Congratulations to the great duo at Canterbury-on-the-Lake (Waterford, MI) for an outstanding month of December. This duo consists of Marketing Director, Tracy Jenish (tjenish@cotl.net) and Residency Counselor, Shannon Maier (SMaier@cotl.net). They had 7 sales and 6 closings. We certainly appreciate all your efforts and dedication!!! Great work, ladies!

 

The Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester, IN ended 2012 on a high note with5 sales. Congratulations and thank you to the great team of Marketing Director, Sue Roesner (Sue.Roesner@PeabodyRC.org);Residency Counselor, Angie Woolard (Angela.woolard@PeabodyRC.org); and Marketing Assistant, Leona Campbell (Leona.Campbell@PeabodyRC.org). Your efforts and dedication are so appreciated.

 

Congratulations to the terrific sales team at Friendship Village Columbus! Marketing Director, Dawn Ruppel (druppel@fvcolumbus.com); Residency Counselor, Neil Edelson (Nedelson@fvcolumbus.com); Residency Counselor, Erin Mihalik (emihalik@fvcolumbus.com); and Marketing Assistant, Pat Boehm (pboehm@fvcolumbus.com) had a great month in December. The team finished up with 5sales. You all deserve a big round of applause. Thanks for all your effort!

 

A huge congratulations is in order to the sales and marketing team at Kingswood in Kansas City, MO. The team utilized the power of accelerated closings and sales skillsets to not only reach an important December bond covenant, but they greatly exceeded it. The team worked hard and is poised for a great year in 2013 with this kind of track record. Congratulations to Marketing Director, Nicole Garner (garnern@kingswoodccrc.org); Residency Counselor,  Maria Littleworth (littleworthm@kingswoodccrc.org); Marketing Coordinator, Roxane Stueve (stuever@kingswoodccrc.org) and Executive Director, Terri Moore (mooret@kingswoodccrc.org)!

 

Congratulations to the dynamic duo at NorthPointe Woods in Battle Creek, MI. Marketing Director, Jym Garman (jymg@northpointewoods.org) and Marketing Assistant, Connie Furrow (connief@northpointewoods.org) had a great month in December with 5 sales and 3 closings. Great work team - thanks for your energy and focus!!

 

Congratulations to Marketing Director, Ruth Wood (ruthw@rollinggreenvillage.com); Residency Counselor, Emily Walker (emilyw@rollinggreenvillage.com) and Marketing Assistant, Dorothy Jenkins (dorothyj@rollinggreenvillage.com) at Rolling Green Village in Greenville, SC. This marketing team accomplished 5 sales in December. Great job team RGV!

 

The Cypress Glen team in Greenville, NC finished out 2012 with 5 sales in December! Way to go Marketing Director, Donna Jacobs (djacobs@umrh.org); Residency Counselor, Elizabeth Jenkins (ejenkins@umrh.org) and Marketing Assistant, Allyson Gaskins (agaskins@umrh.org).

 

It's all about The Power of Five at Croasdaile Village in Durham, NC. Marketing Director, Carol Roycroft (carolr@umrh.org); Sr. Residency Counselor, Lisa Kistler (lisa@umrh.org) and Marketing Assistant, Sheila Dukes (sheilad@umrh.org) had 5 closings.

 

The team at Spring Harbor in Columbus, GA had a "merry" month with 5 IL sales, 2 IL closings and 1 AL sale! Marketing Director, Juanita Thomas(juanita.thomas@springharborccrc.org); Sales Counselor, Giovanna Gonzalez (giovanna.gonzalez@springharborccrc.org) and Marketing Assistant, Dan Johnson (dan.johnson@springharborccrc.org) kept their FOCUS and finished the month on a "joyful" note! This team has been utilizing their SKILLS learned at sales training and it shows. Great job, team Spring Harbor!!

 

The Gardens of Germantown in Germantown, TN ended their fiscal year by meeting their occupancy target! Marketing Director, Lisa Bobal (LBobal@GardensofGermantown.com) and Executive Director, Kathy Garbus (KGarbus@GardensofGermantown.com) have been working hard to learn and utilize the CRSA systems and procedures, but have not lost focus of the task at hand and will start the year on target! Way to go Gardens of Germantown...way to end the year!

