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     Congratulations to our 2023 honorees! 

    Join us to celebrate on May 22, 2023! 

    #McKnightsWOD


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    WELCOME TO THE 2023 McKnight's WOMEN OF DISTINCTION PROGRAM

    McKnight's Long-Term Care News, McKnight's Senior Living and McKnight’s Home Care are thrilled to once again recognize women making their marks in skilled nursing, senior living and home care, inspiring others and having a powerful effect on the lives of the individuals they serve.
     

    Building on the success of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction program’s previous four years, we’re pleased to announce the opening of nominations for the fifth annual awards program, which once again will include related events.


    Whether you know a woman who has made a significant contribution in skilled nursing, senior living or home care, or someone who is a rising star, it’s time to make your nominations!


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    2023 Honorees



    RISING STARS


    Amanda Brooks, Senior Executive Director, Retirement Unlimited, Inc. (Paul Spring Retirement Community), Alexandria VA

    Darlene Corporan. Clinical Care Manager, The New Jewish Home, New York, NY

    Katie Davis, Administrator, Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society (Good Samaritan Society – Albert Lea), Albert Lea MN

    Emily Erickson, Executive Vice President of Clinical Services, Retirement Unlimited, Inc, Roanoke, VA

    Katie Gallenstein, Market Leader, Help at Home, Chicago

    Jennifer George, MPA, Executive Director, WelbeHealth / Pacific PACE, Pasadena, CA

    Carly Loewus, Campus Administrator, Clement Manor, Greenfield WI

    Destiny Sisk, Executive Director, Touchmark (Touchmark on West Century), Bismarck ND

    Hannah Sizemore, Administrator, Barbourville Health & Rehabilitation Center, Barbourville KY

    Rhonda St. Onge, Executive Director, Brookdale Senior Living (Brookdale Trillium Crossing), Columbus OH

    Sharell Shippen, Director of Spirituality, HumanGood, Duarte CA

    Desirae Toomey, Administrator, Home- and Community-Based Services, Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society (Sanford Home Health), Sioux Falls SD

    Rose Trevino, Director of Operations, Help at Home, Chicago

    Amanda Young, Executive Director, The Wesley at Home, Towson MD

    Izabella Wells, Director of Nursing, Hilltop Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Charleston, IL 

    Taylor Zelnio, Director of Resident Services, Crest Healthcare, Skokie, IL


    VETERAN VIP'S


    Ilene Arroyo, Senior Director of Human Resources, The New Jewish Home, New York City

    Mary Grace (Grace) Crisostomo, Senior Asset Manager, HumanGood (Beacon Development Group), Duarte, CA

    Juliet Fountain, Administrator and Executive Director, Harrison Senior Living (Harrison House of Snow Hill and and John B. Parsons Assisted Living), Snow Hill MD

    Sophia Guel-Valenzuela, Director, Strategy and Special Projects, WelbeHealth PACE, Walnut, CA

    Sarah Laloyan, Senior Vice President of Coterie and Signature, Atria, Louisville, KY

    Monica McAfee, Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer, John Knox Village of Florida, Pompano Beach FL

    Gina Mizzoni, Traditional Care Director, Benchmark Senior Living, Waltham, MA

    Rebecca Murray, Administrator, Bridges Health (The Ambassador Skilled Nursing and Therapy), Tulsa, OK

    Robin Nelson, Director of Nursing, Maplewood of Cheshire County, Westmoreland NH

    Vicki Nordby, Nurse Consultant, Marquis Companies, Milwaukie OR

    Jackie Pappalardi, Executive Director Foundation for Quality Care, New York State Health Facilities Association / New York State  Center for Assisted Living, Albany, NY

    Brenda Perkins, Divisional Resident Engagement Manager – East, Brookdale Senior Living, Brentwood TN

    Judy Plantinga, Executive Director, Trilogy Health Services (Cedar Creek Health Campus), Louisville, KY

    Sheree Lee Spencer, Director of Nursing, Champion Care (The Bay at Eastview), Antigo, WI

    Carol Williams, CEO/Administrator, Hallmark Healthcare of Pekin, Pekin, IL

    Stacy Yosko, Director of Resident Services, Harrison Senior Living (Harrison House Chester County), Coatesville PA



    HALL OF HONOR

     

    LaShuan Bethea, Executive 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


    Andrea Devoti, Executive Vice President, National Association for Home Care & Hospice, Washington, D.C.

