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About
Casa Management
Casa de las Campanas (Casa) is a not-for-profit continuing care retirement community located in Rancho Bernardo, a short 25 miles north of San Diego. Casa provides continuing care retirement living services to its residents and features over 400 residential and assisted living apartments, as well as an on-site 99-bed Skilled Nursing Facility and a 27 unit Dementia Assisted Living Facility – The Palmer Special Care Residence. The Casa Board of Directors has governance and decision-making authority for the community and has contracted Life Care Services, LLC (LCS), to professionally manage the operation. Input and recommendations from the Executive Council and resident committees are considered in the decision–making process. |
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| The nine members of the Casa Board of Directors serve without compensation and are nominated for election by the Personnel Committee of the Board. Directors serve three-year terms and may not serve more than three consecutive terms without rotating off the Board. The Board’s Committees include: Finance & Investment, Personnel, Major Projects, Audit, Health Services, and Legal. The Casa Foundation has its own Board of Directors. The Board receives monthly management reports on the business activity of the organization, holds regular meetings on site, and facilitates Executive Council participation as appropriate. Three resident representatives attend all board meetings to provide input to the Board as representatives of the resident association. |
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| Under its contract with the Casa Board of Directors, LCS provides overall direction and leadership to the on-site management staff, as well as support in key areas including Finance, Marketing, Compliance, and Human Resources. With its corporate offices in Des Moines, Iowa, LCS has planned, developed, or managed over 100 retirement communities (primarily not-for-profit continuing care retirement communities) throughout the United States for more than four decades with a record of success unmatched in the industry. To protect the community and provide for the well being of the residents, LCS is charged with managing the community in accordance with the dictates of various regulatory, financial, and governmental agencies.There are three on-site LCS managers who are ably assisted in the day-today management of Casa by various department managers and approximately 350 Casa employees. |
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The Leadership Team is dedicated to supporting each other while providing guidance, resources and empowerment for all employees to achieve and maintain Casa's mission, vision and values. |
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| The Casa Executive Council is a group of residents elected by their peers.The Council communicates with each of its Resident Committees and the Resident Association on the matters of operational concern through regularly scheduled and broadcast meetings. There are 8 resident committees which serve in an advisory capacity to Management. Representative council members are invited to attend Board meetings as appropriate, although residents are not voting members. |
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Eileen Haag |
| President/Chairman |
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Eileen Haag joined the Casa Board in March 2001. Ms. Haag serves as a member of the Health Services and Personnel Committees, and Casa Foundation Board of Directors. Her professional background has produced numerous recognitions and awards. She served as the editor and co-publisher of the Bernardo News from 1971 – 1987. She has been providing consulting services in communications strategies since 1992 working with a variety of business and non-profit organizations, but with an emphasis on public education. She’s a member of the San Diego Women’s Foundation, serves on the Poway Center for the Performing Arts board, and is the President of the Rancho Bernardo Community Foundation. She was elected to the Rancho Bernardo Hall of Fame in 1985 and honored by the Rancho Bernardo Soroptimists as a Woman of Distinction in 2000. Ms. Haag graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelors degree in Political Science.
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Bill Carlson was elected to the Board in May 2003. Mr. Carlson serves as a member of the Finance/Investment and Major Projects Committees. 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.
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Bill Carlson |
| Vice-Chairman |
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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 Casa Foundation Board of Directors. 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.
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Donald Haught was elected to the Board in November 2003. Mr. Haught serves as Chairman of the Health Services Committee and as a member of the Personnel 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.
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Robin Jensen was elected to the Board in February 2005. Mr. Jensen serves as a member of the Finance/Investment and Audit Committees. 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.
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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.
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Ronald Stinson was elected to the Board in November 1999. Mr. Stinson serves as Chairman of the Casa Foundation Board of Directors and as Chairman of the Major Projects Committee. He has more than thirty years experience in the nuclear power and utility industries and government, in addition to acting as a consultant to a number of electric utility senior executives. He co-founded and assisted in the building of the Management Analysis Company to more than 450 consultants. He is the founder of Atlas Consulting Group, Inc., and is presently Chairman of the Texas A&M Nuclear Engineering Advisory Committee. His educational background includes achieving his BS in Range Management and MS in Nuclear Engineering, both at Texas A&M University.
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Robert Trettin was elected to the Board in August, 2006. Mr. Trettin serves as a member of the Major Projects Committee and the Health Services 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.
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Kim Dominy |
| Executive Director |
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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.
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JoAnn Maze is the Administrator for Casa de las Campanas with Life Care Services (LCS). She relocated from Indianapolis, Indiana in November of 2006 to begin her career with Life Care Services (LCS). She has been in senior living industry since 1995. Prior to Casa de las Campanas, JoAnn served as both a Training and Development Manager and a General Manager for American Senior Communities and prior to that, as Administrator for National HealthCare Corporation in Nashville, Tennessee. JoAnn is a graduate of Indiana University with a bachelor’s degree in health administration. JoAnn also holds a M.B.A. from Indiana Wesleyan University. She is licensed as a nursing home in administrator in: Indiana, Tennessee and California. In addition, she is licensed as a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) Administrator in the State of California.
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Alecia DiMario |
| Associate Administrator |
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Alecia DiMario is the Associate Administrator for Casa de las Campanas with Life Care Services (LCS) and has worked at the community since the fall of 2005. As the Associate Administrator, she assists the Executive Director and Administrator in the daily operations of the community. 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.
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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.
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Jill Sorenson |
| Director of Operations Management - Life Care Services |
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Rick W. Exline |
| SeniorVice President / Senior Director of Operations Management - Life Care Services |
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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.
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- Chana Anderson, Director of Human Resources
- Stacy Armacost, Director of Administrative Services
- Galen Buckner, Director of Safety and Security
- Mike Conery, Facilities Director
- Alecia DiMario, Associate Administrator
- Kim Dominy, Executive Director
- Marilyn Fontanilla, Director of Staff Development
- Margee Frey, Director of Residential Health Services
- Dave Johnson, Chief Financial Officer
- Kristine Lucero, Director of Nursing Services
- JoAnn Maze, Administrator
- Elise Oberdorf, Director of Activities
- Mary Ann Reyes, Direcor of Housekeeping
- David Ryan, Marketing Director
- Jan Wischnia, Director of Residential Social Services
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Adrienne Kronenberger |
| Council President |
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- President: Adrienne Kronenberger (pictured at left)
- Vice President: Vern Remer
- Secretary: Inez Reedy
- Treasurer: Marvin Baker
- Member: Phyllis Comer
- Member: Ralph Grahl
- Member: Charles McGhee
- Member: Cliff Merriott
- Member: John Tromer
- Ex-Officio: Emery Sigeti
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