HMP Senior Solutions names 3 to C suite

HMP Senior Solutions, Nashville, TN, has announced the expansion of its executive team, appointing three C-suite executives.

Scott Phillips, Mary DePietro and Shawn O’Conner have joined as president and chief executive officer, executive vice president and chief operating officer, and executive vice president and chief business development officer, respectively.

Phillips succeeds Don Vivacca, who will remain at the company as an emeritus member of the board of directors.

Phillips also is the founder and managing director of Healthcare Management Partners. Along with the responsibilities of his new position, he will keep leading financial advisory and expert testimony assignments for all of the company’s clients.

DePietro will direct her energies to facility operations, clinical quality and resident services, working to ensure that all residents or patients receive the best possible care. Before joining the company, she was executive director at Vitality Living/Traditions of Smyrna.

In his new role, O’Conner will be responsible for development and implementation of the company’s “cluster strategy,” an operating structure designed to bring multi-hospital system partners together via a customized nonprofit cluster of focused assisted living communities and skilled nursing facilities. O’Conner also will work with DePietro to set up uniform standards for delivering skilled nursing care across the company.

The Harborside welcomes president/CEO and SVP/general counsel

The Harborside of Port Washington, NY, has welcomed Brooke Navarre as president and CEO and Pamela Landman, Esq., as senior vice president and general counsel. 

Navarre initially joined The Harborside in 2015 as assistant executive director. She then was promoted to executive director in 2017.

Landman, before joining the company, provided legal services as a private practice attorney to Amsterdam Continuing Care Health System and its affiliates, including The Harborside. She was appointed general counsel in 2019.

Jewish HomeLife’s new CEO and president, Jeffrey Gopen, starts

Jeffrey A. Gopen has become the new CEO and president of Jewish HomeLife, Atlanta. As McKnight’s Senior Living previously reported, the appointment follows the retirement of Harley Tabak, who now is CEO emeritus and will retire fully at the end of this year.

Gopen was first recruited to the company five years ago as part of its long-term succession planning. He has much clinical experience as well as excellent leadership capabilities, and he has served in various senior care positions in the Boston area. During his tenure as chief operating officer at Jewish HomeLife, he was interim executive director of the company’s two assisted living communities, its home care agency, and its skilled nursing and rehabilitation center.

Gopen also has a doctor of physical therapy degree and is a licensed nursing home administrator.

Along with the promotion of Gopen, Neelam Rahatekar, current chief financial officer, has been promoted to succeed Gopen as chief operating officer. He has worked at the company for 17 years. 

Masonic Villages announces new chief information officer, Joseph Franco

Joseph S. Franco has joined Masonic Villages of Elizabethtown, PA, as its new chief information officer.

In this capacity, Franco will be responsible for coordinating, planning and operating information technologies and computer programs of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania as well as the Masonic Villages. His tasks will encompass setting up policies and procedures for information processing, selecting and evaluating hardware and technology used by the company, and supervising and training others for information technology personnel. Franco also will provide strategic direction for the information technology department.

Franco has 18 years of experience leading IT teams in the senior living industry. Before joining Masonic Villages, he was executive director of information technology at Phoebe Ministries.

Franco has an MBA degree.

Juniper Village welcomes Jimmy Carter as executive director

Jimmy Carter has returned to Juniper Communities as executive director of Juniper Village at Lincoln Heights, San Antonio, TX

Carter previously worked at the community from 2005 to 2011 when it was under different management. In 2021, Juniper Communities took over operating the community.

Carter has an undergraduate degree in healthcare administration from Howard Payne University and three decades of healthcare experience. He is a licensed long-term care facility administrator.

Carroll Lutheran Village appoints new executive director

Scott Edens has joined Carroll Lutheran Village, a life plan community in Westminster, MD, as executive director.

In this capacity, Edens oversees daily operations, including following federal, state and local laws as well as regulations and standards governing long-term care facilities. He also is responsible for the care and customer service that residents receive.

Edens has more than three decades of senior living experience, including planning and coordinating renovation projects for two healthcare campuses and leading three regions of 28 skilled nursing facilities and training supervisory personnel at 24 nursing centers.

He holds a master’s degree in health services administration as well as a certificate in senior living management. 

Diversified Healthcare Trust welcomes David Pierce to board

David Pierce has joined the board of trustees as an independent trustee at real estate investment trust Diversified Healthcare Trust, Newton, MA. With Pierce joining the board, there are now seven trustees.

Since 2018, Pierce has been executive vice president and president of Boston Scientific MedSurg, and he has been president of Boston Scietific’s Endoscopy since 2020. He also has been a director of the Medical Device Manufacturers Association since 2014 and a director of MassMedic since 2020.

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Lutheran Services in America names Alesia Frerichs ​​​​​​new president and CEO

Alesia Frerichs has been announced as Lutheran Services in America’s next president and CEO. She will assume her new position Feb. 1, succeeding Charlotte Haberaecker, who will retire Jan. 31 after leading the organization for more than 10 years.

LSA is a national network of 300 Lutheran health and human services organizations; almost 200 of its members offer a broad array of services for older adults in residential care and home- and community-based settings.

Frerichs is an entrepreneur who launched and led an independent consulting practice for 10 years, providing strategic management support to nonprofit executives. She also has held senior leadership positions at MCI WorldCom and Sapere Consulting.

Frerichs currently serves on the boards of Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing and the Lutheran Financial Managers Association and is a member of the Lutheran Church of the Reformation in Washington, DC.

She earned a Master of Science degree in statistics from George Washington University and a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from St. Olaf College.

HMP Senior Solutions announces Shawn O’Conner as new CEO

Shawn O’Conner has been appointed president and CEO of HMP Senior Solutions. 

