Kendra King-Smith, executive director, Duncanville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Duncanville, TX is in the 2021 class of McKnight’s Women of Distinction as a Rising Star honoree.
Meet Sarah Belmont, Rising Star honoree
By
Mallory Hackett
Aug 05, 2019
Belmont was the youngest person to be named vice president at Horizon Bay.
Women of Distinction: Seven lessons learned from women in my life
By
Michelle Feng, Ph.D.
Mar 08, 2021
Today is International Women’s Day, a time to celebrate the achievements made and progress yet to come by women across the globe. Recently, I was named a Rising Star in the 2021 McKnight’s Women of...
Meet Kelly Ornberg, Rising Star honoree
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Danielle Brown
Jul 13, 2020
At just 14, Kelly Ornberg started her first job, as a food server for Erickson Living, where she fell in love with residents and became passionate about them receiving the best care — and that passion...
Meet Berenice Galvez Soto, Rising Star Honoree
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Mallory Hackett
Jul 16, 2019
Berenice Galvez Soto says that when she gave birth to her son, she was determined to create a bright future for him.
Meet Kate Catizone, Rising Star honoree
By
Liza Berger
Jul 17, 2020
Kate Catizone’s love of numbers and data have made a difference at her employer, Villa Healthcare in Skokie, IL.
Meet Hayley Boutte, Rising Star honoree
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Liza Berger
Jul 08, 2020
Hayley Boutte is no ordinary administrator. In the 10 years she has worked at Maison Teche Nursing Center, in Jeanerette, LA, she has made a major difference in the lives of her residents and the older...
Meet Katie Jayne, Rising Star honoree
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Mallory Hackett
Jul 08, 2019
Bishop Gadsden’s Katie Jayne started in 2005 as an assistant to the director of marketing at the South Carolina community. Through hard work, she’s advanced and was promoted last year to become the...
Meet Raven Jackson, Rising Star honoree
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 20, 2020
Editor’s Note: We are profiling the McKnight’s 2020 Women of Distinction honorees daily through the program’s July 28 online awards ceremony. To register or learn more about this digital celebration,...
Meet Theresa Watts, 2022 Rising Star honoree
By
C. Max Bachmann
Jul 27, 2022
Theresa Watts has bravely led Alta Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation through the COVID-19 pandemic, despite joining the company only months before the crisis started.