Donald Haught

President/Chairman

Donald Haught was elected to the Board in November 2003. Mr. Haught serves as Chairman of the Board and as a member of the Legal Committee. He received his Bachelor of Science and Masters of Science degrees from Oklahoma State University. He received his Ed. D. in School Administration, emphasis in Personnel Management and Curriculum from the University of Southern California. He has held numerous positions in the educational system such as Executive Director of Western Association of Schools in Burlingame, CA, Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent Personnel Services, Principal,Teacher, Counselor and Activities Director. He has also served as an Adjutant Professor for California State University San Bernardino and Point Loma Nazarene University.

Bill Carlson was elected to the Board in May 2003. Mr. Carlson serves as Chairman of the Major Projects Committee and as a member of the Finance/Investment Committee. He is a retired construction executive having spent over 30 years in that industry with one international contractor. The last 10 years of his career were spent as President and General Manager of the heavy and highway division. Having been in this type of business, he has had many interesting experiences such as living in the jungle of Venezuela building, at the time, the world’s largest hydroelectric dam. He has also traveled much of the world. Bill holds a BS in Civil Engineering from California State University Long Beach and attended the Construction Executive Program at Stanford University. He was a former board of advisor for the Construction Industry Institute and is currently a member of the Dispute Review Board Foundation. Bill and his wife Carol retired in 2000 and moved from the San Francisco area to North San Diego County.

Bill Carlson

Vice-Chairman

James Beeman

Secretary

James Beeman was elected to the Board in January 2004. Mr. Beeman serves as Chairman of the Finance/Investment Committee and as a member of the Health Services Committee. He attended Tri-State University in Angola, Indiana and St. Bonaventure University, majoring in Chemical Engineering and Economics. He served two years in the U.S.Army. He worked at Baugh Chemical Company, Baltimore, Maryland as a project engineer, and Union Carbide Corporation, Danbury, Connecticut as Director of Marketing for the industrial chemicals group. He then served as corporate vice-president for marketing and business development for Getz Bros. & Co., Inc., San Francisco,CA. Getz was a multibillion dollar enterprise and ranked in the top 10 privately held companies in California. He retired in 2000 and currently does some consulting for companies in the biomedical field as well as a group of vascular surgeons. He is married and has resided in Rancho Bernardo since 1969. He has three children and five grandchildren. Presently he is very involved with the competitive division of the RB Youth Soccer Association and also served on the board of directors of the RB Swim & Tennis Club in the 1970’s. He is a Director of Vascor, Inc., a biomedical company located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Robin Jensen was elected to the Board in February 2005. Mr. Jensen serves as Chairman of the Foundation, a member of the Finance/Investment Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. He is a Chief Financial Officer with twenty five years of experience in finance, accounting, information systems, operations, risk management, personnel issues and new project development. He is currently employed as the Chief Financial Officer at Kennon S. Shea & Associates. He joined this $30 million health care concern as its first CFO seven years ago. He has also served as the Chief Financial Officer for Forte Advanced Management Software and Redwood Senior Services. Prior to entering the private sector, Mr. Jensen spent eight years with Deloitte, Haskins and Sells, now Deloitte & Touche.

Robin Jensen

Marcy Kaye

Marcy Kaye was elected to the Board in October 2008. Ms. Kaye serves as Chairman of the Legal Committee and as a member of the Health Services Committee. Ms. Kaye has owned and operated The Law Offices of Marcy E. Kaye, since 1991. The law firm represents both businesses and employees in employment related issues and represents persons involved in personal injury litigation. Prior to opening her own law firm, Ms. Kaye was an insurance defense attorney for the law firm of Shifflet, Sharp and Walters in San Diego. Ms. Kaye has been a board member of the non-profit organization Childhelp for the past 5 years. Childhelp was created to prevent severe child abuse and neglect. Ms. Kaye is currently an adjunct professor of Advanced Mediation at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law.

Steve Riddle was elected to the Board in November 2007.  Mr. Riddle serves as a member of the Finance/Investment Committee and is a member of the Foundation Board of Directors.  He has recently retired from his role as Vice President of the San Diego National Bank in Rancho Bernardo.  He has 36 years experience in sales management, customer service and marketing in banking and financial services.  With over twenty years of community involvement, he is active in the San Diego North County Chamber of Commerce and the Rancho Bernardo Business Association and currently serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee for Palomar Pomerado Health Foundation.

Steve Riddle

Pat Schmidt

Dr. Schmidt was elected to the Board in November, 2005.  She serves as the Chairman of the Health Services Committee and as a member of the Personnel/Management Committee.  She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the College of Saint Teresa in Winona, Minnesota and a Master of Science in Medical-Surgical Nursing from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  She earned her Doctor of Education degree in Curriculum and Instruction from United States International University in San Diego.  She was inducted into Sigma Theta au International Honor Society in Nursing and is listed in Who's Who in American Women.  She has held a variety of positions in nursing including staff nurse, professor and administrator.  The last five years of her career were spent teaching geriatric nursing.  She retired in 2003 with forty years of nursing experience.

