In addition to our Board of Directors, NIC has benefited from the strong leadership of the Operator Advisory Board and many committees which provide the leadership, insights, and strategic guidance that further enables the delivery of our mission.
Operator Advisory Board
2023 Fall Conference Program Commitee
2023 Data & Analytics Conference Program Committee
DEI Committee
Future Leaders Council Advisory Committee
2024 Spring Conference Program Committee
Operator Advisory Board

Leigh Ann Barney
President & CEO
Trilogy Health Services

Timothy Buchanan
Founder & Chief Executive Officer & President
Legend Senior Living

John Cochrane
President & Chief Executive Officer
HumanGood

Doug Dollenberg
President & Chief Executive Officer
Brightview Senior Living

Chuck Harry
Chief Operating Officer
NIC

John Hartmayer
Chief Operations Officer
Benchmark Senior Living

Mary Leary
President & Chief Executive Officer
Mather

Bryan McCaleb
President
Sagora Senior Living

Joel Nelson
President & Chief Executive Officer
Life Care Services

Brandon Ribar
President & CEO
Sonida Senior Living Corporation

MJ Ritschel
Chief Investment Officer
Kisco Senior Living

Joe Steier
President & Chief Executive Officer
Signature Healthcare, LLC

Toby Tilford
Chief Executive Officer
Links Healthcare Group

Kristopher Woolley
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Avista Senior Living
2023 Fall Conference Program Commitee

Susan Barlow
Co-founder & Managing Partner
Blue Moon Capital Partners LP
Executive Committee,
Compensation Committee,
Chair

Leigh Ann Barney
President & CEO
Trilogy Health Services

Zachary Bowyer
Senior Managing Director, Housing & Healthcare Production
Cushman & Wakefield

Jill Brosig
Operating Partner Services & Sustainability Co-chair
Harrison Street Real Estate Capital

Lori Coombs
Managing Director
Wells Fargo Multi-Family Capital

Ben Firestone
Executive Managing Director & Co-founder
Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors

Bre Grubbs
Partner & Chief Strategy Officer
Leisure Care
Executive Committee,
Governance & Nominating Committee

Chuck Harry
Chief Operating Officer
NIC

Joseph Kiernan
Chief Strategy Officer, Senior Vice President Network Development
Ocean Health Care

Matthew Ruark
SVP, Head of Commercial & Healthcare Mortgage Production
KeyBank Real Estate Capital

Joshua Stevens
Chief Corporate Officer
EmpowerMe Wellness

Brian Sunday
Managing Director/Senior Portfolio Manager
AEW Capital Management, L.P.

Steven Swain
Chief Financial Officer
Brookdale Senior Living
2023 Data & Analytics Conference Program Committee

Zachary Bowyer
Senior Managing Director, Housing & Healthcare Production
Cushman & Wakefield

Kyle Gardner
Chief Operating Officer
NIC MAP Vision

Jacquelyn Kung
Chief Executive Officer
Great Place to Work Institute

Timothy Robeson
Executive Director
PGIM Real Estate Finance

Jay Wagner
Vice Chairman
Cushman & Wakefield Inc.
DEI Committee

Holly Ballarotto
Chief of Staff
Brandywine Living

Samira Madhany
Principal
The Carlyle Group

Courtney Nickels
Senior Vice President
Artemis Real Estate Partners

Matthew Ruark
SVP, Head of Commercial & Healthcare Mortgage Production
KeyBank Real Estate Capital

Tim Sanders
Senior Investment Officer
Ventas, Inc.

Jennifer Wong
Vice President, Acquisitions
AEW Capital Management, L.P.
Future Leaders Council Advisory Committee

Lawrence Brin
Managing Director
MidCap Financial

Bre Grubbs
Partner & Chief Strategy Officer
Leisure Care
Executive Committee,
Governance & Nominating Committee

Chuck Harry
Chief Operating Officer
NIC

Doug Lessard
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Belmont Village Senior Living
2024 Spring Conference Program Committee

David Friend
Principal
Marcum, LLP

Vikas Gupta
Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and Development
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

Michael Kurliand
Vice President Clinical Quality and Integration
MedWand Solutions, Inc.

Sheryl Marcet
CIO
Arcus Healthcare Partners, LLC

Maria Nadelstumph
Senior Vice President- Brandywine Center of Excellence
Brandywine Living

James Thompson
SVP – Senior Director of Healthcare Lending