DES MOINES, Iowa — LCS has hired Charles Murphy as executive vice president/senior managing director of development and real estate. Murphy’s career includes leadership roles at The Walt Disney Company, Security Capital Group, GE Capital and Hammes Co. In these roles, his responsibilities included development, acquisition, finance and asset management. Murphy will report to Joel Nelson, president and CEO, and is responsible for strategy and performance oversight of the LCS Development and LCS Real Estate companies for Des Moines-based parent company LCS. Murphy will join the organization in mid-February. “Chuck …
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MINNEAPOLIS — Ryan Cos., a builder and developer based in Minneapolis, has hired Julie Ferguson as senior vice president and senior living sector leader. Ferguson will work with national and regional development, architecture, construction, asset management and capital market teams to lead, plan and execute the company’s strategic vision for the senior living sector. Ferguson joins Ryan Cos. with over 20 years of real estate development, acquisition and brokerage experience in seniors housing, most recently serving as a director at Titan Development. She helped launch the Titan Development Real Estate …
DALLAS — Buckner Retirement Services, a Dallas-based operator, has hired Phil Elmore as its director of hospitality, effective Jan. 20. The position will oversee the facilitation, coaching and curriculum development of resident experience training for staff at all six of Buckner’s communities across Texas. A 23-year veteran of the senior living industry, Elmore most recently served as president and CEO of Christian Care Centers Inc. from 2004 through 2018. Elmore is a 20-year member of Leading Age Texas. He also served on the board of the Educational Institute on Aging …
CHICAGO — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB), a Chicago-based real estate services firm, has hired Steve Gilleland as chief development officer. In this role, Gilleland focus on business development and client outreach, while also participating in company strategic planning. Gilleland served as managing director and head of the Healthcare Finance Group at CapitalSource for 16 years. He was responsible for leading the healthcare team in developing financing opportunities for the long-term care and seniors housing industry, directing origination efforts and the initial structuring of transactions as well as managing all …
CHICAGO — Ventas Inc. (NYSE: VTR) has hired Carey Shea Roberts as executive vice president, general counsel, and ethics and compliance officer. Roberts will lead the company’s legal, compliance and enterprise risk management functions, reporting to Debra Cafaro, Ventas chairman and CEO. Roberts succeeds T. Richard Riney, the company’s first general counsel, who recently retired. Roberts joins Ventas from Assurant Inc., where she served as executive vice president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary. She previously served as deputy general counsel, corporate secretary and chief compliance officer of Marsh & …
SAN DIEGO — JLL has hired Deborah Street as a senior vice president with the company’s Valuation Advisory division. Street will have a special focus on seniors housing, nursing care and multifamily. She will be based in San Diego. As part of the hire, Street will start a new Strategic Advisory national practice focused on developing and implementing real estate strategies. Services include improving the operating performance of existing assets, on-demand underwriting, strategic planning, transaction structure/return analysis, transaction management, and due diligence services for potential investment and development opportunities.
FORT WASHINGTON, Pa. — Acts Retirement-Life Communities, a Fort Washington-based, nonprofit operator, has promoted Karen I. Christiansen to president. Christiansen has been with Acts since 1996, and most recently served as executive vice president and chief financial officer. During her tenure, Acts has experienced growth and been recognized for its financial and operational strength, according to the company. Gerald T. Grant, who was appointed president and CEO in 2017, will continue in his role as CEO. In addition, Acts promoted Richard Winter to the position of chief financial officer to …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA) has announced the Senior Living Hall of Fame’s 2020 class of inductees, who will be inaugurated during the association’s 2020 annual meeting in Palm Desert, California, on Jan. 23. The inductees will be Lynn Katzmann of Juniper Communities; Emmett and Alice Koelsch, Koelsch Communities; and Margaret Wylde of ProMatura Group. Katzmann founded New Jersey-based investor, developer and operator Juniper Communities on the concept that a woman could and should lead this business where the customers — staff, residents and family caregivers …
Oakmont Senior Living Names Melon Rivera as Executive Director for Oakmont of Novato Near San Francisco
by Jeff Shaw
NOVATO, Calif. — Oakmont Senior Living has named Melon Rivera executive director of Oakmont of Novato, a senior living community in Novato, located north of San Francisco. The community is under construction, with a scheduled opening in spring 2020. Rivera has worked in the senior living industry for about a decade. Before joining Oakmont Senior Living, he was executive director at Atria Tamalpais Creek. He also spent about five years with Brookdale in various roles. Rivera attended Santa Rosa Junior College and is also a licensed pharmacy technician.
TUCSON, Ariz. — Watermark Retirement Communities, a Tucson-based operator, has hired Aras Erekul to the new position of national director of integrative well-being. Erekul was most recently the corporate director of experience development at the wellness lifestyle and luxury spa resort organization Canyon Ranch. He will be responsible for bringing together a wide range of practices and programs for Watermark residents and associates. “The senior living profession is evolving to embrace a deeper understanding of holistic approaches to health and wellness,” says Erekul. “I look forward to serving as the …