Senior Living Professional

VERO BEACH, Fla.—Watercrest Senior Living Group announces Collin Baranick as executive director of Watercrest Sarasota Senior Living Community in Sarasota, Fla. Watercrest Sarasota is a 198-unit, luxury senior living campus currently under construction and scheduled to welcome residents in late summer. Baranick entered the senior living industry in 2010 as care manager on the nursing floor of a large senior…

HOUSTON—David Chandler was recently named Executive Director at The Village of Meyerland, in Houston, a Retirement Center Management community. He previously served as assistant executive director at RCM’s The Village of River Oaks in Houston and as executive director at the company’s Wood Glenn Court, in Spring, Texas. Chandler has over 15 years of experience in the health care and…

NAPLES, Fla.—Vi at Bentley Village has appointed Michele Bain to the position of care center administrator for the Bentley Care Center. In her role, Bain oversees all operations of the care center, from dining service to nursing care. She works closely with her team of nurses and support staff to develop a personalized approach for…

BROOKLYN, N.Y.—Sahar Ben Edalati has joined The Watermark at Brooklyn Heights, a 275-unit luxury seniors housing residence at 21 Clark Street, opening in summer 2020, as associate executive director. The Watermark at Brooklyn Heights is owned by a partnership of the majority owner Kayne Anderson, which has invested $130 million into the project; the operator,…

VERO BEACH, Fla.—Watercrest Senior Living Group is thrilled to congratulate Chef Ryan Gorsuch, executive chef of Market Street Memory Care Residence Viera, as first-place winner in the Best Chef of Brevard County Senior Living culinary competition. More than 400 community members, businesses, and judges gathered for the highly anticipated Ultimate Chef competition naming the best chef in Brevard…

WALNUT CREEK, Calif.—Covia Resident Service Coordinators Sara Choi and Chan Park were honored by the County of Los Angeles for their work in promoting and supporting falls prevention in Los Angeles County. Choi is a lead resident service coordinator and wellness coordinator at Vista Towers in Los Angeles, and Park is a resident service coordinator…

PORTLAND, Ore.—Jessica Penland is the new executive director at Farmington Square Assisted and Memory Care, a Radiant Senior Living community in Salem, Ore. Penland began her career in senior living as a housekeeper. She worked her way through being a caregiver, med tech, wellness coordinator, business office director, and assistant executive director. She has been a…

DALLAS—Matt Ritter was named executive director of Parmer Woods at North Austin’s assisted living and memory care community. He has been a part of Pegasus Senior Living since September 2019, as the executive director for its Kenner, La., community, Laketown Village. As Parmer Woods executive director, Ritter returns to Austin, where for several years he…