ROSEMONT, Ill. — After serving as president of McShane Construction Co. for 22 years, Jeff Raday will retire at the end of the year. Upon Raday’s retirement from the firm, Mat Dougherty, executive vice president at McShane, will transition into the president’s role. “We have been planning this transition for quite some time,” says Raday. Raday joined the firm in October 1996 as vice president and was promoted to president in March 1998. Under his leadership, the firm broadened its project portfolio and diversified geographically, expanding into new markets across …
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FREDERICK, Md. — Love & Company, a Frederick-based marketing and consulting firm serving senior living providers, has hired Lauren Houlik as a senior research analyst. Houlik comes to Love & Company with recent leadership and consulting roles in market research. She has provided various senior living providers with data and insights to make well-informed decisions for their unique market areas. She also has a background in healthcare administration and population health management. Houlik will work alongside Karen Adams, Love & Company’s vice president of market intelligence.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – GlynnDevins, a Kansas City-based marketing technology firm focused on seniors housing, has named Krystal Montague as its chief transformation officer. Montague will oversee and support the company’s integration of acquisitions and new processes. “We understand that as a leader we must maintain a progressive approach to evolve the products and services we deliver to our clients,” says Chris Egan, GlynnDevins’ chief executive officer. “We are growing both organically and through acquisitions.” Montague brings nearly 20 years of operational and marketing experience to GlynnDevins. Most recently, she …
IRVINE, Calif. — Sabra Health Care REIT Inc. (NASDAQ: SBRA) has appointed Clifton J. Porter II to its board of directors. Porter currently serves as senior vice president of the American Healthcare Association/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), where he is responsible for leading and executing the association’s policy and legislative agenda impacting both the skilled nursing and assisted living sectors. Porter has over 31 years of experience in the long-term care profession, starting in operations as an administrator in training in 1989, ultimately leading to the oversight of multiple …
MCLEAN, Va. — Sunrise Senior Living has announced the departure of Chris Winkle, the company’s CEO for over six years. The company’s Board of Managers has started a search for a replacement, with Winkle assisting in the efforts. A reason for the move was not disclosed. “This is certainly a bittersweet announcement, but the board and I have mutually agreed the time is right for me to transition from this role,” says Winkle. “I have never had more pride in an organization than I have this past year, seeing Sunrise …
SALT LAKE CITY — The Ridge Senior Living, a Salt Lake City-based operator of three seniors housing communities in Colorado and Utah, has hired Marti DiTaranto as vice president of sales and marketing. DiTaranto will work with The Ridge communities as a primary sales resource to generate move-ins and new leads, and ensure that the sales and marketing process is fully executed. She has worked in the senior living industry for more than a decade at both for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Her experience in sales management spans all service levels, …
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Commonwealth Senior Living has hired Kim Hurt as regional vice president. She will oversee the operations, sales and marketing functions of Commonwealth’s Hampton Roads communities. Hurt previously served as executive director at The Retreat at Fishersville in Fishersville. “Kim brings nearly three decades of experience to Commonwealth and has an extensive resume of senior living operations, compliance, sales and marketing,” says Earl Parker, president and COO of Commonwealth Senior Living. “She is also a Virginia Assisted Living Administrator, Licensed Practical Nurse and licensed preceptor among a lengthy …
DES MOINES, Iowa — LCS has promoted Chris Bird to executive vice president and chief operating officer. As COO, Bird will provide oversight of Life Care Services, CPS, asset management, procurement and onboarding operations at the Des Moines-based family of seniors housing companies. Bird will continue to lead operations, seeking to build community occupancy, foster capital partner relationships and develop new business. With Bird’s promotion, GeLynna Shaw has been promoted from senior director of rental communities to managing director of rental communities. Shaw will oversee all operational execution across the …
NEW YORK CITY — New Senior Investment Group Inc. (NYSE: SNR), a New York City-based seniors housing REIT, has elected Norman Jenkins to its board of directors. Jenkins is president, CEO and managing partner of Capstone Development, a privately held developer of institutional-quality lodging assets. He will serve as an independent director on the board. Prior to founding Capstone in 2009, Jenkins was with Marriott International for 16 years, serving in various leadership positions before being named senior vice president of North American lodging development. His experience also includes five …
Grandbridbge Hires David Rothschild, Mary Christian to Lead West Coast Investment Sales Team
by Jeff Shaw
SAN DIEGO —Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has hired David Rothschild and Mary Christian to lead the company’s new West Coast investment sales team based in San Diego. Both previously with Cushman & Wakefield, Rothschild and Christian focus solely on senior living transactions and have represented sellers of senior living properties across the United States, Canada and the U.K. since 1986. As the leader of the San Diego team, Rothschild oversees financial underwriting of seniors housing properties, targets qualified investors, presents marketing packages to investors, conducts negotiations and leads due diligence …