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ER Senior Management CEO Chris Coates Announces Retirement, Brian Dowd to Take Reins

by Jeff Shaw

ABILENE, Texas — Chris Coates, president and CEO of Abilene-based ER Senior Management, has retired from his position. Coates will continue to be a principal and board member in the Evergreen Cos. going forward. Brian Dowd is to take over as CEO in addition to his current responsibilities as COO and CFO. “I have every confidence in Brian taking the reins from here and I look forward to seeing the continuous growth of ER Senior Management,” says Coates, who founded the senior living management company with Dowd in 2010. ER …

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LCS Development Promotes Four as Part of Growth Plan

by Jeff Shaw

DES MOINES, Iowa — LCS Development, the senior living development company of Des Moines-based LCS, is reorganizing the business line to accelerate its growth strategy and maximize its real estate and development experience. LCS hired Chuck Murphy last year to provide strategy and performance oversight of the LCS Development and LCS Real Estate business lines for parent company LCS. The following individuals have now been promoted to help to lead the effort: Tom Mathisen to senior vice president/managing director – development Jason Jorgenson to senior vice president/managing director – development …

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Grace Management Hires Ashlea Smalley as National Director of Life Enrichment, Memory Care

by Jeff Shaw

MAPLE GROVE, Minn. — Grace Management, a Maple Grove-based operator, has hired Ashlea Smalley as national director of life enrichment and memory care. Smalley will provide support, inspiration and training for life enrichment and memory care to all of Grace Management’s senior living communities throughout the country. Smalley has worked in the senior living industry for 15 years in skilled nursing, primarily within memory care. In addition to her work in senior living, she has also taught as an adjunct professor at Northern Illinois University and Benedictine University in their …

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Cadence Living Hires Sloane Buchanan as Regional Vice President of Operations for West Region

by Jeff Shaw

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Cadence Living has hired Sloane Buchanan as vice president of operations for the West region. Buchanan will have principal responsibility over operations of the Cadence Living managed communities in Southern California. Buchanan has been in senior living for eight years after a successful career in university enrollment and a five-year stint in the U.S. Army. Before Joining Cadence, she served in both regional operations and regional sales roles with Frontier Management. She also held operational roles with Holiday Retirement, Brookdale and Prestige Care, as well as owning …

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Berkadia Hires Stephanie Anderson as Head of Seniors Housing, Healthcare Operations

by Jeff Shaw

BOSTON — Berkadia has hired Stephanie Anderson as senior vice president and head of Berkadia’s seniors housing and healthcare operations. Anderson will work alongside head of FHA and Berkadia’s seniors housing finance, Steve Ervin. She will be based out of Boston. Prior to Berkadia, Anderson served as the national sales director for Housing & Healthcare Finance. She has held executive-level roles with Health Care REIT (now known as Welltower), GE Healthcare Finance and Ventas. She has been on the board of Genesis as well as both the American Seniors Housing …

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IMPACT Strategies Promotes Teresa Whittaker to CFO, Scott Manning to Director of Construction Operations

by Jeff Shaw

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. — IMPACT Strategies has promoted Teresa Whittaker to chief financial officer and Scott Manning to director of construction operations. Whittaker will execute IMPACT’s financial strategic initiatives, develop long-term financial goals and play an integral role in driving the success of IMPACT by monitoring financial performance. In this role, Whittaker will continue to lead IMPACT’s accounting team and human resources operations, identify critical trends and develop new company best practices, projections and solutions. Whittaker received her bachelor’s degree in accounting from Robert Morris College and worked in the …

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Anthem Names Theresa Bigalk as Executive Director of Cascade Creek in Rochester, Minnesota

by Jeff Shaw

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Athem Memory Care has named Theresa Bigalk as executive director of Cascade Creek, a new Anthem Memory Care community scheduled to open this summer in Rochester. She will oversee all daily operations and care at the community. Bigalk most recently was operations manager for Jaybird Senior Living in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Her two decades of experience also include serving as a senior living operations executive and director of social services throughout Minnesota. Bigalk received a bachelor’s degree in social work degree from Winona State University.

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Arrow Senior Living Announces Promotions, Executive Leadership Expansion

by Jeff Shaw

ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Arrow Senior Living, a St. Charles-based operator, has announced 21 promotions in 2021, growing in nearly every department and expanding its executive leadership team. Among those shifting to more senior roles are six executive-level promotions. Cassie Tweten has been appointed as Arrow’s chief sales officer. She joined Arrow in 2010 and has been an integral part of developing and executing sales strategies throughout her tenure. Justin Ladd was named vice president of operations. Under his new title, Ladd will lead Arrow’s team of regional directors and …

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LCS Hires Welltower Veteran Joe Weisenburger to Lead Business Development

by Jeff Shaw

DES MOINES, Iowa — LCS, the nation’s second-largest senior living operator, has hired Joe Weisenburger as vice president and senior director of business development. His official start date is July 6. Weisenburger, the former senior vice president of business development at healthcare REIT giant Welltower, will lead business development initiatives designed to grow revenue for all business lines in LCS. “Joe is well-known and connected in the senior living industry,” says Rick Exline, executive vice president at LCS. “We believe he can leverage these relationships to sell the value and …

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Maplewood Senior Living Hires Two to Clinical Care Team

by Jeff Shaw

WESTPORT, Conn. — Maplewood Senior Living has hired Dawn Jones as corporate director of resident care and Annette Cochefski as regional director of resident services for Connecticut. Jones, a board-certified nurse, will supervise the implementation of Maplewood Senior Living’s standards of resident care. She will ensure that all residents are overseen in the most efficient way, with an emphasis on quality of life, safe aging and an optimal healthy lifestyle. Jones has over 15 years of assisted living experience, previously serving as a director of nursing as well as executive …

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