
The Green House Board:
Experience, Compassion, Knowledge
The Center for Innovation (CFI) is the umbrella organization of The Green House Project (GHP). The CFI Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing GHP’s activities. Members meet periodically to discuss and vote on the affairs of the organization.

Michele Holleran, Chair
Holleran’s passion for hearing the voice of the stakeholders started in the 1980s, with a specific interest in customer satisfaction. In 1992, she founded Wrightsville, Pa.-based Holleran, a research and consulting firm focused on understanding satisfaction in senior living and retirement communities.

Audrey Weiner, Vice Chair
Dr. Weiner recently retired as president and CEO of The New Jewish Home and as president of its foundation, the Fund for the Aged. During her 25-year tenure, she worked extensively on the organization’s master plan to bring Green House homes to Manhattan and to that end created a small-house model wherein the homes operate as if they were Green House homes, at The New Jewish Home’s Sarah Neuman Center.

Maggie Calkins, Secretary
Dr. Calkins is nationally recognized as a creative, dynamic leader, trainer, and researcher in the field of environments for elders. She is a highly sought-after speaker for conferences in the U.S. and abroad.

Marvell Adams, Jr.
Adams is the chief operating officer of The Kendal Corporation, a leading non-profit eldercare provider. Adams had previously served as the executive director and CEO of Collington, Kendal’s affiliate in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, as well as the COO and administrator of The Highlands at Pittsford outside of Rochester, N.Y.
Adams has a passion for developing the next generation of eldercare leaders: Since 2016, he has served as the director for emerging talent at Kendal, helping affiliates of the non-profit to identify, develop, and maintain high-quality internship and fellowship opportunities that are academically relevant for students. Adams also routinely speaks to students at Cornell University, UNC, and Penn State.
Adams holds a master’s degree in health care administration from the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and a bachelor’s degree in political science from the College of Charleston.

Jeffrey Ash, Ed.D.
Dr. Ash is associate dean, diversity and inclusion, and assistant professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) School of Nursing. He has been published in the Journal of Professional Nursing and authored a chapter titled “Dimensions of Diversity” in the Ronch, Weiner text, Person Centered Elder Care.

Joycelyn Elders, MD
Dr. Elders, the first person in the state of Arkansas to become board certified in pediatric endocrinology, was the fifteenth Surgeon General of the United States, as well as the first African American and only the second woman to head the U.S. Public Health Service.

Thomas Gilmartin
Gilmartin is the chief financial officer for National Health Care Associates, Inc., an organization focused on providing short-term rehabilitation, skilled nursing, and post-acute care in six states within the Northeast.
Thomas has spent most of his career working in the senior care industry, working for providers of post-acute care, long-term care, senior housing, and community-based services. Thomas earned his master of business administration from Norwich University and his bachelor of science degree in accounting from Lehman College.

Dan Hermann
Hermann is president and chief executive officer of Ziegler, a privately held investment bank, capital markets, and proprietary investments firm based in Chicago, Ill. He also serves as head of investment banking and sits on Ziegler’s board of directors and executive committee.

Karyne Jones
Jones is president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the National Caucus and Center on Black Aging, Inc. (NCBA) and NCBA Housing Management and Development Corporation.

Jessica Luh Kim
Inspired by her own life experiences, Luh Kim has been on a mission to collaborate with individuals and organizations to help people realize their fullest potential and thrive.
For years, she has dedicated a large portion of her time to focus on improving the life experiences of older adults and people living with dementia, along with the work experiences of health care providers in a variety of settings. In recognition of her contributions to changing the culture of aging in Canada, Jessica was nominated and recognized as a 2022 Walk With Me Trailblazer. Luh Kim continues to play a key role in creating better places to live and work in the aging field as an independent consultant to senior living providers in Canada and in the U.S. Prior to joining The Center for Innovation’s board, she served as an executive Pioneer Network board member since 2018.

Steve McAlilly, Past Chair
McAlilly is the president and chief executive officer CEO of Methodist Senior Services (MSS), whose corporate headquarters is in Tupelo, Miss. Established in 1966, MSS owns and operates twelve retirement communities in eleven locations in Mississippi, serving more than 1,500 residents.

Lisa McCracken
Since 2013, McCracken has served as director of senior living research and development at Ziegler. Her primary focus is concentrated on conducting market research and trend analyses for educative purposes in the form of presentation modules, newsletters, and research publications.

Danny O’Brien
O’Brien is the founding CEO of Avila Home Care, an agency serving the Baltimore area. Prior to launching Avila, O’Brien was the senior pastor of Grace Fellowship Church in Timonium, Md.
He also spent 13 years at Erickson Living from 1993 to 2006, where he worked as the executive director for Charlestown and the senior vice president for new communities, overseeing start-up operations and government relations. O’Brien serves on the board of the LifeSpan Network, an organization of senior living providers in Maryland and the District of Columbia, and has also been a member of the Maryland Secretary of Aging’s Advisory Council.

John Ponthie
Since 2005, Ponthie has exclusively worked in the long-term care industry and has continuously served on the board of directors of the Arkansas Health Care Association since 2007.

Deb Reardanz, Treasurer
Reardanz has served as president and chief executive officer of Urbana, Ill.-based Clark-Lindsey, a life plan community that includes 275 residents and 260 employees, since 2009. Prior to that, she served as the organization’s vice president and chief financial officer.

Matt Trimble
Trimble is chief executive officer (CEO) of Saint Elizabeth Community in Warwick, R.I. Trimble graduated magna cum laude from the University of New Hampshire with a degree in health management and policy.
Prior to becoming CEO, Matt served as a chief operating officer, where he oversaw the operating entities of Saint Elizabeth Home (SNF), Saint Elizabeth Manor (SNF), Saint Elizabeth Court (AL), Saint Elizabeth Place (HUD housing), Saint Elizabeth Terrace (HUD housing), and the five adult day centers for Cornerstone Adult Services. Trimble headed up the development and opening of the four Green House homes at Saint Elizabeth Home, which opened in 2017. From 1997 to 2015, Trimble held the position of administrator of Saint Elizabeth Home, and in 2001, he was responsible for overseeing the development of the new Saint Elizabeth Home building in East Greenwich, R.I. He is a 2012 graduate of Leadership Rhode Island, a former chair of LeadingAge Rhode Island. Trimble is an active member of the American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA) and is past-president of the Rhode Island Chapter of ACHCA, where he also served as vice president and treasurer.

Jill Wilson
Wilson is president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Otterbein Senior Life, a faith-based, not-for-profit ministry based in Lebanon, Ohio. She joined Otterbein in 1997 and has held various positions including chief financial officer, vice president of strategic planning, and executive vice president, leading up to her promotion to CEO in early 2009.