Board of Directors
Advisory Council

Mary Sue Patchett
Past Chair Emeritus
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Steve Benjamin
Chief Executive Officer
Inspired Living​

Justin Hutchens
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Executive Vice President, Senior Housing and Chief Investment Officer, Ventas

Krone Weidler
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Principal
Cadre Healthcare Realty Advisors

Shelley Esden
Past Chair
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Distinctive Living​
Executive Committee

Melinda Skirvin
Past Chair
Vice President
Five Star Senior Living

Lindsey Hacker
Treasurer
EVP and CFO Inspired Living
CEO ProVisio
Finance Committee Chair

Gail Matillo
Ex-Officio
President and CEO
Florida Senior Living Association

Joe Jedlowski
Board Chair
President
Distinctive Senior Living

Shelley Esden
Past Chair
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Distinctive Living

Greg Roderick
Vice Chair
CEO
Frontier Management, LLC

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

Page Ensor
Secretary
Regional VP of Operations Brookdale Senior Living

Gwen Thibault
FSLI Chair
Divisional Vice President
Legend Senior Living
Board Members

Matt Deponbrock
IP Committee Chair
Dir of Business Development Guardian Pharmacy

Pilar Carvajal
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CEO and Founder
Innovation Senior Living

Yunia Gonzalez
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RVP FL/GA/AL
Atria Senior Living

Michelle Pierce
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Principal
Providence One Partners

Joe Signore
Regulatory Committee
President
Tapestry Senior Living

Marisa Strain, RN
Education Committee Chair
Chief Clinical Officer
SRI Management

Tara Clayton, Esq.
Regulatory Committee
Senior Vice President
Marsh Senior Living & LTC Practice

John Moschner
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CEO
Sencare/Grand Villas

Abbey Rocco
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Vice President of Sales
Nona Scientific

Doris-Ellie Sullivan​
President/CEO
Retirement Unlimited Inc.

Damon Thomas
Membership
Committee Co-Chair
Senior Vice President of Operations
Providence Senior Living

Javier Espinosa
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Executive Director
Merrill Gardens at Solivita

David Nussbaum
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Senior Vice President
Belmont Village

Diana Saxton
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Regional Director
Senior Lifestyle Corporation

J.D. Swanson
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Propel Insurance

Heidi Kuchenbacker
Membership
Committee Co-Chair
Honu Kai Consulting

Ben Gelhaus
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Vice President
Welltower Inc.

Sevy Petras
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CEO
Priority Life Care

Bill Sciortino
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COO
Discovery Senior Living

Veronica Yestrumskas
Area Mgr.
Harbor Retirement Associates
Alternate Board Members

Melissa Bonilla
Community Relations Outreach
Belmont Village Senior Living

Dawn Platt
National Director of Memory Care; Discovery Senior Living

Amanda Thorson
Vice President Clinical Operations
Tapestry Senior Living

Erica Gullette
Sales Executive
Propel Insurance

Jenny Phillips
Regional Director of Operations and Sales
Priority Life Care

Jennifer Mann-Paguio, MHRM
Regional HR Business Partner
Brookdale Senior Living

Susan Snyder
Executive Director
Belmont Village Senior Living

Melissa Rogers
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Regional Director Clinical Services
Discovery Senior Living

Michele Thompson​
COO
Retirement Unlimited, Inc.