Board of Directors
Executive Committee

Shelley Esden
BOARD CHAIR
Chief Executive Officer
Sonata Health Care

Melinda Skirvin
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Regional Director of Operations Five Star Senior Living

Jay Thomas
VICE CHAIR
Assistant General Counsel – Operations | Atria Senior Living

Mary Sue Patchett
PAST CHAIR EMERITUS

Joe Jedlowski
MBA/MHA
SECRETARY
President | Distinctive Living

Chris Callahan
TREASURER
Regional Director of Operations
Brookdale Senior Living

Robin Khanal
PARLIAMENTARIAN
Partner | Quintairos, Prieto, Wood, & Boyer, P.A.

Gwen Thibault
CHAIR OF FLORIDA SENIOR LIVING INSTITUTE
Divisional Vice President
Legend Senior Living
Board Members

Marisa Strain
EDUCATION CHAIR
Director of Quality Assurance
SRI Management

Matt Depenbrock
INDISTRY PARTNER CHAIR
Dir. of Business Development
Guardian Pharmacy

Krone Weidler
MEMBERSHIP CHAIR
Principal | Cadre Healthcare Realty Advisors

Tara Clayton, J.D.
Senior VP | Marsh Senior Living & LTC Industry Practice

Page Ensor
Regional VP of Operations
Brookdale Senior Living

Javier Espinosa
Executive Dir./ General Manager
Merrill Gardens

Yunia Gonzalez
Regional VP of Operations
Holiday by Atria

Lindsey Hacker
President and Chief Financial Officer | Validus Senior Living

Kim Hays
Regional Director of Operations
Meridian Senior Living

Janann Holt
Regional Director of Operations
Harbor Retirement Associates

J. Justin Hutchens
Executive VP, Senior Housing Ventas

Heidi Kuchenbäcker,
MBA, CDP, VDTF | Director of Operations, SLM Services, LLC

Jamie Merrill
Chief Operating Officer
Sonata Senior Living

John Moschner
Chief Executive Officer
Sencare/Grand Villa Senior Living

David Nussbaum
Senior Vice President
Belmont Village

Michelle Pierce
Chief Operating Officer
Providence One Partners

Noreen Prescott, RN
Div. Dir. of Clinical Operations – East Division Brookdale Sr. Living

Diana Saxton
Regional Director of Operations
Senior Lifestyle Corporation

Bill Sciortino
Chief Operating Officer
Discovery Senior Living

Damon Thomas
VP of Operations
Providence One Partners

Michele Thompson
Regional VP of Operations
Retirement Unlimited, Inc.