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2024 Leadership Academy Fellows

Belinda Degboe, Director of Wellness | Asbury Methodist Village (MD)
Brittany Bowers, Payroll Administrator | LifeSpire of Virginia (VA)
Courtney Small, Director of Marketing | The Chesapeake (VA)
Garlita Kennedy, Office Manager | Warwick Forest (VA)
Janet Berry, Director of Human Resources | WindsorMeade (VA)
John Ottena, Assistant Executive Director | Glen Meadows (MD)
Kerrie Romeril, Director of Nursing | Carroll Lutheran Village (MD)
Laura Orihuela, Director of Community and External Relations | Culpepper Garden (VA)
Linore Douglas, Environmental Services Manager | Lakewood (VA)
Mirna Fuentes, Special Events Coordinator | Vinson Hall Retirement Community (VA)
Rachel Becke, Chief Talent Officer | Williamsburg Landing (VA)
Rebecca Kline, Director of Nursing | Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community (VA)
Ryan Gorham, Assistant Administrator Continuining Care | Charlestown by Erickson (MD)
Sarah Isham, Wellness Program Manager | The Village at Orchard Ridge (VA)
Tyla Lester, Business Office Manager | The Residences at Thomas Circle (DC)
DeAnn Akins, Facilitator, President & Founder | OctoFly Dreams
Kenya Bryant, Coach, Executive Director | Ingleside at King Farm 
Rose Risley, Coach, Associate Executive Director | The Lewinsville
Sena Quist, Coach, Executive Director | The Residences at Thomas Circle 

2023 Leadership Academy Fellows

Mary Agha, RN Care Coach | The Village at Rockville (MD)
Ghizlane Aiad, Dining Operations Manager | Vinson Hall Retirement Community (VA)
Trish Bracken Carter, Chaplain Manager | Cedarfield (VA)
Rachel Custer, Social Services Director | Sunnyside Retirement Community (VA)
Ashley Denney, Resident Experience Manager | Williamsburg Landing (VA)
Lauren Gwinn, Home Care Administrator | The Village at Orchard Ridge - A National Lutheran Community (VA)
Zach Heeter, Philanthropy Director | The Village at Augsburg - A National Lutheran Community (MD)
Holly Hunt, Director Lifestyles and Wellness |  Williamsburg Landing (VA)
Gwendolyn Lloyd, Program Director |  GEDCO/Senior Network of North Baltimore  (MD)
Sue Paul, Director of Wellness | Asbury Methodist Village (MD)
Damian Polewczak, Assisted Living Administrator | The Chesapeake Retirement Community (VA)
Zach Queen, Facilities Manager | Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community (VA)
Brandi Spivey, Director of Nursing | Lake Prince Woods (VA)
Emma Thomas, Director of Resident Life | Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay (VA)
Stephanie Tolson, Assistant Director of Hospitality | Collington (MD)
DeAnn Akins, Facilitator, President & Founder | OctoFly Dreams
Charlotte Sibold, Coach, Executive Director | Sunnyside Retirement Community
Robin Von Der Pool, Coach, Director of Volunteer Services/Community Liaison | Stoddard Baptist Nursing Home
Todd Andrews, Coach, President CCRC Division/Support & Collaboration | Asbury Communities, Inc. 

