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CHICAGO — The Economic Club of Chicago, a nonprofit organization focused on economic and social dialogues, has named Debra Cafaro to a two-year term as its chair of the board.

ST. LOUIS — Ascension Living has promoted Debra Valkenberg to the position of chief nursing officer. 

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. — IMPACT Strategies has hired Terry Midgley as senior project manager and Justin Eilermann as a project manager.

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — LCS has hired Brian Alexopoulos as the new executive director at Laurel Circle, a 28-acre continuing care retirement community serving more than 200 seniors. 

VERO BEACH, Fla. — Watercrest Senior Living Group, a Vero Beach-based owner-operator, has hired Judi Donovan as vice president of startup operations and Julio Trejo as national director of culinary. Both roles are newly created positions within the company.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Solutions Advisors Group (SAG) has appointed three new employees to senior positions. St. Petersburg-based SAG is the parent company of Solvere Living, the operations management division, and Solutions Advisors, the marketing, advertising, sales, consulting services and digital division.

SPRINGFIELD, Va. — National Senior Campuses Inc. has elected Michelle Bohreer to chair its board of directors. 

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. — American House Senior Living Communities has promoted Sheila Darga to vice president of operations for the senior living organization’s licensed communities in the Midwest and Northeast.

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Lifespace Communities has elected one of its own independent living residents as a voting member of its Board of Directors.