 

Galloway Ridge in Pittsboro, NC worked REALLY hard in December to meet their end of year occupancy covenant goals! Marketing Director, Leslie Dyess (leslie@gallowayridge.com); Sales Counselor, Whitney Harris (wharris@gallowayridge.com); Sales Counselor, Randy East; Move-In Coordinator, Ashley Carver (ashley@gallowayridge.com) and Marketing Assistant, Gail Jacks (gail@gallowayridge.com) strategized with Executive Director, Heather Rusnak (hrusnak@gallowayridge.com) to use all their energy to end the year strong......and they did with 5 total sales and 12 total closings in December plus a move-in for The Arbors Assisted Living!! This team has already INVESTED in making 2013 great!

 

Congratulations to the Blakehurst team ending 2012 on a roll with 5 closings in December, beating their closings goal and achieving 97% occupancy! The team of Marketing Director, Elizabeth O'Connor (eoconnor@blakehurst.com) and Marketing Assistant, Meg Castellitto (mcastellitto@blakehurst.com) are the Towson, MD Rock Stars, and are looking forward to great things ahead in 2013.

 

Congratulations to the Wheaton, IL team at Wyndemere. Marketing Director, Judy Miltner (miltnerjudy@wyndemerelcs.com); Residency Counselors Beneta Usechek (usechekbeneta@wyndemerelcs.com) and Stacie Haynes (haynesstacie@wyndemerelcs.com); Marketing Assistant, Ellen Rossi (rossiellen@wyndemerelcs.com) and Move-In Coordinator, Adriana Rogalin (rogalinadriana@wyndemerelcs.com) achieved a very important December occupancy covenant. The team did an amazing job with managing some quick closings to help offset some additional attrition throughout the year. Well done, gang, and on to 2013!!!

 

Congratulations to the Sagewood Sizzlers (Phoenix, AZ) for a successful December.   Marketing Director, Ellen Devine (devinellen@sagewoodlcs.com) and Residency Counselor, Nancy Schnurr (schnurrnancy@sagewoodlcs.com) each had 3 sales for the month. Sagewood had 18 sales in the 4^th quarter and is looking forward to a busy New Year. Congratulations also to Closing/Move-In Coordinator, Beth Mader (maderbeth@sagewoodlcs.com) for facilitating 4 move-ins as well.

 

High Fives and two more to the team at Capital Manor in Salem, OR for 7 sales in December! It is very common for sales in December to be rather measly, but Marketing Director, Leilani Slama (lslama@capitalmanor.com); Marketing Representative, Tom Byron (tbyron@capitalmanor.com) and Sales Representative, Maria Cooley (mcooley@capitalmanor.com) broke the ceiling with a great month! Executive Director, David Lewis (lewisdavid@lcsnet.com) says, "This success is a result of the entire Capital Manor team. Every department takes some credit, as well as LCS and the board. Of course, the leaders in this would be our marketing and sales staff: Leilani, Tom and Maria. They have been creative, persistent and genuine with every person they work with."

 

Congratulations and thank you to Sales Counselor, Katie Travers (traversk@vantagehouse.org) who had 6 sales in December. This is an awesome achievement! Katie's dedication to Vantage House (Columbia, MD) is unwavering and has been for over 20 years! She is a great model for what it takes to stick to daily goals, being effective on appointments and always closing. Katie gets support from the entire Vantage House team: Marketing Director, Andrew Morgan (morgana@vantagehouse.org); Sales Counselor, Jennifer Jordan (jordanjennifer@vantagehouse.org) and Marketing Coordinator, Karen Patterson (pattersonk@vantagehouse.org). Executive Director, Meriann Ritacco (ritaccom@vantagehouse.org) is also a significant positive force for the team at Vantage House.

 

High Five to the team at Meadow Ridge in Redding, CT as they achieved 5 sales in December. The energy and enthusiasm of the team can be felt all over the state. This is a good indication of what 2013 will bring to Redding, CT. Marketing Director, Cathy Goodman (cgoodman@meadowridge.com) leads the team. Also contributing to sales are Sales Counselors Terry Minervini (tminervini@meadowridge.com) and Bob Baranowski (rbaranowski@meadowridge.com); Public Relations Coordinator, Jane Hickok (jhickok@meadowridge.com) and Marketing Coordinator, Brenda Saraceni (bsaraceni@meadowridge.com). Also a key to the success at Meadow Ridge is the great support the team gets from Executive Director, Lisa Kinsella (lkinsella@meadowridge.com).