Denese Arnold, Senior Transitions Manager | Westminster at Lake Ridge (VA)
Stephanie Baker, Resident Services Specialist | Ginger Cove  (MD)
Kenya Bryant, Associate Executive Director | Hermitage Northern Virginia  (VA)
Felita Creekmore, Assisted Living Director | Lake Prince Woods  (VA)
Brenda Dixon, Marketing Director | The Summit  (VA)
Chris Goldman, Director of Life Enrichment | Ingleside at Rock Creek (MD)
Samantha Goodman, Life Enrichment Campus Director | Beth Sholom Lifecare Community (VA)
Glendon Kemp, Security Manager | Westminster Canterbury Richmond (VA)
Lisa Martin, Director of Resident Life & Wellness | Westminster Canterbury Lynchburg (VA)
Rose Marie Plitnick, Operations Coordinator | Ingleside (MD)
Sidrah Shayiq, Events Manager | LeadingAge
Bethany Starkie, Assisted Living Administrator |The Culpeper (VA)
Kristin Trask, Director of Assisted Living | Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community (VA)
Tracy Lee Tyler, Administrator | Warwick Forest Assisted Living (VA)
Analisse Vasquez Soto, Assistant Administrator | Vinson Hall Retirement Community (VA)
Doretha Wimms, Assistant Director of Nursing | Hermitage Richmond (VA)
DeAnn Akins, Facilitator, President & Founder | OctoFly Dreams
Charlotte Sibold, Coach, Executive Director | Sunnyside Retirement Community
Robin Von Der Pool, Coach, Director of Volunteer Services/Community Liaison | Stoddard Baptist Nursing Home
Todd Andrews, Coach, President CCRC Division/Support & Collaboration | Asbury Communities, Inc. 

2021 Leadership Academy Fellows

Christine Bitzer, Assistant Director Care Management | Seabury Resource for Aging CM (DC)
Jessica Clarke, Neighborhood Leader | Cedarfield (VA)
S. Terrell Grant, Social Worker | Vinson Hall Retirement Community (VA)
Peter Hayes, Administrator of ALF | Warm Hearth Village (VA)
Alyssa Kaszmetskie, Special Assistant to the CEO | Asbury Communities, INC. (MD)
Tamika Kemp, Health Information Manager/ HIPAA Privacy Security Officer | Birmingham Green (VA)
Dena Le'Gaux, Talent and Culture Director | The Village at Orchid Ridge (VA)
Donna McKernin, Accounting Manager | Falcons Landing (VA)
Taci Merkley, Controller | Knollwood Military Retirement Community (DC)
Jennifer Norton, Neighborhood Leader | Hermitage Richmond(VA)
Meagan Saunders, Human Resources & Payroll Manager | UCHS Lake Prince Woods (VA)
Thelma Shaffer, Director of Marketing & Admissions | Mennowood Retirement Community (VA)
Andy Switzer, Director of Center Excellence in Health & Wellness / Director, Broadmead Community for Life | Broadmead (MD)
Natesha Williams, Director of Activities | Asbury Methodist Village (MD)
DeAnn Akins, Facilitator, President & Founder | OctoFly Dreams
Charlotte Sibold, Coach, Executive Director | Sunnyside Retirement Community
Robin Von Der Pool, Coach, Director of Volunteer Services/Community Liaison | Stoddard Baptist Nursing Home
Henry Moehring, Coach, Senior Vice President of Health Care Services & Operations | Asbury Communities, Inc. 

2020 Leadership Academy Fellows

Theresa Diaz, Infection Control Nurse | Stoddard Baptist Nursing Home (DC)
Danielle Flippin, Adult Care Center Manager |JABA Adult Care Center (VA)
Sarah Hagan, Vice President of Independent Living | Bridgewater Retirement Community (VA)
Jessica Herpst, Manager-in-Training | Army Distaff Foundation & Knollwood (DC)
Heather Jacobs, Services Liaison and Security Manager |Asbury Solomons (MD)
William Lester, Administrator | Warm Hearth Village (VA)
Amy Lewis, Coordinator of Resident Program Development | Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury (VA)
Becky Lipscomb, Sales Director | The Village at Orchard Ridge (VA)
Tammy Mackey, Executive Director | Lakewood at Home (VA)
Steven Nelson, Director of Building & Grounds | The Chesapeake (VA)
Joan Noe, Account & Project Manager/Client Liaison | Senior Options (VA)
Miamah Pinkard, Compliance Officer | NCBA Housing Management Corporation (DC)
Lindy Sellew, Admin/HR Assistant | Brandermill Woods (VA)
Lauren Sims, Administrator | Falcons Landing (VA)
Jennifer Young, Business Office Director | Hermitage Richmond (VA) 
DeAnn Akins, Facilitator, President & Founder | OctoFly Dreams
Libby Bush, Coach, CEO & Executive Director | Vinson Hall
Sue DaCamera, Coach, Chief Operating Officer | Asbury Communities
Dwight Mayes, Coach, Director | NCBA

