Working for Tandem since 2011, Carolyn is a highly experienced senior living executive with expertise in operations, development, marketing/sales and training in both for-profit and not-for-profit spaces of the industry. She has worked on consulting and advising teams that include Life Enriching Communities in Cleveland and Cincinnati, King-Bruwaert House in Burr Ridge, Illinois and Evenglow Senior Living in Pontiac, Illinois. Past clients and projects have included: a startup CCRC sponsored by CJE and the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, Providence Point expansions in Pittsburg, Pennslyvania, Franciscan Oaks in Denville, New Jersey, Brandon Wilde in Augusta, Georgia, The Hallmark in Houston, Texas, and Vi at Aventura in Aventura, Florida. She was previously Vice President of New Condominium Development for Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. focusing on sales and marketing as well as operations for 10 new senior living start-ups across the country. She also has extensive experience in operations as Executive Director for Atrium Village, Administrator and various roles for HCR Manor Care and Director of Health Care at Erickson Retirement Communities, as well as Northern Field Director of Illinois Health Care Association. Carolyn holds a bachelor’s degree in Medical Social Work with a concentration in Gerontology and minor in Business Administration from East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina.