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DILLSBURG, Pa. — Presbyterian Senior Living (PSL), a nonprofit provider of senior and retirement care services based in Dillsburg, has named Dan Davis to serve as president and chief executive officer. Davis will fill the position previously held by James Bernardo, who plans to retire at the end of the year. Davis has been with PSL for 21 years and has more than 30 years of aging services leadership experience. Prior to his appointment, Davis served as PSL’s senior vice president and chief operating officer. Davis was selected after a …

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HAMILTON, N.J. — Spiezle Architectural Group, a Hamilton-based firm that serves the seniors housing industry, has hired Julia Mueser as director of landscape architecture. Mueser will take the reins of Spiezle’s landscape architecture department, succeeding Jack Carman, who is retiring. Mueser has specialized in landscape architecture for over 25 years. She received her bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture from Pennsylvania State University. Mueser recently was the director of landscape architecture for a New Jersey-based engineering firm, where she also served as a professional planner.

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IRVINE, Calif. — American Healthcare REIT Inc., a self-managed, publicly registered REIT based in Irvine, has appointed Scott Estes to the company’s board of directors. Estes will serve as one of the company’s independent directors and as a member of the audit committee. Following the appointment of Estes, the company’s board of directors will comprise 10 directors, seven of whom are independent. Estes served as chief financial officer of Welltower Inc., the largest owner of seniors housing in the country, from March 2006 to October 2017. His 14-year tenure with …

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Bill Sheriff, former CEO of Brookdale Senior Living and a longtime industry executive who was inducted into the Senior Living Hall of Fame in the inaugural class of 2018, died Saturday, Aug. 27. David Schless, president of the American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA), paid tribute to Sheriff in an e-mail sent to the association’s members that same day. “Though he was a man of few words, Bill personified leadership and service at the very highest level, mentoring a new generation of industry leaders and leaving a tremendous legacy.” Following a …

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DENVER — iN2L + LifeLoop, a Denver-based senior living engagement, wellness and community operations platform, has named Navin Gupta as chief executive officer. Gupta will focus on furthering the combined organization’s mission to impact the aging experience in North America by accelerating its strategic growth. Lisa Taylor, iN2L’s CEO for the past four years, will remain involved as a strategic advisor. With more than two decades in healthcare, security and telecommunications, Gupta recently worked for the home health and hospice division at MatrixCare. He also spent decades leading product development …

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BOCA RATON, Fla. — Boca Raton-based Foundry Commercial has hired Zachary Strunk as vice president of operations for seniors housing. Strunk brings more than a decade of experience overseeing, leading and directing operations in skilled nursing, assisted living and memory care communities. Strunk joins Foundry from Balfour Senior Living in Colorado, where he worked for five years, most recently serving as senior director of operations. He was responsible for supporting the overall operations of the Balfour Senior Living portfolio while also ensuring that the services offered met or exceeded the …

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DILLSBURG, Pa. — Presbyterian Senior Living (PSL), a nonprofit provider of retirement care services based in Dillsburg, has named Dr. Paul Katz as corporate medical director. Katz will fill the position previously held by Dr. Russel Breish, who is retiring. Katz has more than 15 years’ experience in geriatrics/post-acute care and long-term care medicine. Previous roles for Katz include chair of the department of geriatrics at the College of Medicine, Florida State University, and president of AMDA — The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. Prior to his appointment …

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WALTHAM, Mass. — EPOCH Senior Living, a Waltham-based operator, has hired Kerry LeBlanc as regional director of quality assurance for EPOCH Senior Living. LeBlanc will be responsible for providing clinical leadership and oversight to the wellness and operations teams in assisted living and memory care communities. She comes to EPOCH with 12 years of experience in senior living, most recently as a resident care director in the assisted living industry.

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DALLAS — MedCore Partners, a Dallas-based healthcare and senior living commercial real estate company, has hired 12 new employees. Amber Ashford brings experience in accounting, management, and business operations. Since joining, she has launched the company’s investor portal and is continuously working on partner initiatives to support MedCore with its extensive growth. Matt Batcher is an experienced senior accountant who began his career in public accounting as an auditor at BDO, where he gained exposure to a broad range of clients and technical accounting issues. This role expanded his knowledge …

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MINNEAPOLIS — Cuningham, a Minneapolis-based design firm that works in seniors housing, has appointed Jacqueline Dompe as CEO. Dompe will collaborate with Cuningham’s internal and external stakeholders to oversee the firm’s strategic direction and value. Dompe has more than 20 years of experience with a variety of companies, including those in the architecture/engineering/construction (AEC) industry. Previously, Dompe has held strategic business executive roles for technology start-up companies, regional minority-owned businesses and global Fortune 200 companies, including AECOM and JLL. Her work has influenced a wide variety of project types, including …

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