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MINNEAPOLIS — Health Dimensions Group, a Minneapolis-based operator, has named Todd Ellingson as chief financial officer. With more than 35 years of financial leadership experience, Ellingson has a record in growing organizations’ capital structure and managing multi-million-dollar acquisitions. He began his career as a senior accountant at Deloitte and since then has grown to hold several high-level, financial leadership roles, including his most recent position as the CFO of a $70 million, global professional services firm. Ellingson earned his accounting degree from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 1989. He …

FORT WASHINGTON, Pa. — Acts Retirement-Life Communities, a nonprofit operator based in Fort Washington, has elected Kathryn Brod to its board of directors. With over 30 years of experience in the senior living sector, Brod brings knowledge in financial management, research, marketing, human resources management and systems consulting. Her career includes leadership roles at prominent organizations, most notably serving as president and CEO of LeadingAge Ohio. Additionally, she held positions at Mather LifeWays as vice president of senior living strategic initiatives and at Ziegler as senior vice president and director …

MINNEAPOLIS — Health Dimensions Group (HDG) has promoted Kathy Karr to senior vice president of consulting services of the Minneapolis-based operator. Karr began her career as a nursing assistant and has subsequently served as director of nursing, nursing home administrator and director of operations, providing leadership for multiple skilled nursing facilities. Since 2012, she has held various operations and consulting roles at HDG. As senior vice president of consulting services, Karr leads HDG’s expanding turnaround services, operational assessments and due diligence activities. She will partner with organizations to implement best …

MINNEAPOLIS — Health Dimensions Group (HDG) has hired Jennifer Martell has joined the organization as vice president of people and culture. Martell is responsible for leading the vision, strategy, development and execution of talent and culture programs for HDG’s managed communities. Martell has more than a decade of experience in leading senior living operations and human resources teams. Prior to joining HDG, Martell served as vice president of human resources and regional director of operations for a large senior living organization in the Midwest. Her areas of expertise include leadership …

BRIGHTON, Mass. — 2Life Communities, a Brighton-based owner-operator, has promoted Zoe Weinrobe to chief of real estate.  In her previous role as director of real estate, Weinrobe led the creation of nearly 400 affordable apartments at 2Life while also overseeing the renovations of 2Life’s Golda Meir and Coleman Houses in nearby Newton. As chief of real estate, Weinrobe will lead the organization’s real estate development. 2Life is currently developing multiple large-scale projects including its middle-income housing model Opus Newton, a redevelopment of the J.J. Carroll Apartments in Brighton with the …