2019 Leadership Academy Fellows

Carla Brown, Executive Director | St. Joseph's Place (MD)
Trent Clugston, Administrator | Mountain View Nursing Home (VA)
Matt Dameron, Assistant Executive Director | Hermitage Richmond (VA)
Marni Ewell, Terrace Resident Services Director | Army Distaff Foundation & Knollwood (DC)
Meredith Hodges, Director of Quality Assurance & Compliance | Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay (VA)
Eileen Kwak, Director of Resident Services | Lakewood (VA)
Heather Mattingly, Director of Development | Asbury Solomons & Calvert County Nursing Center (MD)
Dave Milliron, Director of Maintenance & Engineering | Cedarfield (VA)
Damian Nita, IT/Network Tech | Shenandoah Valley Westminster-Canterbury (VA)
Viatris Nugent, AL/Memory Support Social Worker | The Chesapeake (VA)
Cynthia Perez, Sr. Director of Marketing & Admissions | Asbury Methodist Village (MD)
Dennis Poremski, Director of Wellness | Asbury Solomons (MD)
Cecilia Roe, Director of A/R and Billing | Ingleside Senior Living (MD)
Crystal Scott, Assistant Executive Director | Carroll Manor Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center (DC)
Andrea Staskiel, Director of Marketing & Sales | Warwick Forest (VA)
Robin Von der Pool, Director of Volunteer Services/Community Liaison | Stoddard Baptist Nursing Home (DC) 
DeAnn Akins, Facilitator, President & Founder | OctoFly Dreams
Libby Bush, Coach, CEO & Executive Director | Vinson Hall
Sue DaCamera, Coach, Chief Operating Officer | Asbury Communities
Steve Nash, Coach, President & CEO | Stoddard Baptist Home

2018 Leadership Academy Fellows

Donna Bolton, Manager, Dining Services | The Lewinsville Retirement Residence (VA)
Delaine Caldwell, Director of Resident Life Services | Hermitage in Roanoke (VA)
Brandy Day, Senior Director of Human Resources & Organizational Development | Williamsburg Landing (VA)
Anne Ellestad, Director of Pastoral Care & Counseling | Asbury Methodist Village (MD)
Maggie Falzone, Nursing Home Administrator | Willowbrook Court, Country House (DE)
Heather Gearhart, Vice President, Health & Wellness | Warm Hearth, Inc. (VA)
Stacey Iden, Connected Living Director | The Village at Orchard Ridge (VA)
Heather Kennedy, Community Life Director | Glen Meadows Retirement Community (MD)
Stephanie Lawrence, Independent Living Marketing Counselor | Vinson Hall Retirement Community (VA)
Elizabeth Lewis, Chaplain | Shenandoah Valley Westminster-Canterbury (VA)
Matthew Meinertzhagen, Director of Facilities Management | Lake Prince Woods (VA)
Melinda Noland, Director of Wellness Center | VMRC (VA)
Dennis Olaniyi, RN, Director of Nursing | Stoddard Baptist Nursing Home (DC)
Traci Powers, RN, Director of Nursing | Heron Point of Chestertown (MD)
Brian Tenney, Executive Director | Westminster at Lake Ridge (VA)
Robert Wagner, Director of Dining Services | Birmingham Green (VA)
Michael DeGeronimo, Leader in Residence, Program Director |Walter Read Adult Day Health Center
Joan Thomas, Leader in Residence, Chief Clinical Officer | Birmingham Green
Courtney Nuzzo, Leader in Residence, Administrator |The Lewinsville Retirement Residence

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