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 …
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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 …
TOLEDO, Ohio — Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL), a massive healthcare REIT based in Toledo, has added Philip Hawkins to its board of directors. Hawkins brings nearly 40 years of leadership experience in the real estate sector. He currently serves as executive chairman of Link Logistics Real Estate, Blackstone’s industrial real estate platform. Previously, Hawkins spent 12 years at DCT Industrial Trust (2006 to 2018), where he most recently served as president and CEO prior to its acquisition by Prologis Inc. Earlier, he served at CarrAmerica Realty Corp. from 1996 to …
NEWTON, Mass. — The RMR Group Inc. (NASDAQ: RMR) has promoted Jennifer Francis to executive vice president. Francis will now lead the entire asset management division of RMR, adding the senior living and hotel segments to her previous responsibilities of overseeing asset management for the office, industrial and retail segments. Francis currently serves as president and chief operating officer of Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ: DHC), RMR’s seniors housing REIT. The new title will be in addition to her role with DHC. She is also responsible for asset management and leasing …
CHICAGO — Draper and Kramer, a national full-service real estate firm based in Chicago, has hired Jeffrey Ross as senior vice president and chief underwriter for Federal Housing Administration/Housing and Urban Development financing in Draper and Kramer’s Commercial Finance Group. A 30-year veteran of the commercial real estate industry, Ross will be responsible for FHA/HUD loans for third-party clients acquiring multifamily, seniors housing and healthcare properties, as well as Draper and Kramer’s own multifamily acquisitions and developments. Before joining Draper and Kramer, Ross was senior vice president and chief FHA …