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to this position. Her experience includes working as a marketing director for Re- union Court of The Woodlands in Wood- lands, Texas. She earned a bachelor’s de- gree in business administration with a concentration in marketing from Indiana University East in Richmond, Ind.
St. Louis, Mo.-based Cedarhurst Senior Living recently promoted Almir Sajtovic to president after over a decade with the company. Sajtovi joined Cedarhurst in 2011, and prior to that entered the senior living industry in 2003. Cedarhurst is set to open three more communities in 2023, with “several more in the coming years,” the company said. Cedarhurst operates 55 communities across eight states.
Retirement Unlimited Inc. has promoted Ryan Wilson to chief investment officer, Jennifer Jones to chief financial officer, and Matt Winningham to vice president of asset management and development. Wilson will oversee company development and acquisitions as well as ancillary services including the LUXE Unlimited Salon and Spa, Care Impact, and LifeWorks Services.
Jones brings over 15 years of accounting and finance experience to her new role and will oversee financials and accounting for current communities, the business office, and accounts payable. Winningham joined the company in 2016 and has held lead- ership positions in plant management and operations as well as assisting multiple com- munities in Virginia and Florida as interim executive director. He will lead current and future development projects and cover var- ious plan operations, procurement, IT, and development areas.
Priority Life Care (PLC) onboarded an ad- ditional six communities and has seen the need to shift key personnel for positive growth and strength. PLC is pleased to an- nounce the promotion of Mark Starks to se- nior vice president, Organizational Train- ing & Development. He will focus heavily on PLC University, as well as training and support at each community. “In the last year, Mark has been able to bring the op- erations team together and streamline how we train and onboard our communities,” said Bobby Petras, chief operation officer of Priority Life Care. Taking over opera-
tions and reporting directly to Petras, will be David Kloster, vice president of opera- tions. Priority Life Care also named Hope Roberson as corporate director of hospice, who most recently served as a regional director of operations. Roberson brings nearly 20 years of hospice experience to her new role. Founded in 2009, Priority Life Care is a nationally recognized Great Place to Work with a growing portfolio of more than 45 communities across several states in the Midwest, Northeast, and Southeast.
Freehold, N.J.-based Distinctive Living’s sister company Distinctive Development recently named Christopher Hoard as president and chief development officer. Hoard brings more than two decades of executive and management experience in senior housing development to the compa- ny, specializing in active adult, independent living, assisted living, and memory care. Distinctive Living currently operates 26 communities and has 19 projects actively under development through Distinctive Development.
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