    Shelley Esden, President and CEO, Sonata Senior Living, Orlando, FL

    Genevieve Gipson, RN, MEd, Director and Founder, National Network of Career Nursing Assistants, Norton, OH

    Kirsten Goulde, Senior 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, Senior Vice President, Quality, Regulatory and Clinical Services, American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living, Washington, DC

    Donna Kelsey, CEO, American Senior Communities, Indianapolis

    Cindy Longfellow, Vice President, Business Development, Sales and Marketing, Juniper Communities, Bloomfield, NJ

    Patricia Lutzky, Senior Vice President of Independent Living, Peconic Landing, Greenport, NY

    Kelly MacNeill-Cooney, President, National Association of Rehab Providers & Agencies, Washington, DC

    Aimee Middleton, Vice President, Operations, Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, Sioux Falls, SD

    Kimberly Nystrom, President of Skilled Home Health, Elara Caring, Dallas


    April Payne, Chief Quality and Regulatory Affairs Officer and Executive Director, Virginia Health Care Association/Virginia Center for Assisted Living, Richmond, VA


    Lori Porter, CEO and co-founder, National Association of Health Care Assistants, Carl Junction, MO

    Tina Sandri, CEO, Forest Hills of DC, Washington, DC

    Jill Sorenson, Senior Vice President/Senior Director of Operations, LCS, Des Moines, IA

    Rayvelle Stallings, MD, DABFM, Senior Vice President, Physician Services and Corporate Medical Officer, PruittHealth, Norcross, GA

    Shelly Sun, CEO, BrightStar Care, Gurnee, IL



    SPIRIT WINNERS


    Mary Franklin, Executive Director, Cypress Cove, Fort Myers, FL

    Necia Jeske, Director of Nursing, The Bay at Suring Health and Rehabilitation, Suring, WI (A Champion Care facility)

    Nadeen Moore, Area Nurse Manager, Florida, Brookdale Senior Living

    Kendra Roberts, Vice President, Operations, Affordable Housing, HumanGood, Duarte, CA

    Natalie Spencer, Director of Nursing, Sanatoga Center (Genesis), Pottstown, PA

    Janie Whipple, Connections Coordinator, Benchmark Senior Living - Academy Point at Mystic, Mystic, CT

    EVENT INFORMATION

    EVENT DATE



    DATE: Monday, May 22, 2023

    TIME: *agenda below
    (FORUM) 1:00 pm-4:30 pm
    (AWARDS CEREMONY) 6:00 pm-9:00 pm

