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
- Kelly Cook Andress, Founder & President, Sage Senior Living
- Leigh Ann Barney, President & CEO, Trilogy Health Services
- Ray Braun, Staff Contact, President & Chief Executive Officer, NIC
- 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
- Chip Gabriel, Executive Chairman, Generations, LLC
- Tana Gall, President, Merrill Gardens
- Chuck Harry, Staff Contact, Chief Operating Officer, NIC
- John Hartmayer, Chief Operations Officer, Benchmark Senior Living
- Mary Leary, President & Chief Executive Officer, Mather
- Beth Mace, Chief Economist, NIC
- Bryan McCaleb, President, Sagora Senior Living
- Joel Nelson, President & Chief Executive Officer, Life Care Services
- Ryan Novaczyk, Chief Executive Officer, New Perspective Senior Living
- 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
- Fee Stubblefield, Chair, Founder & CEO, The Springs Senior Living, LLC
- Toby Tilford, Chief Executive Officer, Links Healthcare Group
- Kristopher Woolley, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Avista Senior Living
2023 Spring Conference Program Committee
- Colleen Blumenthal, MAI, Co-Chair, Chief Operating Officer & Partner, HealthTrust, LLC
- Ray Braun, Staff Contact, President & Chief Executive Officer, NIC
- Ryan Brooks , Senior Principal, Healthcare, NIC
- Diane Burfeindt, Managing Partner, Trilogy Connect
- Benjamin Burke, Managing Partner, Headwaters Group
- Brian Cloch, Principal & Co-Founder, Innovative Health
- Jamie Cobb, Managing Director, Columbia Pacific Advisors
- Hilary Forman, PT, RAC-CT, Chief Clinical Strategies Officer, HealthPRO Heritage
- John Getchey, Chief Investment Officer, ReNew REIT
- Vikas Gupta, Senior Vice President, Acquisitions & Development, Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.
- Brandi Healey, Vice President, Asset Management, Harrison Street
- Chuck Harry, Chief Operating Officer, NIC
- Amy Kaszak, President, Special Needs Plans, AllyAlign Health
- Lynne Katzmann, President & CEO, Juniper Communities
- Joseph Kiernan, Chief Strategy Officer & SVP, Network Development, Ocean Healthcare
- Michael Kurliand, Director, Telehealth & Process Improvement, West Health
- Peter Longo, Co-Chair, Principal & Managing Partner, Cantex Continuing Care Network
- James Lydiard, Chief Strategy Officer, HarmonyCares
- Beth Mace, Chief Economist, NIC
- Sheryl Marcet, Chief Investment Officer, Arcus Healthcare Partners
- Kelsey Mellard, Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Sitka
- Joel Mendes, Co-Chair, Senior Director, JLL (Co-Chair)
- Morgin Morris, Senior Vice President, KeyBank Real Estate Capital
- Maria Nadelstumph, Senior Vice President, Brandywine Center of Excellence, Brandywine Living
- Jessica Pearce, Program & Professional Development Manager, NIC
- Dague Retzlaff, Senior Vice President, Capital One
- Jerry Taylor, Vice President, Operations, National Health Investors
- John Rijos, Co-founder & Operating Partner, Chicago Pacific Founders
- James Thompson, Senior Vice President & Executive Lending Officer, Healthcare Banking & Finance, Signature Bank
2023 Fall Conference Program Committee
- Susan Barlow, Co-Chair, Co-founder, Managing Partner & COO, Blue Moon Capital Partners
- Leigh Ann Barney , Chief Executive Officer, Trilogy Health Services
- Aaron Becker, Senior Managing Director, Housing & Healthcare Production, Lument
- Zachary Bowyer, Senior Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield
- Ray Braun, Staff Contact, President & Chief Executive Officer, NIC
- Jill Brosig, Operating Partner Services & Sustainability Co-chair, Harrison Street Real Estate Capital
- Mitch Brown, Principal, Senior Housing Consulting
- Randy Bufford, President & Chief Executive Officer, Synchrony Health Services
- Lori Coombs, Managing Director, Wells Fargo Multi-Family Capital
- Joe Daniels, Vice President of Business Development, Direct Supply/Aptura
- Ben Firestone, Executive Managing Director & Co-founder, Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors
- Tana Gall , President, Merrill Gardens
- Bre Grubbs, Executive Vice President, Revenue Strategies, Leisure Care
- Dave Harper, Senior Vice President, Capital One Healthcare Real Estate
- Chuck Harry, Staff Contact, Chief Operating Officer, NIC
- Justin Hutchens, Executive Vice President, Senior Housing (North America) & Chief Investment Officer, Ventas, Inc.
- Michelle Kelly, Senior Vice President, Investments, National Health Investors
- Joseph Kiernan , Chief Strategy Officer, Senior Vice President Network Development, Ocean Health Care
- Beth Mace, Chief Economist, NIC
- Arick Morton, Chief Executive Officer, NIC MAP Vision
- Sevy Petras, Chief Executive Officer, Priority Life Care
- Kurt Read, Co-Chair, Managing Director, RSF Partners
- Matthew Ruark, Senior Vice President & Head of Commercial & Healthcare Production, Keybank Real Estate Capital Market Group
- Steven Schmidt, National Director, Senior Housing Lending, Freddie Mac
- Ken Segarnick, Chief Corporate Officer, Brandywine Living
- 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
Data & Analytics Conference Program Committee
- Zach Bowyer, Senior Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield Inc.
- Sebastian Brown, Managing Director, RSF Partners
- Julie Ferguson, Senior Vice President Senior, ryancomoanies.com
- Kyle Gardner, Chief Operating Officer, NIC MAP Vision
- Justin Hutchens, EVP, Senior Housing, Ventas, Inc.
- Jacquelyn Kung, Chief Executive Officer, Great Place to Work Institute
- Kelsey Mellard, Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Sitka
- Arick Morton, Chief Executive Officer, NIC MAP Vision
- Richard Nix, Director, Yardi
- Severine Petras, CEO & Co-Founder, Priority Life Care
- Timothy Robeson, Executive Director, PGIM Real Estate Finance
- Jay Wagner, Vice Chairman, Cushman & Wakefield Inc.
Future Leaders Council Oversight Committee
- Lawrence (Lori) Brin, Managing Director, MidCap Financial
- Bre Grubbs, Partner & Executive Vice President, Leisure Care
- Chuck Harry, Chief Operating Officer, NIC
- Bob Kramer, Co-founder & Strategic Advisor, NIC
- Doug Lessard, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Belmont Village Senior Living
- Allen Lynch, Partner, Nixon Peabody
- Susannah Myerson, Director, Wells Fargo Bank
DEI Committee
- Cindy Baier, President & Chief Executive Officer, Brookdale Senior Living
- Holly Ballarotto, Chief of Staff, Brandywine Living
- Kai Hsiao, Chief Executive Officer, Senior Living US, Keppel Capital
- Lynne Katzmann, PhD, Founder & CEO, Juniper Communities
- Samira Madhany, Principal, The Carlyle Group
- Courtney Nickels, Senior Vice President, Artemis Real Estate Partners
- Matthew Ruark, Senior Vice President & 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.