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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Treplus Communities, a Columbus-based developer of active adult communities, has hired James Lipnos as senior vice president of development and construction. Lipnos has nearly three decades of executive leadership expertise in development and construction that includes specializations in land acquisition and zoning. As an active member and immediate past president of the Building Industry Association (BIA) of Central Ohio, he is a champion for driving economic growth and forging partnerships with government and municipalities. Prior to joining Treplus Communities, Jim served as the president of Homewood Corp. …
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — The Board of Directors of CareTrust REIT Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRE) has appointed David Sedgwick as CEO, effective Jan. 1. Sedgwick will succeed founding chairman and CEO Greg Stapley, who will continue to serve as CareTrust’s executive chairman during an approximately six-month transition period, following which Stapley and his wife Deborah will commence a three-year, full-time volunteer assignment for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The board also announced that Diana Laing was appointed as lead independent director. Sedgwick, who has been with CareTrust since …
SOLANA BEACH, Calif. — Senior Resource Group LLC (SRG), a Solana Beach-based company that develops, owns and operates luxury senior living communities across seven states, has hired Chris Gladheim as vice president of human resources. Gladheim will be responsible for managing talent acquisition and management, leadership development, total rewards and recognition, and advising senior management regarding current and future workforce strategies. Gladheim has 25 years of experience in human resources, focusing on recruitment, employee relations, performance management and organizational effectiveness. He is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and …