He has more than a decade of experience in healthcare leadership. Before joining HMP Senior Solutions, O’Conner was senior vice president of operations for Signature Healthcare, where he was responsible for the overall management and operations of 50 assisted living communities and skilled nursing facilities in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee.

O’Conner has an MBA from Bethel University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from Cumberland University.

Ultimate Care names Amy Silva-Magalhaes chief operating officer 

Amy Silva-Magalhaes has been hired as chief operating officer for Ultimate Care Assisted Living Management. 

Silva-Magalhaes formerly was the senior vice president of community operations for a Northeast-based provider, where she led overall functional strategies using enterprise-wide strategic planning, execution, business alignment, leadership development, human capital, communication and the strengthening of corporate culture. In addition to her tenure in senior living, her career has included years in hospitality management at Hilton and Marriott. 

Silva-Magalhaes holds an undergraduate degree in business administration from Southern Connecticut State University and a master’s degree in healthcare administration from Post University. She was a 2020 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Rising Star honoree.

Arden 55+ Living promotes Natalie Edeburn to director of operations

Natalie Edeburn has been promoted to the role of director of operations for Charlotte, NC-based Arden 55+ Living. 

Edeburn joined Arden earlier this year with more than 25 years of real estate and property management industry experience throughout the Southeast.

Before joining Arden, she was regional vice president for RKW Residential and Pegasus Residential. She previously was a director of real estate at Greystar, where she managed more than 6,500 units and a team of regional property managers. 

Georgia Health Care Association announces Chris Downing as president and CEO

Chris Downing has been named president and CEO of the Georgia Health Care Association. 

Downing most recently was vice president of government relations for Enhabit Home Health & Hospice. He also previously served in the same position for Kindred At Home and PruittHealth Corp. In those roles, he was responsible for overseeing all federal, state and local government relations efforts. Additionally, he directed all legislative strategies related to Medicaid, Medicare and regulatory matters.

Downing also has served in senior level positions at the US Department of Health and Human Services, where he provided executive leadership on issues related to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Public Health Preparedness, the Food and Drug Administration, Health Resources and Services Administration and the National Institutes for Health.

Downing graduated from the University of Dayton.

Montana Hospital Association names Robert Olsen interim CEO

Robert Olsen has been named interim CEO at the Montana Hospital Association, a group representing assisted living providers and other types of providers

Olsen rejoins MHA after retiring from the role of MHA senior vice president in 2019 following a 30-year tenure with the association. Before MHA, Olsen served for seven years in the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, working in the state’s Medicaid program. 

Olsen has a master’s degree in health administration from Montana State University-Billings and graduated from Montana State University with an undergraduate degree in finance.

ATI Advisory appoints Anna Kaltenboeck to lead new drug reimbursement group

Anna Kaltenboeck has been named principal and head of ATI Advisory’s Prescription Drug Reimbursement Group.

Most recently, Kaltenboeck was senior health adviser to the US Senate Committee on Finance, where she led negotiations on drug pricing issues, including Medicare and other provisions included in the Inflation Reduction Act.

Kaltenboeck has undergraduate and master’s degrees in economics from Tufts University and an MBA from Yale University. She is a published author in numerous peer-reviewed journals, including the Annals of Internal Medicine and JAMA.

Ecore International names Kal Krishnan as Materials Business Unit president 

Kal Krishnan has been announced as the president of Ecore International’s Materials Business Unit.

Prior to joining Ecore, Krishnan was vice president of product management for Gems Sensors & Controls, where he led the global product management, marketing and digital functions and was instrumental in driving transformative growth for the business. Previously, he held various product, marketing and strategy leadership roles at Sensata Technologies and Booz & Co.

Krishnan holds two master’s degrees, one in business administration from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI, and another in mechanical engineering from Wayne State University in Detroit. He earned his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from Bharathiar University in Coimbatore, India.

EmpowerMe Wellness welcomes Kenneth Hannah, Carrie Ward to executive roles

Kenneth H. Hannah and Carrie E. Ward, SPHR, have been named chief operating officer and chief people officer, respectively, at EmpowerMe Wellness. 

Hannah brings more than 30 years of experience to the role, having most recently served as chief financial officer for Caleres. He also has held senior executive leadership positions in operations and finance for several multisite companies, including the Home Depot, the Boeing Co., JCPenney and General Electric. 

Ward also has an extensive history of leading companies through periods of rapid expansion. Formerly chief human resources officer for GardaWorld and COO for Major Brands, Inc., Ward’s expertise spans multiple disciplines. As chief people officer, she will lead the company’s human resources and recruitment efforts as it continues to add staff and serve more communities.

Former Five Star Chief Medical Officer Priti Jindal, MD, named CMO for Transitional Care Physicians of America

Priti Jindal, MD, has been named the new chief medical officer at Transitional Care Physicians of America. 

Before joining TCPA, Jindal was chief medical officer for Five Star Senior Living. She has more than 20 years of experience as a practicing physician in senior living, post-acute and acute care environments.

Jindal is a graduate of St. George’s University School of Medicine and the University of Virginia and is board-certified in internal medicine.

2022 Ira O. Wallace Award given to Conjuna Collier of Masonic Homes Kentucky

Masonic Homes Kentucky Senior Vice President of Risk Management Conjuna Collier was honored as the 2022 Ira O. Wallace Award recipient at the recent Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities/Kentucky Center for Assisted Living Quality Awards banquet.

Collier oversees Masonic’s risk management efforts, including compliance with state and federal regulations governing long-term care. During the pandemic, she led Masonic’s COVID-19 Response Team and COVID Hotline. She was named a 2021 Health Care Hero by Business First Louisville for her efforts during the pandemic.

Collier volunteers for several regulatory advisory committees and chairs KAHCF’s Survey/Regulatory Compliance Committee

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