The 2023 class of McKnight’s Pinnacle Award winners has been set, and so has the open-invite awards ceremony and dinner where they’ll be celebrated.
The year’s most distinguished collections of long-term care veterans will be honored March 7 at the historic Ivy Room in Chicago. All friends, family and colleagues are invited to attend the star-studded event in the heart of the Windy City.
Thirty top industry veterans who have set new standards, driven change and inspired others were named to the program’s inaugural class of winners, who are recognized in six categories.
Among the honorees are veteran long-term care operators, caregivers and affiliated professionals who have had lengthy careers performing at the highest levels in senior living, skilled nursing or home care. Winners were chosen by an independent panel of skilled nursing, senior living and home care leaders, who assessed nominees across four major criteria groupings.
The program website features a gallery of winners and full information about the dinner and awards program. All long-term care stakeholders and well-wishers are invited to mingle with and honor the “best of the best” in the sector.
The 2023 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards winners are:
Agent of Change Award
Mary Leary, CEO, President, Mather
Carol Odnoha, Director of the Nurse-Family Partnership, VNS Health
Carl Tabor, President, Avamere
J. Benjamin “Ben” Unkle, CEO and President, Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay
Industry Ally Award
Vincent “Vince” Mor, PhD, Professor of Health Services, Policy & Practice/Florence Pirce Grant University Professor, Brown University School of Public Health
Mark Parkinson, CEO/President, American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living
Robyn I. Stone, DrPH, MPA, Senior Vice President for Research, LeadingAge/Co-Director, LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston
Inspiration Award
Kristin Bolos, Director of Workforce Development, EmpRes Healthcare Management
Evangeline Powell, Vice President of Clinical Services, Rockwell Healthcare
Daniel Reingold, CEO/President, RiverSpring Living
Dana Ullom-Vucelich, Chief Human Resources Officer, Ohio Living
Setting the Standard Award
Jennifer Brullo, Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services, VNS Health
Carole Considine, Executive Director, Harvester Place Memory Care
Phil Cyr, Administrator, Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center
Rita Mabli, CEO/President, United Hebrew of New Rochelle
Betsy Mullen, Chief Operating Officer, Legacy Lifecare
Thought Leader Award
Chris Belford, CEO, Sinceri Senior Living
Michelle Cone, Senior Vice President of Training and Brand Programs, HomeWell Franchising
Laurence Gumina, CEO, Ohio Living
Lynne Katzmann, CEO/Founder, Juniper Communities
Unsung Hero Award
Katie Campbell, Director of Social Services, Majestic Care
Barry Carr, Chairman/Co-founder, Ignite Medical Resorts
Yvonne Eaddy, Vice President of Regional Patient Care Services, VNS Health
Gloria Lopez, Registered Nurse Manager, Sierra View Medical Center
Business Partner Award
Kristy Brown, Director of SNF Financial Services, Quality Healthcare Resources
John “Jack” Dwyer, Owner/Chairman of the Board, Capital Funding Group
Leah Klusch, Executive Director, Alliance Training Center
Angela Olea, Founder and Brand President, Assisted Living Locators
Denise Robertson, Chief Operating Officer, Northern Iowa Therapy
Scott Thurman, Head of Production/FHA Healthcare, Greystone & Co.
