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Anthem Memory Care Appoints Sheila Carwile as Vice President of Operations

by Jeff Shaw

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. — Anthem Memory Care, an owner-operator based in Lake Oswego, has appointed Sheila Carwile as vice president of operations for Region 2. In this position, she is responsible for the overall management and performance of nine memory care communities in Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Washington and Utah. Carwile previously was regional operations consultant with 12 Oaks Senior Living in Dallas, where she revised and implemented the memory care programing throughout Texas and Oklahoma. She also served as regional director of operations with Civitas Senior Living in Fort Worth. …

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Green Courte Partners Promotes Eight to New Positions

by Jeff Shaw

CHICAGO — Green Courte Partners LLC, a Chicago-based private equity firm that includes seniors housing has promoted eight of its team members. The company promoted Jon Pollan to managing director of acquisitions and Josh Reichert to managing director of portfolio management. Pollan joined Green Courte in 2013 as an associate focusing on acquisitions and asset management. He was promoted to senior associate in 2015 and vice president in 2018. As a managing director, Pollan will be responsible for sourcing and leading new acquisitions for Green Courte’s near-airport parking company, The …

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Vi Names Gary Smith as Future CEO as Randy Richardson Plans Retirement

by Jeff Shaw

CHICAGO — Vi, a Chicago-based developer, owner and operator of 10 luxury senior living communities across the U.S., announced that Randy Richardson will retire as president effective May 31. Richardson will remain in an advisory role through the end of the year, and current CFO Gary Smith will succeed him as president. Smith, Vi’s most tenured executive management team member, has served as CFO for more than 20 years. Prior to joining Vi, Smith served as vice president of finance for an affiliate of JMB Realty Corp., where he was …

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SantaFe Senior Living Appoints Ron Jennette as President, COO

by Jeff Shaw

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — SantaFe Senior Living, a Gainesville-based operator of three senior living communities in North Central and South Florida, has appointed Ron Jennette as its new president and chief operating officer. Jennette will oversee The Village at Gainesville, The Terraces at Bonita Springs and East Ridge at Cutler Bay. The organization is part of the larger SantaFe HealthCare organization. He will report to Larry Schreiber, president and CEO for all affiliated businesses of SantaFe HealthCare. Jennette has been in the senior living industry since 1994, both as a CFO …

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Ventas Appoints Michael Embler to Board of Directors, Passes on Nominations from Activist Shareholder

by Jeff Shaw

CHICAGO — Ventas Inc. (NYSE: VTR) has appointed Michael Embler, former chief investment officer of Franklin Mutual Advisors, to its board of directors. Jay Gellert, who has served on the Ventas board since 2001, will retire from the board at the company’s annual meeting in May. Embler will serve on Ventas’ investment and audit committees. Ventas also announced that Melody Barnes is expected to serve as chair of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee, effective at the company’s annual meeting. Embler, 57, is an institutional investor with 30 years of …

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Oakmont Senior Living Promotes Scott Carlson to Senior Vice President of Operations

by Jeff Shaw

IRVINE, Calif. — Oakmont Senior Living, an Irvine-based operator with over 40 communities in California and Nevada, has promoted Scott Carlson to senior vice president of operations. Carlson joined Oakmont Senior Living in 2017 as the regional vice president of operations supporting the Northern California communities. Prior to Oakmont, he worked for Brookdale Senior Living, where he served in management positions including executive director, district director of sales and district director of operations. Carlson’s previous experience also includes serving as regional director of memory care for Sunrise Senior Living. Over …

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Discovery Senior Living Promotes Lou Maranto to Senior Vice President of Sales

by Jeff Shaw

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. — Discovery Senior Living has promoted Lou Maranto to senior vice president of sales. Maranto has served as vice president of sales for Discovery since 2018, and has been integral in the company’s planning and execution of milestone innovations including the launch of its centralized sales contact center in February 2021. Maranto will continue to oversee Discovery’s national sales organization, which consists of three national brands, four regions, a sales education department and the sales contact center. Under Maranto’s leadership, Discovery has strategically expanded its sales training …

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Claiborne Senior Living Hires Brooke Saxon-Spencer as Vice President of Marketing

by Jeff Shaw

HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Claiborne Senior Living, a Hattiesburg-based operator, has hired Brooke Saxon-Spencer as vice president of marketing. Saxon-Spencer is responsible for all aspects of the organization’s marketing efforts, both corporately and for Claiborne Senior Living’s communities. Saxon-Spencer brings over 20 years of experience in senior living including senior management roles at Radiant Senior Living, Oakmont Senior Living and Covenant Living. She is also the founder and editor-in-chief of Belong Magazine, a publication for female creatives and entrepreneurs.

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Berkadia Hires Steve Muth to Seniors Housing Team

by Jeff Shaw

RICHMOND, Va. — Berkadia has hired Steve Muth as a managing director for Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare, serving on the mortgage banking platform. Muth will report to Steve Ervin, senior vice president and head of FHA and seniors housing finance. “Last year was a much brighter year for the seniors housing market, as vaccine rollouts in the first quarter of the year helped occupancy climb and allowed the sector to rebound across the remainder of the year,” says Ervin. “As a result, we saw activity return with investors looking …

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Claiborne Senior Living Names Justin Wray as Vice President of Operations

by Jeff Shaw

HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Claiborne Senior Living has named Justin Wray as vice president of operations. Wray now oversees the day-to-day operations and works alongside Claiborne Senior Living’s communities to ensure that they are optimizing operations. Wray brings over 16 years of hands-on experience in seniors housing to the organization, both in operational strategy as well as sales and marketing. Previously, he worked in senior management positions with providers such as Pegasus Senior Living and Frontier Management LLC, where he helped grow the organization from 38 to 108 properties. Headquartered in …

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