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HAVERHILL, Mass. — Benchmark Senior Living has named Nick Barash as executive director of Benchmark Senior Living at Haverhill Crossings, an assisted living and memory care community in Haverhill, located along the New Hampshire border north of Boston. Barash comes to Benchmark from Atria Merrimack Place in Newburyport, located just 15 miles east of his new employer, where he was also executive director. Previously, he was with Landmark Senior Living communities in Beverly. Barash graduated from James Madison University with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology.

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DALLAS — Sonida Senior Living Corp. (NYSE: SNDA), a Dallas-based owner-operator, has appointed Kevin Detz as chief financial officer. Detz joins Sonida from Aimbridge Hospitality, a third-party hotel management company. Over eight years at Aimbridge Hospitality, Detz served in multiple roles. From January 2020 to April 2022, Detz served as executive vice president and operational chief financial officer, where he was responsible for leading the company’s corporate and operational accounting and reporting functions. There, he transformed the company’s back-office services into a profitable professional services platform and reorganized the corporate …

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WHITE MARSH, Md. — Monarch Communities, an owner-operator based in the Baltimore suburb of White Marsh, has moved to a new headquarters. Simultaneously, the company announced plans for new communities and changes to its executive leadership. The company has established its corporate office in White Marsh, and now has a portfolio of seven East Coast communities. It operates four in Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Jersey, with over 300 employees and 400 residents. The company is also developing three new communities. One of those, Monarch Coopers Corner, is scheduled to open …

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WESTMINSTER, Md. — Lutheran Social Ministries of Maryland has named Scott Edens as executive director of Carroll Lutheran Village (CLV) in Westminster, 30 miles northwest of Baltimore. Edens provides leadership oversight of day-to-day operations, including following federal, state and local laws, regulations and standards governing long-term care facilities. With over 30 years of senior living experience, Edens has planned and coordinated renovation projects for two health care campuses, led three regions of 28 skilled nursing facilities, planned and directed an improvement process to increase admissions at four health care centers, …

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PLAINVIEW, N.Y. — EW Howell Construction Group has promoted Daniel Williams from vice president and CFO to president and Howard Rowland from president and chief operating officer to CEO. Williams will retain his duties as CFO, while the moves are part of a transition plan to install Rowland as chairman at the end of 2023. Rowland joined EW Howell in 1983 as project manager and became president of the firm in 1997. Williams joined the firm in 2007 as the firm’s controller, and was promoted to CFO in 2016. Williams …

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NEWTON, Mass. — Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ: DHC) has elected David Pierce to its board of trustees as an independent trustee. With the addition of Pierce, DHC’s board now includes seven trustees. Pierce has served as executive vice president and president of Boston Scientific’s MedSurg since 2018, and president of Boston Scientific’s Endoscopy since 2020. He joined Boston Scientific in 1991 as a territory manager before assuming management-level positions with increasing responsibility. Pierce has served as a director of the Medical Device Manufacturers Association since 2014. He has served as …

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KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. — McGriff, a full-service insurance broker, has hired Michael Welz as a producer in the organization’s senior living practice in Pennsylvania. With nearly 15 years of experience in insurance and financial services, including investment advisory expertise, Welz joins McGriff from another national broker where he served as a consultant/producer based in Philadelphia. He previously served as director of investor relations at Verdis Investment Management. Welz earned his bachelor’s degree in organizational management and marketing from La Salle University.

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WINTER PARK, Fla. — FK Architecture, a Fugleberg Koch Company, has added Youssef Afifi and Razan Almousa to its Winter Park-based team. Afifi is an Egyptian native who spent eight years honing his design and architectural approach in Cairo before coming to the United States in 2015. Since moving to the United States, Afifi has designed convenience stores, fast-food restaurants, upscale restaurants and luxury houses. He has a bachelor’s degree in architectural engineering from the University of Al-Azhar in Cairo, and is approved by the National Council of Architectural Registration …

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DALLAS — Lifespace Communities has hired Mike Roach as the company’s chief strategy officer. Roach will play a role in the development, oversight and implementation of strategic planning throughout the Lifespace organization and markets. He will assist in identifying, assessing, developing and managing strategies to expand Lifespace’s capabilities to improve competitiveness and business performance. This work will include product innovation, market expansion, capability-building, partnership creation, mergers, acquisitions and diversification. Most recently, Roach served as vice president of corporate strategy and planning for 1-800-Flowers.com Inc., where he developed an enterprise strategy …

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ORLANDO, Fla. — ZOM Living, an Orlando-based multifamily developer, has hired Stephen Ordway as senior vice president of the company’s growing seniors housing division. In his role, Ordway will spearhead ZOM Senior Living’s nationwide growth strategy and pursue opportunities to partner with operators and develop communities that cater to today’s more active and independent senior resident profile. Ordway brings over 17 years of commercial and hospitality real estate experience to ZOM Living, with the last 10 years dedicated to seniors housing. Based in ZOM Living’s Orlando headquarters, Ordway will seek …

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