     
    VENUE: JW Marriott Chicago

    151 W Adams Street, Chicago, IL


    EVENT FEES & ATTIRE


    Individual Ticket to Forum & Awards Ceremony: $320


    Table of 10 to Forum & Awards Ceremony: $3,200


    Individual Ticket to FORUM ONLY : $99


    Dress Code: Cocktail Attire

    Register Now

    Venue Location

    JW Marriott Chicago
    151 W Adams St, Chicago, IL 60603

    WOD ALL-TIME ROSTER


    LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT


    Patricia Will 2022

    Mary Ousley 2021

    Wendy Simpson 2020

    Lynne Katzmann 2019


    HALL OF HONOR


    Lori Alford                2019

    Eleanor Alvarez            2020

    Mitze Amoroso            2022

    Brenda Bacon            2019

    Lucinda “Cindy” Baier        2020

    Leigh Ann Barney            2021

    Samira Beckwith            2020

    Winsome Bent            2019

    Maribeth Bersani            2020

    Akia Blandon                2020

    Crystal Bowens            2019

    Robin Bradley            2021

    Joanne Braeunle            2020

    Carol Burnell                2020

    Beth Burnham Mace        2020

    Vassar Byrd                2020

    Pilar Carvajal                2019

    Denise Chadwick Wright        2021

    Teresa Chopoorian            2021

    Lisi Coleman                2022

    Brenda Connelly            2022

    Patti Cullen                2022

    Terri Cunliffe                2021

    Leslie Cunningham Campbell    2019

    April Diaz                2022

    Jamie Dlatt                2019

    Kim Estes Elliott            2019

    Mary “Molly” Forrest            2020

    Nathalie Francois            2021

    Tana Gall                2021

    Kimberly Green-Yates        2019

    Susan Grigg                2022

    Demetress Harrell            2022

    Stephanie Harris            2019

    Lynn Hood                2021

    Nancy Hooks                2021

    Carol Hulgan                2020 

    Jennifer Kennedy            2022

    Mary Knapp                2020

    Bonnie Laiderman            2022

    Mary Leary                2020

    Andrea Leebron-Clay        2019

    Luz Libeskind            2022

    Rita Mabli                2020

    Barb Masella                2019

    Deborah Meade            2020

    Cassie Mistretta            2022

    Cynthia Morton            2020

    Joylin Nation                2022

    Wendy Nowokunski            2020

    Alla Onitskansky            2019

    Connie Ortega            2020

    Tammy Jo Painter            2019

    Mary Sue Patchett            2021

    Katherine “Katie” Potter        2020

    Melissa Powell            2021

    JoAnne Reifsnyder            2020

    Tammy Retalic            2020

    DeLaine Rice-White            2022

    Meera Riner                2021

    Jolene Roberts            2019

    Kathryn Roberts            2019

    Barb Rode                2022

    Mary Alice Ryan            2020

    Amy Schectman            2022

    Wendy Schrag            2022

    Gail Sheridan            2021

    Carol Silver Elliott            2022

    Katie Smith Sloan            2019

    Melissa Sorensen            2021

    Nicole Steck-Waitt            2021

    Robyn Stone                2021

    Lizzy Straus                2019

    Kim Te Brugge            2021

    Sara Terry                2022

    Kimberly Townsend            2020

    Bryanna Wegner            2022

    Patricia Will                2021


    VETERAN VIP'S

     

    Christiana Bonsu            2021

    Charlene Boyd            2021

    Johnnie Brooks            2021

    Amanda Brown            2021

    Jean Bryan                2021

    Traci Bullens                2021

    Elizabeth Dauch            2022

    Karen Devaney            2022

    Joan Devine                2022

    Estela Divino                2021

    Barbara Galindo            2021

    Juliet Holt Klinger            2022

    Susan Levy                2022

    Lindsay Martin            2022

    Isha Mathis                2022

    Mary Jean McKeveny        2022

    Sandra Mundy            2022

    Nemse Paguntalan            2021

    Janice Pate                2021

    Debra Reed                2022

    Tina Reed                2022

    Sandy Skerda            2021

    Jamie Smiley                2021

    Gail Spencer                2021

    Cheryl Welch                2021

    Tracy Zamora            2021


    RISING STARS

    Kara Abdala                2021

    Holly Artkamp Romie        2022

    Jiane Bassi                2021

    Sarah Bateman            2022

    Sarah Belmont            2019

    Dina Besirevic            2020

    Hayley Boutte            2020

    Jaime Brady                2021

    Vanessa Brookes            2019

    Patricia Bush                2022

    Morgan C.B. Miles            2022

    Kate Catizone            2020

    Robyn Childs                2020

    Shilpi Choni                2020

    Jennifer Cisneros            2019

    Hemwattie “Hemi” Clough        2021

    Kari Dick                2019

    Erin Donaldson            2019

    Josiane Dusabe            2021

    Debora Erksa            2019

    Amanda Elliott            2021

    Jodi Eyigor                2021

    Michelle Feng            2021

    Elizabeth Ann Fetner        2022

    Felichia Fields            2019

    Anne-Marie Fitz            2022

    Berenice Galvez-Soto        2019

    Scarlet Star Gardner        2019

    Jessica Garvin            2019

    Erika Gennari            2020

    Bre Grubbs                2019

    Audra Gutierrez-Ritari        2020

    Kristin Harris                2021

    Marissa Harth            2021

    Alicia Hartnett            2020

    Jodi Hill                2020

    Heather Hudson            2020

    Raven Jackson            2020

    Katie Jayne                2019

    Marissa Kalama            2021

    Kendra King-Smith            2021

    Natalie Law                2019

    Meg (Margaret) Lutze        2019

    Mandy Lynch                2020

    Jennifer Mack            2020

    Jennifer Maina            2019

    Majid Tabassum            2019

    Pamela Maloney            2020

    Stephanie Maupin            2022

    Marcy McNeal            2021

    Ahkira McPherson            2020

    Jamie Merill                 2022

    Rachel Monger            2019

    Kelly Ornberg            2020

    Jana Pauldin                2021

    Stephanie Popp            2020

    Renee Porter                2021

    Jaclyn Pritchett            2020

    Sarah Randolph            2020

    Kristy Ruppe Craddock        2019

    Tina Sadarangani             2021

    Rebecca Scott Rawn        2019

    Crystal Shelby            2022

    Magen Shelton            2022

    Julia Shiner                 2022

    Amy Silva-Magalhaes        2020

    Christina Ulbricht            2019

    Melanie Washington        2020

    Shannon Watson            2020

    Theresa Watts            2022

    Victoria Wenick            2022

    Nadia Williams            2021

    Trista Wilson             2022

    Kristina Wright            2022

    Shamin Wu                2019

    McKNIGHT'S SPIRIT AWARD


    Christina Harris            2022

    Nancy McCune            2022

    Cassie Morris            2022

    Barbara Richards            2022

    Lena Robinson            2022

    Rosita Taylor                2022

    Lynn Weidner            2022

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