Roanoke, Virginia – July 6, 2023. Retirement Unlimited, Inc. (RUI) has promoted Michele Thompson to Chief Operations Officer while Amanda Brooks, Jamie Houston and Jennifer Mohler join Ray Tate as the newest additions to the Vice Presidents of Operations team. The company continues to grow as it has taken on six communities since the beginning of the year with three in development.
Michele Thompson received this promotion, having most recently served as a Regional Vice President of Operations for RUI. She has held several reputable positions throughout her career and has over 18 years of experience in the field of senior living. Upon graduating from the University of Florida, Michele engaged her passion for serving seniors while working with dementia care residents. This experience, along with her collective knowledge from extensive work in the senior living industry, will serve her well in her new position.
Amanda Brooks joined team RUI in 2018 in her role as an Executive Director at the Aarondale community where she showed incredible initiative to follow RUI’s mission to deliver a lifestyle the residents have earned and deserve. Along with her promotion to Vice President of Operations, Amanda is the acting Interim Executive Director at RUI’s Paul Spring community. With a Master of Science in Management from The Catholic University of America and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Christopher Newport University, Amanda brings a wealth of knowledge and strong leadership to the communities she oversees.
Jamie Houston joined RUI in 2017 and has over 20 years of experience in both senior living and healthcare management. She most recently held the title of Senior Executive Director at RUI. She will be sharing her knowledge and dedication in operations to seven of RUI’s communities in Virginia and Florida. As a seasoned Executive Director for RUI, she is very familiar with the day-to-day operation as well as the extensive knowledge of current processes and procedures for RUI communities.
Jennifer Mohler joins RUI with over 10-years of experience driving growth for independent living, assisted living, and memory care communities. As a certified Assisted Living Facility Manager, Jennifer brings extensive knowledge of community-level care and operations. In her new position, she will be providing operational oversight of nine RUI communities in Virginia and Florida including one of the most recent acquisitions, Elancé at Boynton Beach, part of RUI’s Elancé luxury brand.
With an experienced leadership team, RUI continues to add to its portfolio while upholding its focus on purposeful living and providing a lifestyle its residents have earned and deserve.
Retirement Unlimited, Inc. (RUI)
Retirement Unlimited, Inc. (RUI) is owned and operated by the Virginia families of Fralin and Waldron since 1982. Led by its third generation of Fralins and second generation of Waldrons, RUI currently has 26 senior living communities throughout Virginia, Florida, and North Carolina with several active development projects. Their communities offer independent living, assisted living, and memory care – Inspiritás as well as a full spectrum of life enrichment programs.
