CARLSBAD, Calif. — Integral Senior Living (ISL), a Carlsbad-based operator, has named Shelley Speer as its new regional director of sales and marketing. Speer comes to ISL with more than 20 years of experience in the senior living industry, and has spent many of those years in management or marketing positions. In her most recent position as a regional manager for the northwest and north California region at A Place for Mom, she was responsible for talent development, coaching and managing a sales team of 19 advisors. In her new …
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Blake Management Group Promotes Morgan Walter to Area Director of Operations in Mississippi
by Jeff Shaw
JACKSON, Miss. — Blake Management Group (BMG), a Jackson-based operator, has promoted Morgan Walter to area director of operations in Mississippi. Walter was formerly the executive director at The Blake at Oxford, one of the company’s communities. In her new position she will supervise and oversee operations across all four Blake locations in the state: The Blake at Oxford, The Blake at Flowood, The Blake at Township and The Claiborne at Adelaide. Walter will direct the four Mississippi Blake locations in strategic growth initiatives, daily operations and the development and …
VANCOUVER, Wash. — JEA Senior Living has hired Christopher Belford as CEO, effective Nov. 1. Belford has nearly 30 years of executive operations experience in the seniors housing industry, working for multiple leading operators across the continuum of care. He most recently served as executive vice president at American Healthcare Investors (AHI) where he managed 140 communities within the company’s portfolio of seniors housing, skilled nursing and hospital assets throughout the United States and the United Kingdom. Before joining AHI, Belford was president of Brookdale Senior Living’s Western division, managing …
NAPLES, Fla. — Moorings Park Communities, an operator based in Naples, has hired Dr. David Linz as site lead physician at the company’s Center for Healthy Living. Linz graduated Summa Cum Laude from Tufts University with a bachelor’s degree in biology. After earning his M.D. from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, he served his internship and residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh. Linz currently serves as chief medical informatics officer for NCH Healthcare Systems. He is also a core faculty member of NCH Healthcare …
Presbyterian Senior Living Promotes Maggie Bowley to Vice President of Resource Development
by Jeff Shaw
DILLSBURG, Pa — Presbyterian Senior Living (PSL), a nonprofit operator based in Dillsburg, has promoted Maggie Bowley to vice president of resource development. Bowley has been with PSL for nine years and has more than 30 years of nonprofit fundraising experience. Prior to her appointment, Bowley served PSL as senior director of resource development. She began her career at PSL as a grant writer in 2011. Prior to that, Bowley worked for such organizations as Gaudenzia Inc., Mid-Penn Legal Services and Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region, as …
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Webinar: Conversation Technology As A Game Changer — Increasing Sales Effectiveness in Seniors Housing
In an October 14 Seniors Housing Business webinar titled “Conversation Technology As A Game Changer: Increasing Sales Effectiveness in Seniors Housing,” panelists discussed how technology can allow for marketing automation and improve sales effectiveness in senior living. Fran Palma, senior vice president of integrated marketing and digital strategies at Covenant Living Communities, explains that automation can allow professionals in the industry to offload some tasks and focus on what’s important: “The most valuable thing you can give your sales folks is more time, especially right now.” Palma explains that many …
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Cadence Living has hired Tony Hong as senior vice president of acquisitions and underwriting. Hong will have principal responsibility for business development, underwriting, strategic partnerships and benchmarking for Scottsdale-based Cadence’s portfolio of senior living communities across the Southern states. Hong has over 15 years of experience in seniors housing and real estate investment. Prior to joining Cadence, he held similar roles with Clearwater Living and Senior Resource Group. Hong is a graduate of Stanford University.
Oakmont Senior Living Names Mark Maclaine as Regional VP of Operations, Allison Singler as Regional VP of Sales
by Jeff Shaw
WINDSOR, Calif. — Oakmont Senior Living, a Windsor-based owner-operator, has promoted Mark Maclaine to regional vice president of operations and added Allison Singler to its management team as regional vice president of sales and marketing. Both Maclaine and Singler will be responsible for the Central California region of Oakmont’s portfolio of senior living communities. Singler has more than 20 years of experience in the senior living industry with a background in sales and marketing. She is also experienced with developing sales strategies for communities and creating sales training and development …
DILLSBURG, Pa. — Presbyterian Senior Living (PSL), a nonprofit operator based in Dillsburg, has promoted Dyan McAlister to chief financial officer. McAlister will fill the position previously held by Jeff Davis, who is retiring at the end of October. McAlister has been with PSL for 22 years and has more than 26 years of nonprofit finance and senior living leadership experience. Prior to her appointment, McAlister served PSL as vice president of finance, working her way up through the organization, beginning her career as an accountant in 1998. McAlister graduated …
Cadence Living Hires Jim Thiede as Vice President of Marketing and Strategic Planning in Mountain Region
by Jeff Shaw
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Cadence Living has hired Jim Thiede as vice president of marketing and strategic planning in the Mountain Region. Thiede will have principal responsibility for strategic planning and census building for Cadence’s portfolio of communities in Arizona and Colorado. He has over 20 years of experience in sales and marketing including over 15 years in the healthcare industry and over five years in the technology sector. Prior to joining Cadence, Thiede held senior marketing and sales roles with Brookdale Senior Living, both in Arizona and at the corporate …