Living Association’s (Mass-ALA) fi rst Life- time Achievement Award, for his pioneering eff orts in senior living over the past 30 years.
Benchmark, headquar- tered in Waltham, Mass., for the second year was named a Great Place to Work®
by the Great Place ALLYSON SWEENEY MISSY EBNER
to Work Institute. Rank- ings are based on employ- ee experiences. Last year, it also was selected by Fortune magazine as number 16 on the 2018 Best Workplaces for Ag- ing Services. In addition, Allyson Sweeney has be-
come executive director at Benchmark’s The Atrium at Rocky Hill memory care communi- ty, in Rocky Hill, Conn. She was a 2015 re- cipient of the Argentum Hero Award and has served as an ambassador to the Alzhei- mer’s Association of Vermont. Missy Ebner, RN, C-AL is bringing her 32 years of nursing experience to serve as regional director of resident care at Benchmark communities. She will oversee care at independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nurs- ing communities throughout the Northeast. Prior to joining Benchmark, Ebner was re- gional director of health and wellness for Milestone Retirement Communities. At The Branches of Marlboro, a Benchmark assisted living and memory care community opening in November in Marlboro, Mass., announced that Rob Guinard will be director of commu- nity relations. The volunteer fi refi ghter and EMT was community relations director at Benchmark Senior Living at Shrewsbury Crossings, in Shrewsbury, Mass.
RANDY RICHARDSON
Chicago-based Vi an- nounced its president, Randy Richardson, was named a Glassdoor Top CEO of 2019. Richard- son ranked 19 on the list of 100 and received a 96
percent approval rating. The list is based on anonymous and voluntary reviews shared by employees on Glassdoor, one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites.
BILL SCIORTINO
Discovery Senior Living, based in Bonita Springs, Fla., announced Bill Sciortino as its new COO. Sciortino joins Discovery Senior Living after 18 years at Chicago-based
Vi Living, where he served multiple senior leadership roles, entering in 2001 as Chief Information Offi cer and becoming COO in 2017.
Five Star Senior Living, based in Newton, Mass., has made Margaret Wigglesworth senior vice president and COO. She brings three decades of management experience, having held leadership roles at the Interna- tional Council of Shopping Centers, Cresa, and Colliers International, Inc.; the latter two are international commercial real estate organizations.
DHEERAJ MAHAJAN
MatrixCare, in Blooming- ton, Minn., has appoint- ed Dheeraj Mahajan, MD, MBA, MPH, FACP, CMD, CIC, CHCQM as chief medical offi cer and executive vice president.
A practicing physician for more than 15 years and president and CEO of Chicago Internal Medicine Practice and Research, he is a nationally known expert on topics includ- ing physician payment models, clinical doc- umentation improvement, denial manage- ment, quality measurement in post-acute and long-term care, and transitional care quality improvement.
The Massachusetts Assisted Living Associ- ation (Mass-ALA) presented several annual awards at its Excellence Awards Dinner in May. The Volunteer Award went to Jay Elias, an attorney who presents a popular monthly lecture program for residents at The Branch- es of North Attleboro. Michelle Tristani, cor- porate director of memory care for Bench- mark, received the Employee Leadership Award for her creation of dozens of educa- tional programs. Benchmark Senior Living at Haverhill Crossings dining services director Robert Lapre received the Dining Services Award, for his high-quality meals and for his
aid delivering meals for the Ashland Farm at North Andover community during the natu- ral gas disaster in Merrimack Valley.
The California Assisted Living Association (CALA), Argentum’s state partner based in Sacramento, Calif., announced that Chef Mikah Montoya with The Oars Senior Living was awarded the Culinary Knockout Cham- pion recognition. The Culinary Knockout Competition, an event connecting culinary students with senior living executive chefs, was held in April at Sysco’s headquarters. In addition, the association’s quarterly member publication, CALA News & Views magazine, has received two 2019 Hermes Creative Awards for outstanding media concept, writing, and design. Its “Elevate Aging” is- sue won a Platinum award and its workforce development issue a Gold award.
KAREN MLAWSKY
Watermark Retirement Communities, based in Tucson, Ariz., appointed Karen Mlawsky to the newly created position of COO. Before joining Wa- termark, Mlawsky was
senior vice president and COO of TMC Healthcare in Tucson. Her career also in- cluded executive positions with the Universi- ty of Arizona Health Network and The Ohio State University Medical Center.
In Remembrance
David Laff ey, executive vice president and senior managing director with Des Moines, Iowa-based developer, owner, and operator LCS, has passed away. Laff ey joined LCS in 2009 after spending 11 years with specialty investment bank Ziegler. In addition to serving on the board of managers and audit committee, he held positions on the company’s executive leadership committee, management committee and investment committee and was a member of the American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA).
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