Robert Trettin was elected to the Board in August, 2006. Mr. Trettin serves as a member of the Major Projects Committee and the Personnel/Management Committee. He is a planning and development consultant with 28 years experience in both the public and private sectors. He served as the Senior Policy Advisor to elected representatives on the San Diego City Council and the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. In 1989, he left government to form The Trettin Company, focusing on project development and permitting. During the past 18 years, The Trettin Company has successfully processed more than $250 million in new building projects. Mr. Trettin and his wife, Tracey, reside in Rancho Penasquitos. They have five children; Jonathan, Alexis, Tyler, Caitlin and Tanner.

Robert Trettin

Kim Dominy

Executive Director

Kimberly Finch Dominy is the Executive Director for Casa de las Campanas with Life Care Services ( LCS).  Kim has been with LCS since September of 1996 and has served in various Administrator positions throughout the country.  She was most recently the Executive Director of Harbour's Edge in Delray Beach, FL.  Kim was the Health Center Administrator of Casa de las Campanas from 1998-2001.  Kim is a graduate of the University of Rochester with a BA in Psychology/Sociology.  She also holds a Master's of Science in Public Administration/Gerontology from the University of Arizona.  Kim's health care and management experience  prior to LCS was in various positions at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, NY.  She currently holds Nursing Home Administrator licensure in the States of Florida and California.  She has also held licensure in the States of Connecticut and Arizona. She is a licensed Preceptor, as well as a certified PREPARE trainer, which is a program specializing in Disaster Response.

Alecia DiMario is the Administrator for Casa de las Campanas with Life Care Services (LCS) and has worked at the community since the fall of 2005.  As the Administrator, she oversees the daily operations of the community, working with the Board of Directors and Executive Council.  Alecia has been involved in the long-term care industry since 2000.  She holds a bachelor’s degree in Human Services/Counseling from Lyndon State College in Vermont. She is involved with Aging Services of California (ASC) at both a state and local level, currently serving as a Nominating Committee Representative for the San Diego Region.  Alecia is licensed as a nursing home administrator in the state of California and will be applying for her Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) administrator license in the fall.

Alecia DiMario

Administrator

Jill Sorenson

Director of Operations Management - Life Care Services

Jill Sorenson is the Director of Operations Management with Life Care Services. She has been employed with LCS since June, 1982. She started as a Facility Accountant, was promoted to Facility Accounting Manager, and then in1994 she became Corporate Resource and Systems Manager. Ms. Sorenson holds an MBA in Business. She is licensed as a nursing home administrator and Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) administrator in the state of California. Ms. Sorenson transferred to Casa as the Associate Administrator in 1997, became the HC Administrator in 1998, was promoted to Residential Administrator in 1999, Executive Director in June, 2000 and Director of Operations Management in January 2008. Jill has served as President of the San Diego Region of CAHSA (California Association of Homes and Services for the Aging) and has participated at the state level by serving on the CCRC/Residential Services Sub-Committee.

Rick W. Exline is SeniorVice President/Senior Director of Operations Management for Life Care Services. Mr. Exlines’s responsibilities at Casa include oversight of the comprehensive management and marketing services provided by Life Care services. He graduated from Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa, with a Bachelors degree in Political Science, and from Oklahoma Baptist University with a Bachelors degree in Health Care Administration. He also is a graduate of the Executive Institute at UNC-Chapel Hill. Mr. Exline joined LCS in September 1978 as Administrator-in-Training at Heather Manor in Des Moines, Iowa. In October 1979, he became Associate Administrator of Spanish Cove in Yukon, Oklahoma, and was named Administrator there in April 1980. In 1981 he transferred to Greenwood Village South in Greenwood, Indiana, and was promoted to Regional Administrator in September 1983. In March 1987 Mr. Exline became a Director of Operations Management, and in October 1987 he assumed additional responsibilities overseeing the Operations Marketing Division. In May 1989 he was promoted to Vice President, and he was named Senior Vice President in 2000.

Rick W. Exline

SeniorVice President / Senior Director of Operations Management - Life Care Services

 

1. Stacy Armacost, Director of Administrative Services
2. Galen Buckner, Director of Safety and Security
3. Mike Conery, Facilities Director
4. Alecia DiMario, Administrator
5. Kim Dominy, Executive Director
6. Laura Eckert, Director of Assisted Living and SCR 
7. Marilyn Fontanilla, Director of Nursing Services
8. Margee Frey, Director of Residential Health Services
9. Jaimie Gerkowski, Food and Beverage Director
10. Dave Johnson, Chief Financial Officer
11. Ginger Lyon, Director of Human Resources
12. Elise Oberdorf, Director of Activities
13. Marge Pronovost, Director of Sales and Marketing
14. Mary Ann Reyes, Director of Housekeeping
15. Jan Wischnia, Director of Residential Social Services