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Board of Directors

  Name Affiliation
Michael Shmerling Michael Shmerling, Chairman Chairman, Clearbrook Holdings Corp.
Phil Billington Phil Billington,
Treasurer

VP Internal Audit, HCA
Chris Brown Chris Brown CEO, Weidenbach-Brown, Inc.
Scott Burns Scott Burns

Managing Principal and Portfolio Manager, Woodmont Investment Counsel, LLC
Kim Campbell Kim Campbell Founder of www.CareLiving.org and The CareLiving Foundation
Ron Corbin Ron Corbin

Retired VP of the Southern Region of the Allstate Insurance Company
Katie Crumbo Katie Crumbo

Nurse Practitioner at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Jim Daniell Jim Daniell, MD

Retired Clinical Professor of Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical School
Susan Foxman Susan Foxman,
Secretary

Attorney, Foxman Law PLLC, and Adjunct Professor of Law, Vanderbilt Law School
John Hassenfeld John Hassenfeld Founding Partner, The Write Source!
Donald Holmes Donald Holmes,
Vice Chairman		 Vice President of Human Resources, Delek US Holdings
Charlotte Nesbitt Langford Charlotte Nesbitt Langford, MA Former Executive Director, Park Manor; Former Interim CEO, Abe’s Garden
Paula Lovell Paula Lovell Founder and President, Lovell Communications, Inc.
Bob McKown Leadership Consultant, Bob McKown & Company
Steve Moran Steve Moran Publisher, Senior Housing Forum
Ryan Moses Ryan Moses Executive Vice President, Best Brands
Mary Kate Mouser Mary Kate Mouser Owner and CEO, Sideview Partners, LLC, and Director of Community Benefits, Ascension
Faith Ott Faith Ott Founder and President, Sage Age Strategies
Bernard Pargh Bernard Pargh Founder and President, B.A. Pargh Company; Private Investor
James Phillips James Phillips, MBA President of XMI Capital
Bill Purcell Bill Purcell Attorney, Farmer Purcell White & Lassiter, PLLC
Jayne Sallerson Jayne Sallerson COO/Partner, Charter Senior Living
James Shmerling James E. Shmerling,
DHA, FACHE		 President and Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
Saurabh Sinha Saurabh Sinha President & CEO, emids Technologies
John Zeisel Dr. John Zeisel

President & Co-Founder, I’m Still Here Foundation & Hearthstone Alzheimer Care

Watch this brief video to see the campus and learn more about the Abe’s Garden® model.

Board of Directors member Paula Lovell
“The individuals guiding the initiative to bring Abe’s Garden® to life have surrounded themselves with knowledgeable professionals and committed community leaders.”
Board of Directors member Bill Purcell
“I just hope that they’ll be a time when every son or daughter can know that their parents have a place like that when they need it.”
Music Advisory Council member Kim Campbell
“At Abe’s Garden®, our family joined a memory care community. That’s the way I think of it and that’s the way it felt.”