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WALTHAM, Mass. — Benchmark Senior Living, an operator of 53 seniors housing communities in the Northeast, has hired Jayne Sallerson as the company’s new executive vice president of sales and operations.

DENVER — Architecture firm Hord Coplan Macht has hired Gary Prager as a principal to lead the firm’s senior living team in Denver.

LOS ANGELES — CBRE Group, a Los Angeles-based real estate services firm, has promoted Aron Will, co-leader of CBRE Capital Markets’ National Senior Housing team, to vice chairman.

CHICAGO — Senior Lifestyle Corp. has promoted Justin Robins to executive vice president and chief administrative officer.

BALTIMORE — Erickson Living, a Baltimore-based developer and operator of continuing care retirement communities, has hired Sean Sands as the company’s new vice president of business strategy and development.

UPPER ST. CLAIR, Penn. — Lifespace Communities, an Iowa-based operator, has named Bryan Welty as executive director of Friendship Village of South Hills, a continuing care retirement community in the Pittsburgh suburb of Upper St. Clair.

FLOWER MOUND, Texas — Avanti Senior Living, a seniors housing developer and operator based in Texas, has hired three executive-level employees for its upcoming Avanti Seniro Living at Flower Mound community in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.