BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Advisory Council

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

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

Krone Weidler​
Principal
Cadre Healthcare Realty Advisors

Melinda Skirvin
Past Chair
Vice President
Five Star Senior Living​
Executive Committee

Joe Jedlowski
Board Chair
President
Distinctive Senior Living
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Shelley Esden
Past Chair
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Distinctive Living

Greg Roderick
Vice Chair
CEO
Frontier Management, LLC
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Robin Khanal
Parliamentarian
Partner, Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A.

Page Ensor
Secretary
Regional VP of Operations Brookdale Senior Living
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Gwen Thibault
FSLI Chair
Divisional Vice President
Legend 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
Board Members

Matt Deponbrock
IP Committee Chair
Dir of Business Development Guardian Pharmacy

Pilar Carvajal​
CEO and Founder
Innovation Senior Living
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John Moschner​
CEO
Sencare/Grand Villas

Abbey Rocco​
Vice President of Sales
Nona Scientific

J.D. Swanson​
Propel Insurance

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

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

David Nussbaum​
Senior Vice President
Belmont Village

Diana Saxton​​
Regional Director
Senior Lifestyle Corporation

Veronica Yestrumskas
Area Mgr.
Harbor Retirement Associates

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

Ben Gelhaus​
Vice President
Welltower Inc.
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Sevy Petras​
CEO
Priority Life Care

Bill Sciortino
COO
Discovery Senior Living

Bryce Robinson
Vice President of Operations
AgeWell Solvere

Heidi Kuchenbacker
Membership Committee Co-Chair
Honu Kai Consulting
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Yunia Gonzalez​
RVP FL/GA/AL
Atria Senior Living
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Michelle Pierce​
Principal
Providence One Partners

Joe Signore
Regulatory Committee
President
Tapestry Senior Living
Alternate Board Members

Melissa Bonilla
Community Relations Outreach
Belmont Village Senior Living
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Dawn Platt
National Director of Memory Care; Discovery Senior Living

Damon Thomas
Senior Vice President Operations
Providence Senior Living

Erica Gullette
Sales Executive
Propel Insurance
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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

Amanda Thorson
Vice President Clinical Operations
Tapestry Senior Living