Argentum, the leading association dedicated to senior living, is proud to announce the participants selected for the Fall 2025 cohort of the Leadership Advancement & Development (LEAD) program, a premier leadership training initiative designed to develop the next generation of senior living leaders.
This competitive program equips emerging leaders with critical skills to successfully navigate the challenges and opportunities of today’s senior living industry. Over the course of 16 weeks, participants will engage in interactive modules, peer-to-peer learning, and mentorship designed to strengthen leadership capacity and drive operational excellence in their organizations.
The Fall 2025 LEAD cohort includes:
- Bryon Bounds, Harbor Retirement Associates – Executive DirectorU
- Andrew Butcher, The Arbor Company – Maintenance Director
- Virginia Caesar, The Arbor Company – Resident Care Specialist
- Bohua Fu, Watermark Retirement Communities – Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis
- Katie Huberdeau, Benchmark Senior Living – Executive Director
- Corinne LaPointe, Benchmark Senior Living – Executive Director
- Bobbi Olson, IntegraCare – Area General Manager
- Beth Robertson, The Arbor Company – Executive Director
- Farah Siddiqui, The Arbor Company – Executive Director
“These leaders represent the bright future of our industry,” said James Balda, President and CEO of Argentum. “Through the LEAD program, we are committed to supporting their professional growth and empowering them to create meaningful impact for the residents, families, and teams they serve.”
For more information about the LEAD program, including details on future cohorts, visit argentum.org/LEAD
About Argentum:
Argentum is the leading national association exclusively dedicated to supporting companies operating professionally managed, resident-centered senior living communities and the older adults and families they serve. Since 1990, Argentum has advocated for choice, independence, dignity, and quality of life for all older adults.
Argentum member companies operate senior living communities offering assisted living, independent living, continuing care, and memory care services. Along with its state partners, Argentum’s membership represents approximately 75 percent of the senior living industry—an industry with a national economic impact of nearly a quarter of a trillion dollars and responsible for providing over 1.6 million jobs. For more information, visit www.argentum.org.
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