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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Lantz-Boggio Architects, an Englewood-based design company, has added David Fik, Jigna Hammers, Dwight Miller, Tyler Depew and Bill Foster as partners of the firm. The company says it hopes this new generation of partners will exemplify the firm’s dedication to client relations, quality assurance and design. This team provides expertise in business development, technology, architectural design, economics and operations. Lantz-Boggio has offices in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and Denver, Colorado, and a staff of over 40 architects and interior designers.

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — LeadingAge Florida has promoted Dawn Jiménez to the position of chief operating officer. Jiménez most recently served as the association’s vice president of operations, where she was responsible for overseeing its continuing professional education, events, group purchasing, event exhibits and sponsorships. “Last year, her leadership and vision helped secure nearly $3 million in grant funding to bring quality improvement programs to our nursing home members, all while simultaneously overseeing our day-to-day operations,” says Steve Bahmer, LeadingAge Florida president and CEO. In her new role, Jiménez will continue …

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WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Lifespace Communities, a nonprofit operator based in West Des Moines, has appointed three veteran business leaders to its board of directors. The company added David S. Williams III, co-founder and CEO of Care3 Inc.; Gary Blackford, chairman of Avanos Medical Inc.; and Jonathan Sokeye, chief financial officer of Carolina Complete Health Inc. Celebrating its 45th anniversary this year across 14 continuing care retirement communities in seven states, Lifespace will leverage the three board members’ expertise in healthcare, corporate finance, data and operations as the organization …

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BALTIMORE — In an expansion of its current leadership team, Baltimore-based M&T Realty Capital Corp. has promoted Michael Edelman, previously group vice president, to president of the organization. In this new role, Edelman will report directly to CEO Michael Berman. He will be responsible for external customer and capital relationships, including continuing his previous work leading the organization’s relationships with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Edelman, a six-year veteran of M&T, will also focus on growing the FHA and life co-placement platforms as well as enhancing M&T Realty Capital Corp.’s …

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA), a D.C.-based association serving operators, has promoted Meghan “Megs” Bertoni to director of member services and Sheffield “Sheff” Richey to director of government affairs. Bertoni joined ASHA in 2015 and has served as manager of member services, focusing on meetings-related support, managing ASHA’s website and numerous publications, and special projects such as the annual ASHA 50, Seniors Housing State Regulatory Handbook and State of Seniors Housing. She will continue to be involved in these activities and will also lead efforts to …

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — LeadingAge Florida has appointed Rhanda McKown as its director of affordable housing. McKown joins LeadingAge Florida from the North Tampa Housing Development Corp., where she served as a local contract specialist. She has nearly 20 years of experience in various aspects of the housing industry and spent the last 15 years conducting management and occupancy reviews (MOR) under the Performance Based Contract Administration (PBCA) contract in Florida. “Through her previous work with our association and her work at the North Tampa Housing Development Corp., she knows many …

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NORWELL, Mass. — Anthemion Senior Lifestyles has named Maria Lastoria the executive director of The Cordwainer, a memory care community scheduled to open in 2022 in the Boston suburb of Norwell. Lastoria has more than 30 years’ experience in senior living, and was recently named Executive Director of the Year by the Massachusetts Assisted Living Association. Lastoria previously served as regional director of operations overseeing six senior living communities in New England and has held several executive director roles within assisted living, memory care and luxury independent living communities. In …

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BELLEVUE, Wash. — Aegis Living, a Bellevue-based owner-operator, has promoted Sandra Preyale from chief people officer to president. In her new role, Preyale will oversee operations and strategies for new properties in development, including two new communities expected to open later this year. As CPO, she developed and launched Aegis University to grow talent from within, created a centralized recruiting team to maintain lower-than-average industry turnover and was helped the leadership team navigate through the pandemic. Preyale has more than 30 years of experience as an executive leader in global …

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LOMBARD, Ill. — Lifespace Communities has appointed Dan Bannon as executive director of Beacon Hill retirement community, a senior living community located in the Chicago suburb of Lombard. Bannon has extensive hospitality and senior living experience. He most recently served as executive director for Marian Village and Franciscan Village in the Chicago area. Bannon earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Saint Francis in Joliet.

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DENVER — Denver-based NexCore Group, a national healthcare, life sciences and senior living real estate developer, has hired Jeanette Allen as vice president of health and wellness for Experience Senior Living (ESL), a NexCore-owned company. Allen has served in the senior living space for more than 30 years. Her most recent experience was serving as vice president of health and wellness for Balfour Senior Living. In her role, she oversaw clinical and wellness, vendor relations and risk management. Prior to that, Allen was divisional director of health and wellness with …

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