 

Please join us in congratulating the Naperville, IL team of Monarch Landing for a fantastic performance with 5 sales for the month of December. In addition to an awesome December, the team ended 2013 by exceeding their sales goal and meeting their closing/move in goals. Sales Director, Kristin Drees (kdrees@monarchlanding.net); Residency Counselor, Melissa DiGiovanni (mdigiovanni@monarchlanding.net); Personal Moving Consultant/Sales Associate, Brenda Weaver (

) and Marketing and Sales Assistant, Kimmy Giudice (kgiudice@monarchlanding.net) stayed focused throughout the year to ensure their success! Congratulations, Monarch Landing, on a stellar performance in 2012. We are looking forward to a fantastic 2013. 

 

 

Congratulations to the team at Henry Ford Village in Dearborn, MI for 15 closings in the month of December. That's right...15 closings in one month! The team consists of Sales Director, Sandy Kravitz (kravitzsandy@hfvillage.com); Marketing Assistant, Nerys Hernandez (hernandeznerys@hfvillage.com); Residency Counselors Elena Sophiea (sophieaeleana@hfvillage.com), Nancy Roberts (robertsnancy@hfvillage.com), Jenifer McClendon (mcclendonjenifer@hfvillage.com), Bill Cosby (cosbybill@hfvillage.com) and Personal Move Consultant, Doreen Forbes (forbesdoreen@hfvillage.com) and Director of New Business Development, Adam Sterling (sterlingadam@hfvillage.com). Congratulations, Team HFV!!

 

Please congratulate Sedgebrook, located in Lincolnshire, IL, for collecting a solid sales performance of 4 sales in December. The sales team at Sedgebrook closed out 2012 by meeting their sales goal and have great momentum going into 2013. This sales team is Lifestyle Counselors Christine Segin (csegin@sedgebrook.net) and Valerie Gostele (vgostele@sedgebrook.net); Sales and Marketing Assistant, Quimby Wysokinski (qwysokinski@sedgebrook.net) and Sales Associate/Move-In Coordinator, Dawn McCloud (dmccloud@sedgebrook.net). Great things continue to happen at Sedgebrook.

 

The Clare, located in the heart of Chicago, IL, ended December by securing 6 10% deposits. Not only did December end well, the team was successful in meeting their 2012 sales and closing goals since new ownership. Congratulations to the sales team consisting of  Marketing and Sales Director, Erin Miller (emiller@theclare.com); Sales Counselors Cindy Joss (cjoss@theclare.com) and Kevin Wollam (kwollam@theclare.com); Move-in Coordinator, Whitney Magley (wmagley@theclare.com) and Community Outreach Coordinator, Nancy Duerr (nduerr@theclare.com). We are excited to see occupancy rising at the community in the heart of it all!

 

Congratulations to Lifecare Consultant, David O'Brien (dobrien@hgate.org) of Harrogate in Lakewood, NJ for making his first sale since joining the Marketing and Sales Team. David didn't waste any time getting in on the sales action at Harrogate, and we know he's got more where that came from. The sales success at Harrogate is positively contagious, and this is just the first of many more to come for David. Way to go, David!

 

The Heritage of Green Hills in Reading, PA rang in the New Year in style with 3 sales and 5 closings booked in December! In doing so, they not only met their year-end occupancy target, they surpassed it. Marketing and Sales Director, Elizabeth Proffitt (EProffitt@heritagegh.com); Retirement Specialists Matt Petrauskas (MPetrauskas@heritagegh.com) and Susan Aldworth (SAldworth@heritagegh.com); and Marketing Coordinator, Laura Zartman (LZartman@heritagegh.com) pulled out all the stops in December to make sure they exceeded goals 2012 goals. This fun and fabulous team are determined to make 2013 the best year yet, and they definitely have what it takes to keep the sales success rocking and rolling! Congratulations to Heritage of Green Hills!