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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
MIAMI — Curve Health, a Miami-based company that delivers connected senior care via telemedicine, smart billing, health information exchange, and predictive analytics, has added Charlene Frizzera to the company’s board of directors. Frizzera served as the acting administrator of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Obama Administration from 2009 to 2010. She currently serves as the president and CEO of CF Health Advisors, a health policy and business strategy advisory firm she co-founded with her partner, Jeremy Brown. Over Frizzera’s 30-year career at CMS she gained extensive, …
ST. LOUIS — Allegro Senior Living, a St. Louis-based operator, has promoted six employees and hired two vice presidents to its corporate team. Joseph Miklich was promoted to president; John LeFauve was promoted to senior vice president of design and construction; John Kratochvil and Sproule Love were promoted to vice president of development and acquisition; Brandi Sharp was promoted to vice president of sales; and Christy Reynolds was promoted to vice president of administration. Additionally, Michele Hoeft was hired as vice president of marketing and Gabrielle Anderson was hired as …
FORT WASHINGTON, Pa. — Acts Retirement-Life Communities, a nonprofit senior living operator based in Fort Washington, has made three appointments to its corporate leadership team. Susan Ahern was appointed to the position of senior vice president and chief financial officer. Ahern has been with Acts since 2000, and most recently served as vice president and controller. She is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Management Accountant. Ahern holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Messiah University and an MBA from LaSalle University. She is a fellow in the LeadingAge …