SAN DIEGO — JLL today announced the addition of a new advisory and investment transaction services practice. The new service offering will be led by Deborah Street, who joins the firm as a senior vice president based in San Diego. Street will oversee a continuum of services across multiple property types, with a focus on seniors housing, nursing care and multifamily. Services include on-demand underwriting, strategic planning, transaction structure/return analysis, transaction management, and due diligence for potential investment and development opportunities, as well as ongoing asset management services and strategic …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Love Funding, a D.C.-based provider of FHA multifamily, affordable and healthcare financing, has added Doug Knebel to its St. Louis team as senior director. Knebel brings more than 15 years of experience in commercial lending, banking and servicing to Love Funding. Most recently, he served as associate director of commercial banking, and previously as commercial relationship manager, at Midland States Bank, Love Funding’s parent company. Knebel earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Greenville College. He is engaged in the healthcare industry, including board positions on Fayette …
CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio — Maplewood Senior Living has hired George Dubic as the new executive director for Maplewood at Cuyahoga Falls, located in the Akron suburb of Cuyahoga Falls. Dubic has almost 17 years of experience in nursing homes. In his new role, he transitions to assisted living care, bringing his experience in caregiving, operations, management and senior living. Dubic is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the community including the planning, development, implementation, evaluation and improvement of program services, management of staff, and the delivery of high-quality care and …
SAN FRANCISCO — Sequoia Living, a nonprofit organization that operates seniors housing and provides services to the elderly in Northern California, has hired Sara McVey as president and CEO. McVey succeeds David Berg, who retired in September. Bringing more than 20 years of marketing and senior living management experience to Sequoia Living, McVey previously served as CEO of Horizon House, a continuing care retirement community in Seattle. Prior to that, she held executive leadership roles at Mather LifeWays, an operator of senior living communities. McVey earned a bachelor’s degree in …
CLEVELAND — OnShift, an HR software provider for post-acute care and senior living, has added Addison Grimes as senior vice president of engineering and Jim Alland as chief sales officer. Grimes is a tenured technology executive. His nearly 30 years of experience in technology leadership roles covers applicant tracking, onboarding, performance management, employee engagement, team and individual assessments, succession planning, learning management systems and human resources systems. Grimes has held senior leadership positions at Monster, Kenexa and Assure Software. Most recently, he served as chief technology officer at ScheduleSoft Corp., …
New Perspective Hires Jason Wilson as Executive Director for Upcoming Community in Franklin, Wisconsin
by Jeff Shaw
FRANKLIN, Wis. — New Perspective Senior Living has hired Jason Wilson as executive director of New Perspective Franklin, a seniors housing community scheduled to open in spring 2020 in the Milwaukee suburb of Franklin. A former police officer in South Milwaukee and restaurant owner in West Allis, he changed careers to the senior living industry after taking care of his late father at home in hospice care. Wilson was director of operations for three years at Luther Manor senior living community in Wauwatosa. Wilson holds a Community-Based Residential Facilities Administrators …
Monticello Asset Management Hires Jung Park as Managing Director, Expands to West Coast
by Jeff Shaw
NEW YORK CITY — Monticello Asset Management LLC, a New York-based specialized private real estate and asset-based lender, has hired Jung Park as managing director. Park will oversee the company’s expansion to the West Coast, managing the new Los Angeles office. Park was managing director of Pacific Western Bank’s Healthcare Finance Group (formerly known as CapitalSource), where he managed the national lending healthcare practice and helped originate and underwrite over $1 billion in healthcare loans. Prior to that role, he was a key member of CapitalSource’s healthcare team that acquired …
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: BKD) has hired longtime healthcare executive Cindy Kent for the newly created position of executive vice president and president of senior living. Kent will join Brookdale in early January and will report to CEO Lucinda Baier. Kent has held global commercialization roles at 3M, Medtronic and Eli Lilly. Most recently, she served as president and general manager of the 3M Infection Prevention Division and a member of the company’s Executive Conference. In her prior roles, Kent successfully partnered with key industry stakeholders …
MONUMENT, Colo. — WellAge has named Dena Mackey as executive director of Jackson Creek Senior Living, a 137-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Monument, located between Denver and Colorado Springs. Mackey has more than 16 years’ experience in the senior living industry. She started her career as a certified nursing assistant in an memory care unit and eventually worked at Poudre Valley Hospital on the medical floor and in the operating room. Mackey has also worked as an assisted living director, memory care director and hospice …
Waltonwood Communities Names Chris Leinauer as Executive Director of Property in Virginia
by Jeff Shaw
ASHBURN, Va. — Waltonwood Communities has named Chris Leinauer as the new executive director of Waltonwood Ashburn, located approximately 30 miles northwest of Washington, D.C. Leinauer brings over 15 years of experience in senior living to his new role. Previously, he served as a director of operations, executive director, and most recently as a regional vice president responsible for 29 senior living properties across five regions. Leinauer received his bachelor’s degree and M.B.A. from Frostburg State University. Waltonwood at Ashburn features 114 independent living apartments, 72 assisted living apartments and …