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RIDGELAND, Miss. — Blake Management Group has hired Phil Benjamson as chief operating officer.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Civitas Senior Living has hired Dionne Motal as the company’s new vice president of human resources.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Sonata Senior Living has promoted Shelley Edsen from senior vice president of operations to chief executive officer.

CHICAGO — CA Ventures, a Chicago-based real estate investment holding company, has promoted Ben Burke to president and Matt Booma to executive vice president of CA Senior Living, the company’s seniors housing division.

WALTHAM, Mass. — Benchmark Senior Living has parted ways with Stephanie Handelson, its chief operating officer.

LOS ANGELES — Jonathan Graham, regional head of private banking for lender Leumi, has joined the executive board of The Executives of the Los Angeles Jewish Home.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Civitas Senior Living, an developer and operator of 30 communities, largely in its home state of Texas, has promoted Cooper Vittitow to chief operating officer.