91¶ÌÊÓƵ News | February 16, 2023
²Ñ³¦°²Ô¾±²µ³ó³Ù’s Women of Distinction Hall of Honor gains 20 in 2023
Lois A. Bowers |
Twenty women working in senior living, skilled nursing or home care are being announced today as 2023 inductees into the Hall of Honor in the annualÌý²Ñ³¦°²Ô¾±²µ³ó³Ù’sÌýWomen of Distinction awards program, a joint effort ofÌý²Ñ³¦°²Ô¾±²µ³ó³Ù’s Home CareÌýand sister brandsÌý²Ñ³¦°²Ô¾±²µ³ó³Ù’s Senior LivingÌý²¹²Ô»åÌý²Ñ³¦°²Ô¾±²µ³ó³Ù’s Long-Term Care News. They will be celebrated May 22 in Chicago at theÌý²Ñ³¦°²Ô¾±²µ³ó³Ù’sÌýWomen of Distinction and Forum.
The Hall of Honor category honors women who are at a level equivalent to vice president or higher and who have had a significant effect on their organization or industry.
“The judges and those of us atÌý²Ñ³¦°²Ô¾±²µ³ó³Ù’sÌýcontinue to be impressed with the impacts made by Hall of Honor inductees on long-term care in general and on their colleagues, residents, patients and clients in particular. They and the other honorees this year exemplify the passion that makes long-term care special,â€Ìý²Ñ³¦°²Ô¾±²µ³ó³Ù’sÌýEditorial Director, Vice President and Associate Publisher John O’Connor said.
The Hall of Honor inductees for 2023:
LaShuan Bethea,ÌýExecutive Director, National Center for Assisted Living, ​​Washington, DC
Gale Boice, Chief Financial Officer, Principle LTC, Raleigh, NC
Amy Bucher, Director of Operations, Marquis Companies, Milwaukie, OR
Shelley Esden,ÌýPresident and CEO,ÌýSonata Senior Living, Orlando, FL
Genevieve Gipson, RN, MEd, Director and Founder, National Network of Career Nursing Assistants, Norton, OH
Kirsten Goulde,ÌýSenior Vice President of Human Resources, Oakmont Management Group, Irvine, CA
Collette Gray, President & CEO, Integral Senior Living and Solstice Senior Living, Carlsbad, CA
Holly Harmon,ÌýSenior Vice President, Quality, Regulatory and Clinical 91¶ÌÊÓƵ, American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living, Washington, DC
Donna Kelsey,ÌýCEO,ÌýAmerican Senior Communities, Indianapolis
Cindy Longfellow, Vice President, Business Development, Sales and Marketing,ÌýJuniper Communities, Bloomfield, NJ
Patricia Lutzky,ÌýSenior Vice President of Independent Living, Peconic Landing, Greenport, NY
Kelly MacNeill-Cooney, MA, CCC-SLP, CHC, President, National Association of Rehab Providers & Agencies, Washington, DC
Aimee Middleton,ÌýVice President, Operations, Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, Sioux Falls, SD
Kimberly Nystrom,ÌýPresident of Skilled Home Health, 91¶ÌÊÓƵ, Dallas
April Payne,ÌýChief Quality and Regulatory Affairs Officer and Executive Director, Virginia Health Care Association/Virginia Center for Assisted Living, Richmond, VA
Lori Porter,ÌýCEO and co-founder, National Association of Health Care Assistants, Carl Junction, MO
Tina Sandri, CEO, Forest Hills of DC, Washington, DC
Jill Sorenson,ÌýSenior Vice President/Senior Director of Operations,ÌýLCS, Des Moines, IA
Rayvelle Stallings, MD, DABFM,ÌýSenior Vice President, Physician 91¶ÌÊÓƵ and Corporate Medical Officer, PruittHealth, Norcross, GA
Shelly Sun, CEO, BrightStar Care, Gurnee, IL