Duker, has been promoted to CEO and Arnold Richman will remain chairman of both companies.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Watercrest Senior Living has hired Mindy Martin as executive director of Watercrest St. Lucie West Assisted Living and Memory Care, a community in Port St. Lucie, approximately midway between Miami and Orlando.

CEDARTOWN, Ga. — Charter Senior Living has named Veronica Martinez as executive director of Cedar Hill Senior Living, an assisted living and memory care community in Cedartown, located northwest of Atlanta near the Alabama border.

HOUSTON — LifeWell Senior Living, a Houston-based operator, has hired Kimberly Erickson as chief operating officer.

ST. LOUIS — Ascension Living, the seniors housing and services arm of nonprofit Catholic healthcare system Ascension, has promoted Gayle Trupiano to president and CEO. Trupiano will assume the role on Sept. 11 and will oversee the company’s 37 communities in 10 states and Washington, D.C.

IRVINE, Calif. — HCP Inc. (NYSE: HCP), one of the largest healthcare REITs in the United States, has made several changes to its executive leadership.