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MAKING SENIOR LIVING THE CAREER OF A LIFETIME Asset management expertise is in demand, as owners


and investors seek out managers who understand buy- ing and selling real estate. Another plus, Kenny noted, is that managers who come from real estate companies that specialize in retail or multifamily properties of- ten find senior living a much more rewarding career. “They enjoy the personal aspects of senior living and the opportunity to engage with residents,” he said. Wilson Anhar definitely agrees. He had spent 19


years in the hospitality industry when, by chance, he was introduced to the concept of assisted living. He was working as a hotel manager and met with rep- resentatives of an assisted living company holding a conference at his hotel. “I was fascinated by what they did,” said Anhar.


said. Making the switch to senior living changed every- thing. “I have a different attitude toward life,” he said. No awards or recognition can compare to getting a hug from a resident or earning his or her appreciation and thanks, he said. “It melts everything else away.”


Job satisfaction Other industry leaders credit their deep connection to the work for their enduring career success. Maria Irlinger’s first job in high school was working


in dining services in a nursing home. “It was an omen,” said Irlinger, senior executive director at Georgian Manor, a Commonwealth Senior Living community. Surprisingly, senior living was not her first job choice. She auditioned to join the Rockettes dance troupe in New York City and had wanted to open a dance school. Her parents didn’t approve, so she worked on Wall Street and, after a move to Virginia, she got a job at a retail store. But one night, about 22 years ago, after working a


long shift at the store, her car broke down near an as- sisted living community and the nurse there helped her out. When Irlinger returned the next day with a plate of brownies as thanks, she ended up talking to the office manager for two hours. Irlinger was hired on the spot as the community rela-


tions specialist and was soon promoted to head of sales and marketing. She then moved up to assistant execu- tive director and after that became the community’s ex- ecutive director. She took her current position in 2014. “I truly feel this is my purpose in life,” said Irlinger.


“This is the most challenging job, but also the most rewarding.” Denise Fasano is so in love with what she does that


she’s “gushy” about senior living. Fasano is the executive director at Greenfield Senior Living at Cross Keys in Glassboro, New Jersey. She had previously worked as an administrator at an adult day center before moving into a marketing position at a senior living community. She has managed the Cross Keys community for nine years.


Wilson Anhar, executive director of The Arbor Company’s The Summit of Uptown, calls bingo at a community event.


He stayed in touch with his customers and six months


later, in 2004, they asked him to become the executive director of a Brighton Gardens property in Paramus, New Jersey. “I never looked back,” said Anhar. As his career progressed, he worked as an executive director at a property in Seattle, Washington and is currently executive director of The Summit of Uptown, a com- munity in Park Ridge, Illinois, managed by The Arbor Company. When Anhar worked in hospitality, he only thought


about business. He was focused on earning recognition and winning awards. “I was 100 percent business,” he


“I truly feel this is my purpose in life,” said Maria Irlinger, senior executive director at Georgian Manor, a Commonwealth Senior Living community. “This is the most challenging job, but also the most rewarding.”


10 SENIOR LIVING EXECUTIVE / ISSUE 2 2017


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