PEOPLE AND PLACES chris hollister
Pegasus Senior Living, based in Dallas, has named co-founder Chris Hollister as chair and CEO. Other changes in its senior team include management include
Richard Williams, formerly senior vice presi- dent of HHHunt’s senior living division, as COO. Daniel Leaf will be promoted from vice president of operations to senior vice president of operations. Wade Mullis is being promoted from chief financial officer to chief financial and administrative officer.
simeon purkey
Silverado, based in Irvine, Calif., has named Simeon Purkey administrator of its new Bellevue memory care community, which supports 56 residents. Most recently, he was ex-
ecutive director at a Texas memory care community.
Carlsbad, Calif.-based Solstice Senior Living has hired Lisa Amber as the regional director of sales and marketing for Solstice’s South region. She previously was assistant vice president of sales and marketing for Allegro Living’s South Florida region. Solstice has also added three sales specialists to its cor- porate team. Laura Hicks was most recently corporate sales specialist at Anthology Senior Living. Mary Swip-Benoist was manager of business development for ProMedica and Heartland Hospice. Niccole Ohlemeyer Eye was most recently internet sales manager for The Arbor Company.
john burkart
Welltower, based in Tole- do, Ohio, has announced that it has appointed John F. Burkart as execu- tive vice president and COO. Previously, he was senior executive vice
president and COO at Essex Property Trust, a best-in-class multifamily REIT.
LONGTIME LEADER CHRIS COATES RETIRES
Chris Coates, president and CEO of Abilene-based company ER Senior Management, has announced his retirement. He has served as chairman of Argentum when it was known as the Assisted Living Federation of America and has been active on a national basis in promoting and improving senior living for more than 30 years.
In addition to co-founding ER Senior Management and other Evergreen Companies, Coates served as President and COO of American Retirement Corporation. He will remain principal and board member in the Evergreen Companies.
FIVE NEW DIRECTORS ELECTED TO ARGENTUM BOARD
cindy baier
jack callison
tana gall
mary ellen pisanelli Five new directors have been elected to serve on the Argentum Board of Directors.
New directors include Cindy Baier, president and CEO, Brookdale; Jack Callison, CEO, Sunrise Senior Living; Tana Gall, president, Merrill Gardens; Mary Ellen Pisanelli, senior vice president, legal and administration, Welltower, Inc.; and Aaron Webb, CEO, CHI Living Communities.
“These welcome additions to the board bring experience and knowledge that will help provide valuable direction,” said Pat Mulloy, Argentum Board of Directors chairman. “The entire Argentum board is committed to advancing senior living as the industry faces times of challenge as well as innovation and opportunity.”
Argentum would also like to recognize and thank the following board members for their dedicated years of service: John Moore, chairman and CEO, Atria Senior Living (May 2016-June 2021); Mary Sue Patchett, executive vice president, Brookdale (May 2018-June 2021); and Bill Pettit, president and COO, R.D. Merrill Company (May 2016-June 2021).
“Argentum and the industry thank John, Mary Sue, and Bill for their dedicated and longtime service to the board and to senior living, particularly over the past year as the industry navigated the COVID-19 pandemic,” said James Balda, Argentum president and CEO. “We are grateful for their ongoing commitment and for their invaluable insights.”
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