Editor’s Note: McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, McKnight’s Senior Living and McKnight’s Home Care are profiling the McKnight’s 2022 Women of Distinction honorees daily July 5 through Aug. 11....
Meet Anne-Marie Fitz, Rising Star inductee
By
Nicole Blanchard
Jul 15, 2022
Beginning as an intern at Touchmark in 2007, Anne-Marie Fitz rose through several jobs, gaining increased responsibility of various departments like dining services and wellness, before her promotion to...
Meet Katie Davis, 2023 Rising Star
By
Amy Novotney
Jul 18, 2023
Learn more about Katie Davis, Administrator, Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society (Good Samaritan Society – Albert Lea), Albert Lea, MN.
Meet Mary Sue Patchett, Hall of Honor inductee
By
Chloe Konrad
Jul 30, 2021
From candy striper to senior living executive to owner of a senior living consulting firm, Mary Sue Patchett has a lot of accomplishments.
Meet Kara Abdala, Rising Star honoree
By
Emma Baumgartel
Jul 09, 2021
Kara Abdala proves that persistence and creative problem-solving are keys to a well-run operation, especially in a senior living setting.
Meet Kirsten Goulde, 2023 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Ron Rajecki
Jul 27, 2023
Learn more about Kirsten Goulde, Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Oakmont Management Group, Irvine, CA.
Meet Debra Reed, 2022 Veteran VIP honoree
By
C. Max Bachmann
Jul 28, 2022
Debra Reed’s personal credo is to “leave the world a little better than I found it.” Her career experience and achievements indicate that she has stayed true to those words.
Meet Mitze Amoroso, Hall of Honor Honoree
By
C. Max Bachmann
Jul 08, 2022
When it comes to technology in the senior living and care industry, Mitze Amoroso does it all.
Meet Amanda Elliot, Rising Star honoree
By
Chloe Konrad
Jul 14, 2021
While in college, Amanda Elliot completed an internship on the Hawaiian islands at a Life Care Services community. Although some might have become hooked on the location, Elliot got attached to the job.
Meet Renee Porter, Rising Star honoree
By
Chloe Konrad
Jul 13, 2021
The members of the Benedictine Order of Sisters in Atchison, KS, begin their time together at many different ages, but the retired sisters are able to continue living as a community in the Dooley Center,...