Jennifer Anthony has been hired as managing director of information technology at Ellicott City, MD-based Lorien Health Services. The operator offers assisted living in five locations in Maryland as well as Parkinson’s care, skilled nursing and rehabilitation, home care, dialysis, ventilator and tracheostomy care, hospice and other services.
In this new role, Anthony will be responsible for managing the strategy and execution of all IT initiatives for Lorien. Such initiatives include overseeing technical and web development projects, identifying new market opportunities and leading a team to find solutions to adequately manage daily business activities.
A military veteran, Anthony began her military service in 1998 as a computer systems operator for the U.S. Air Force. She served in several roles, including master instructor and project manager.
In 2005, she was hand-selected to manage the procurement and installation of a Department of Defense global weather communication systems valued at more than $400 million. She also directed the operations and maintenance of a $41 million cyber weapons system upgrade.
In 2009, Anthony was selected to serve as a first sergeant and spent the next four years of her career in the operations, medical and aircraft maintenance areas. In this role, she was responsible for leading teams ranging from 145 to 750 people. She was the primary adviser to all senior stakeholder programs and procedures regarding staffing, recruitment and retention, employee training and development, and employee relations.
In 2017, Anthony was transferred to serve as the air, education and training command, cyberspace operations career field manager, where she directed the development and use of 11,000 cyberspace warfare and operations professionals.
Anthony earned an undergraduate degree in information systems, as well as a Master of Science degree in leadership and executive coaching, from Bellevue University. She also attended the Community College of the Air Force from 2002 to 2011, graduating with multiple associate degrees in information systems technology, human resources and military science.
