CALA Committees

Education Committee

COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR
Paula Hertel
Senior Living Consult
COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR
Nancy Schier Anzelmo
Alzheimer’s Care Associates
Damion Anderson
Northstar Senior Living
James Arp
Belmont Village La Jolla
Patti Berman
Sunrise Senior Living
Lorene Bower
Oakmont Management Group
Mark Cimino
CiminoCare
Ken Claire
Steadfast Companies
Carmel Dolcine-Joseph
Elder Care Alliance
Christina Drislane
Masonic Homes of California
Michele Dukes
Chancellor Health Care, Inc.
Lindsey Flores
Carlton Senior Living
Chris Gladheim
Senior Resource Group, LLC
Kim Golden
Merrill Gardens, LLC
Alan Graza
Skilled Management, Inc.
Lisa Hulse
Villages of San Luis Obispo
Jen Johnson
Atria Senior Living
Judith Jones
Oakmont Management Group
Cheryl Martin
Prairie City Landing
Tana McMillon
Silverado | Memory Care Communities
Kelly Ording
Watermark Retirement Communities
Payam Saljoughian
Hanson Bridgett, LLP
Therese ten Brinke
Eskaton
John Tsumura
Wilson Getty LLP
Julie Wilkins
EmpowerMe Wellness

Finance Committee

COMMITTEE CHAIR
Ron Mead
Senior Resource Group, LLC
Michel Augsburger
Chancellor Health Care, Inc.
Michelle Egerer
Silverado | Memory Care Communities
David Eskenazy
Cogir Management USA, Inc.
Collette Gray
Integral Senior Living
Rick Jensen
Northstar Senior Living
Danielle Morgan
Clearwater Living
Todd Shetter
ActivCare Living
Courtney Siegel
Oakmont Management Group

Public Policy Committee

COMMITTEE CHAIR
Jay Thomas
Atria Senior Living
Josh Allen
Allen Flores Consulting Group
Doug Armstrong
Belmont Village Senior Living
Michel Augsburger
Chancellor Healthcare, Inc.
Tara Clayton
Marsh
Tara Cope
Vi Senior Living
Ana de la Cerda
Aegis Senior Communities
Carmel Dolcine-Joseph
Elder Care Alliance
David Eskenazy
Cogir Management USA, Inc.
Lori Ferguson
Hanson Bridgett, LLP
Jeff Fischer
MBK Senior Living
Joel Goldman
Hanson Bridgett, LLP
Christian Holland
Senior Resource Group, LLC
Rick Jensen
Northstar Senior Living
Sue McPherson
Oakmont Management Group
Danielle Morgan
Clearwater Living
Lisa O’Neal
Kisco Senior Living
John Olympitis
Welltower Inc.
Todd Shetter
ActivCare Living
Lisa Thompson
Sunrise Senior Living
Jeffrey Toomer
Brookdale Senior Living
Michael Zeug
Integral Senior Living

CCRC Subcommittee

COMMITTEE CHAIR
Tara Cope
Vi Senior Living
Daniel Merriman
Life Care Services
Deidre Schonfeldt
Hanson Bridgett, LLP
Matt Stevenson
Oakmont Management Group
Jeffrey Toomer
Brookdale Senior Living
Justin Wilson III
Spieker Senior Development Partners
Scott Winans
Eskaton

Legal Subcommittee

COMMITTEE CHAIR
Joel Goldman
Hanson Bridgett, LLP
Heather Lee Allred
Welltower Inc.
Douglas Armstrong
Belmont Village Senior Living
Elizabeth Chambers
Aegis Senior Communities
Tara Clayton
Marsh
Lisa Cooney
AlerisLife Inc.
Tara Cope
Vi Senior Living
Lori Ferguson
Hanson Bridgett, LLP
Tom Garberson
Eskaton
Steve Geissler
Aegis Living
Christian Holland
Senior Resource Group
Anita Hsu
MBK Senior Living
Kristina Hulsey
Silverado
Robert Lane
Alliant Specialty
Lisa O’Neal
Kisco Senior Living
Scott Putnam
Northstar Senior Living
Melissa Solomon
Oakmont Management Group
Kirstin Sumner
Brookdale Senior Living
Jay Thomas
Atria Senior Living
Nancy Voisin
Sunrise Senior Living
Leslie White
Belmont Village Senior Living
William Wilson
Wilson Getty, LLP

Workforce Development Committee

COMMITTEE CHAIR
Douglas Lessard
Belmont Village Senior Living
Cathy Helton
Milestone Retirement Communities
Eric Hostetter
Bruceville Point
Sara Padilla
Senior Resource Group, LLC
Carol Pickard
ACC Senior Services
Andrew Sheppard
Brookdale Senior Living
Lyndee Whaley
Sunrise of Fair Oaks
Machelle Vietz
CiminoCare
Brant Watson
Heffernan Insurance Brokers

Excellence in Service Awards Committee

COMMITTEE CHAIR
Michel Augsburger
Chancellor Health Care, Inc.
Aron Alexander
Atria Senior Living
Phil Altman
MorningStar Senior Living
Terry Ervin
Oakmont Management Group
Benoit Levesque
Cogir Management USA, Inc.
Ashley Pearce
ActivCare Living
Lisa Schumann
Carlton Senior Living
Lance Shenk
Aegis Senior Communities
Kevin Wrigley
Oakmont Management Group