At its annual conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) has elected AHCA’s Board of Governors and NCAL’s Board of Directors for 2025/2026, with Chris Wright of Connecticut the new AHCA chair, and Sarah Silva of Oregon the new NCAL chair.

Wright is the co-founder and current chair of iCare Health Network, which manages 12 skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont.

Members of AHCA’s 2025-2026 Board of Governors include:

• Chris Wright of iCare Health Network (Conn.), chair

• Nate Schema of The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society (S.D.), vice chair

• Tina Thomas of Mission Health Communities (Wis.), secretary/treasurer

• Phil Scalo of Bartley Healthcare (N.J.), immediate past chair

• Jay Moskowitz of Vivage-Beecan (Colo.), regional multifacility representative

• Brian Bernander of St. Otto's Care Center, Inc. (Minn.), independent owner representative

• Barry Port of The Ensign Group (Calif.), multifacility representative

• Heath Boddy of Vetter Senior Living (Neb.), not-for-profit representative

• Tara Gregorio of Massachusetts Senior Care Association, ASHCAE representative

• Bill Charnetski of PointClickCare, associate business member representative

• Norman Rokeach of Marquis Limited (Mass.), at-large representative  

• Bill Weisberg of Saber Healthcare Group (Ohio), at-large representative

• Tina Sandri of Forest Hills of DC (D.C.), at-large representative

• Chris Chirumbolo of Carespring Health Care Management (Ky.), at-large rep

• Fran Rainer of PruittHealth (Ga.), at-large representative

• Nigel Santiago of Cascadia Healthcare (Ariz.), at-large representative

• Barry Carr of Ignite Medical Resorts (Ill.), at-large representative

NCAL also elected its board, including Sarah Silva as new chair. Silva is the president and co-founder of Arete Living, which operates assisted living, memory care, and independent living communities in nine states.

The members of NCAL’s Board of Directors include:

• Sarah Silva of Arete Living (Ore.), chair

• Dave Chensvold of HealthCare of Iowa, Inc. (Iowa), vice chair

• Julie Simpkins of Gardant Management Solutions (Ind.), secretary/treasurer

• Mark Maxfield of The Cottages, LLC (Idaho), immediate past chair

• Todd Dockerty of Dockerty Health Care Services (Mich.), at-large representative

• Darryl Fisher of Mission Senior Living (Nev.), at-large representative

• Tandie Hastings of Companion Health Services (Okla.), at-large representative

• Laurie Henley of Grand Oaks Assisted Living (D.C.), at-large representative

• Drew Hood of Oak Terrace Senior Communities (Minn.), at-large representative

• Camille Jordan of Brookdale Senior Living (N.J.), at-large representative

• Tracy Lichti of New Cassel Retirement Center (Neb.), at-large representative

• Meredith Mills of Country Meadows Retirement Communities (Penn.), at-large rep

• Logan Pratt of Caring Places Management (Wash.), at-large representative

• Jennifer Svoboda of Arete Living (Ore.), at-large representative

• Sharon Thole, The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society (Wis.), at-large rep

• Jessica Pelligrino Tsoukalas of Bridgeway Senior Healthcare (N.J.), at-large rep

• Kris Woolley of Avista Senior Living (Ariz.), at-large representative

• Emmett Reed of the Florida Health Care Association, ASHCAE representative

• Doug Farmer of the Colorado Health Care Association, state affiliate representative

• David Voepel of the Arizona Health Care Association, state affiliate representative

• Sarah Dirks of Behavioral Health Solutions, ABM representative