HAYWARD, Calif. — Integral Senior Living has named Jeff Jhunell Sumabat as executive director of Bellara Senior Living, a new senior living community situated east of San Francisco in Hayward. The community offers independent living, assisted living and memory care. After he earned bachelor’s degrees in nursing and clinical laboratory technology, Sumabat’s career began in nonprofit and civil service work in the Philippines. After moving to the U.S., he cultivated a passion for senior living, holding roles as a resident services director, memory care director, executive director and, most recently, …
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. — Grace Management Inc., a Maple Grove-based operator, has hired Abby Romaine as national director of sales strategy and development. In her new role, Romaine supports creating and implementing strategies to support the success of specific Grace Management senior living communities across the country. Romaine has worked in various industries, including healthcare, senior living and online media. She brings experience in fostering partnerships, education, strategic planning, enhancing sales strategy efforts and local professional collaborations.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Spring Arbor Senior Living has promoted Susan Durr to senior vice president of divisional operations for the Midwestern region. Durr first entered the senior living industry in 2020, when she was hired by an operator of 23 senior living locations throughout the Midwest. In her new role, she oversees 13 communities across five states, based in Spring Arbor’s newest corporate location in Springfield. Durr is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and also holds a real estate salesperson license in the state of Missouri. She is a member …
CHICAGO — Senior Lifestyle, a Chicago-based owner-operator, has hired John Rimbach as chief investment officer. With more than 30 years of experience in the senior living industry, Rimbach will spearhead the company’s investment strategies and financial growth trajectory. Prior to joining Senior Lifestyle, Rimbach served as president of healthcare facilities at Health Care Trust Advisors LLC. In this role, he managed diverse portfolios and executed winning investment strategies in the senior living space. As the founder and CEO of West Living LLC, Rimbach drove operations and optimized financial performance. In …
VERO BEACH, Fla. — Watercrest Senior Living Group, a Vero Beach-based operator, has promoted James Brassard to a new executive leadership role as director of Market Street operations. Market Street Memory Care Residences are luxury communities that Watercrest designed and operates. Brassard joined the Watercrest family in 2019 with extensive experience in senior living start-ups and turnaround communities. He successfully led the acquisition and turnaround of the company’s Palm Bay Memory Care community before advancing to executive director of Pelican Landing Assisted Living and Memory Care. In his new role, …
DALLAS — Lifespace Communities, a Dallas-based owner-operator, has named Srini Alagarsamy as chief technology officer and Natallia Futrell as chief clinical officer. Alagarsamy, who reports to Lifespace Communities president and CEO Jesse Jantzen, brings over two decades of experience in leading digital transformations for Fortune 100 companies, including General Motors Financial, Sallie Mae, and Cigna. At Lifespace, he will steer the strategic innovation and long-term technological vision, handling infrastructure, cybersecurity, software applications, and data and analytics. Futrell reports to Lifespace Communities chief operating officer Brian Robbins and will guide the …
RALEIGH, N.C. — Spring Arbor Senior Living, a Raleigh-based operator of assisted living and memory care communities in 10 states across the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Midwest, has promoted Jennifer Earp to director of operations. Earp has worked for Spring Arbor for the past three years and most recently served as the executive director of Spring Arbor of Cary. She began her career in senior living and care in 2008. In her expanded role, Earp will support the Spring Arbor assisted living communities in Maryland with operational leadership. She will also …
BLOOMFIELD, N.J. — Juniper Communities, a Bloomfield-based provider of senior living communities, has promoted Stephanie Pressler to controller. Pressler joined Juniper Communities in 2016, when the company acquired its Bensalem, Pennsylvania campus, Juniper Village at Bucks County. As a member of Juniper’s internal provider relief fund team, Pressler helped steer the company through the COVID-19 pandemic, assisting in the application for relief funding. She is responsible for monthly and annual financial reporting, budgets and annual audits.
CLEVELAND — BWE Investment Sales LLC (BWEIS), a Cleveland-based investment sales organization that works closely with mortgage banker BWE, has hired Tony Hong as a vice president for seniors housing. With over 15 years of experience in seniors housing investments, development, capital markets and advising, Hong will work closely with Charles Bissell with an aim to grow BWEIS’ seniors housing investment sales platform in partnership with the seniors housing debt team led by Ryan Stoll. Most recently, Hong was senior vice president of acquisitions and underwriting at Cogir Senior Living, …
ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Arrow Senior Living has hired Meredith Eckl as managing director of integration, a role focused on corporate standards and procedures. A certified project management professional, Eckl brings 17 years of experience to the team, including roles in sales, operations, and project management. Arrow also announced several new executive directors to the Missouri region in recent months. Amy Byergo was named executive director at Westbury Senior Living; Brittany Oehler has been named executive director at The Town and Country; Executive Director Denise Wilkinson will lead the team …