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TOLEDO, Ohio — Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL), a Toledo-based REIT and the largest owner of seniors housing in the United States, has appointed Diana Reid to its Board of Directors. With over 38 years of experience within the financial services industry, Reid joins Welltower’s board following 12 years at PNC Financial Services, most recently serving as executive vice president and executive of the bank’s commercial real estate business. Reid began her career in the mortgage products group at Citicorp before joining First Boston (now Credit Suisse), where she spent 19 …

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — FaverGray, a general contractor based in Jacksonville, has hired Mark Higby as division leader of senior living. Higby brings over 30 years of experience in the construction industry as a design and construction executive, including serving as federal director, senior vice president and division director for a large construction firm. Earlier in his career, Higby was the division leader responsible for sales and execution of projects in the senior living and healthcare market, including acute care hospitals, surgical centers, nursing care, memory care and continuing care retirement …

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Plante Moran Living Forward (PMLF), a senior living development consulting branch of Plante Moran Cresa and an affiliated entity of Plante Moran, has made several promotions at its executive level. The Southfield-based company promoted Sally Heffernan to senior vice president, while Jacob Boss and Kyle DeHenau were promoted to vice president. Heffernan is the practice leader for the firm’s market study service line, which has produced more than 350 market studies for providers across the nation since its inception 10 years ago. She is part of a …

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Cadence Living, a Scottsdale-based owner-operator, has hired Mindy Whitworth as vice president of operations for the Mountain Region. Whitworth is based in Denver and will have principal responsibility for the operations of Cadence’s growing portfolio in Colorado and Utah. She has over 25 years of experience in operations, sales and marketing in the senior living industry. Most recently, Whitworth was a regional vice president of operations for Milestone Communities. She has also held a similar role with MorningStar Senior Living and sales and marketing roles with Bethesda …