DALLAS — Lifespace Communities, a Dallas-based operator, has hired Swapna Tavtum as vice president of data and analytics. Tavtum will oversee all data and analytics, leading the organization in harnessing and serving up data as business intelligence to support Lifespace in making informed decisions, improve operations, achieve strategic objectives and find revenue-generating opportunities. Tavtum has over 17 years of experience leading digital transformations that improve operations and grow revenue through advanced analytics strategies. She has led large digital transformation projects for organizations like Starbucks, PVH, Southeastern Grocers and Rent-A-Center, and …
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BEDFORD and HINGHAM, Mass. — LCB Senior Living has named executive directors at The Residence at Bedford in Bedford and The Residence at Penniman Hill in Hingham. Both properties offer assisted living and memory care. Arzu LeBlanc is the new executive director at The Residence at Bedford. LeBlanc has nearly a decade’s worth of experience in the senior living industry, having previously served as an executive director for EPOCH Senior Living and Benchmark Senior Living, where she was named the company’s Executive Director of the Year in 2017. Lea Goddard …
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC), an Annapolis-based nonprofit firm that tracks industry data, has named Jamie Gray as director of volunteer engagement. Gray will oversee NIC’s volunteer relations to help achieve its strategic objective to increase volunteer engagement. She will develop programs to recruit, onboard, and integrate new volunteers, and build a robust system of training, support and stewardship to support staff’s work to maximize the talents and contributions of NIC volunteers. Gray is a Certified Volunteer Administrator (CVA) with extensive experience designing …
Call it the ripple effect. A great clinical team produces positive resident outcomes. Positive outcomes lead to satisfied residents and families, which leads to a good reputation in the wider community. That leads to more referrals, higher occupancies and organizational success. “Clinical outcomes are at the forefront of everything we do,” says Rob Moore, director of strategy and portfolio management at MatrixCare, a provider of senior living software solutions. “It is critical to maintain focus on outcomes.” The best way to ensure good resident outcomes? Give the clinical team a …
MCMINNVILLE, Ore. — The Springs Living, a McMinnville-based operator, has appointed two new regional directors of operations (RDOs). Ole Lindbo, who is new to the organization, has been named RDO of the northern Oregon region. Tim Minks, who has served as an executive director at The Springs Living for more than three years, will become RDO of the Montana region. With over 15 years of experience leading senior living communities, Lindbo comes to The Springs Living from his previous role as RDO at Sapphire Health Services in Oregon. Previously, he …
Diversified Healthcare Trust Appoints Matthew Brown as CFO to Handle Pending Debt Maturities
NEWTON, Mass. — Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ: DHC) has made changes to its Board of Trustees and executive leadership team, amonth other actions, to address its near-term capital needs, including DHC’s pending debt maturities. Phyllis Hollis has been appointed as an independent trustee of the DHC board. She previously worked as an executive at an investment bank and has extensive experience in finance and executing capital markets transactions. She will serve on DHC’s audit committee and compensation committee, which she will chair. In addition, DHC has appointed Matthew Brown as …
NEW ORLEANS — Liberty Senior Living has announced Sai Raj Kappari as the executive director of The Carrollton, a senior living community in New Orleans. Kappari’s received a doctorate in pharmacy at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University and completed a residency at Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences in India. Kappari then decided to earn his master’s degree in gerontology at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. After he earned his master’s, Kappari worked in gerontological research for several years, presenting at various conferences. In 2020, he moved to Louisiana and …
Silverstone Senior Living Names Ray Dennison as Executive Director of The Providence Fairfax
FAIRFAX, Va. — Silverstone Senior Living has named Ray Dennison as the new executive director at The Providence, a luxury assisted living and memory care community in Fairfax, approximately 15 miles west of Washington, D.C. Dennison will oversee the day-to-day operations, care and programming for the rental senior living community. Prior to joining The Providence, Dennison served as the executive director of various communities in the Washington, D.C. area, including Elance Luxury Living at West End in Alexandria and numerous Sunrise Senior Living properties. The Providence is one of three …
MCLEAN, Va. — Sunrise Senior Living, a McLean-based senior living operator, has hired Marco Trecroce as chief technology officer (CTO). With more than 25 years of global executive leadership experience, Trecroce’s breadth of functional expertise spans multiple industries including hospitality, travel, retail and professional services. Most recently he served as global chief information officer at The Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts. Prior to Four Seasons, Trecroce held executive roles at Loblaw Cos. Limited, a retail and wholesale food retailer; Masterfile Corp., a business-to-business sales and advertising company; and Opodo Group …
AUSTIN, Texas — Conversion Logix, an Austin-based digital marketing and lead generation service, has hired CJ Edmonds as chief revenue officer. Edmonds has more than 25 years of experience in SaaS company management and 13 years of experience in real estate marketing and technology services.