Experience

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  Legend Oaks Healthcare & Rehabilitation - Garland

  • Chief Executive Officer

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  Crestwood Health and Rehabilitation Center

  • Wills Point, Texas, United States

  • Chief Executive Officer

    • Aug 2023 - Present
    • Wills Point, Texas, United States

    Responsible for the clinical, financial and cultural success of a 117-bed short and long-term skilled nursing facility along with a 37-bed assisted living center. Direct a leadership team of 15 and more than 100 employees to provide for the well-being of residents, staff and visitors. Oversee all the facility budgets in eight different departments, resident satisfaction, recruitment of employees, marketing and regulatory standards.

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  Wellington Rehabilitation and Healthcare

  • Chief Executive Officer

    • Jul 2016 - Aug 2023

    Responsible for the clinical, financial and cultural success of a short and long-term nursing facility. Lead a management team of 10 and 95 employees to provide for the well-being of residents. In addition to leading the clinical, financial and cultural success, I oversee all the facility budgets in seven different departments, resident satisfaction, recruitment of employees, marketing and regulatory standards.Led facility to revenue growth year-over-year and record-setting EBITDAR/EBIT performances. Clinically, facility has achieved its best regulatory results in 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2022 in one of the most heavily regulated industries in the country.

  • Operations Manager/AIT

    • Jan 2016 - Jul 2016

    Leading a team of highly trained professionals in the healthcare industry.

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  Barrick Gold Corporation

  • Elko, Nevada

  • Communications Specialist

    • Aug 2014 - Sep 2015
    • Elko, Nevada

    Managed internal and external communications, including media relations for North America operations.Traveled extensively between remote sites. Interviewed various leaders in the industry to gather information for dissemination to employees throughout the global organization.

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  Silver State Fire

  • Elko, Nevada

  • Director of Marketing and Community Relations

    • Jul 2013 - Sep 2014
    • Elko, Nevada

    Managed company's public relations efforts, maintained website, built social media presence and designed marketing materials.

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  Elko Daily Free Press

  • Elko, Nevada

  • Editor/Writer

    • Nov 2004 - Aug 2014
    • Elko, Nevada

    Composed and edited daily content for Internet and print publications. Interviewed athletes, coaches and other community leaders. Collected information to report on more than a dozen high schools and 40 varsity-level athletic teams.Designed newspaper pages using QUARK to create newspaper layouts that catch the reader's attention.Photographed sporting events, selected and edited photos for use on both print and digital formats.

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  Times-Georgian

  • Carrollton, Georgia

  • Journalist

    • Oct 2003 - Nov 2004
    • Carrollton, Georgia

    Responsible for section design, generating daily content and meeting daily deadlines. Interviewed athletes and coaches as part of covering 8 area high schools, and more than 30 varsity sports programs, and a Division II University athletic program.

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  Orem Geneva Times and Pulitzer Papers of Utah County

  • Orem, Utah

  • Journalist

    • Sep 2000 - Jun 2003
    • Orem, Utah

    Composed and edited a variety of articles focusing on education, sports and civic events. Built sports section that covered 11 area high schools and more than 50 varsity level sports. Also covered Division I (FBS) football program.

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  KOVO Sports 960AM (Fox affiliate)

  • Provo, Utah

  • Sports Talk Show Host

    • Jan 2002 - May 2002
    • Provo, Utah

    Co-hosted weekly talk show discussing high school and collegiate sports.

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  The Daily Universe

  • Provo, Utah

  • Sports Writer

    • Aug 2001 - Dec 2001
    • Provo, Utah

    Provided sports coverage for the Brigham Young University football team during the 2001 season.

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  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

  • California San Bernardino Mission

  • Full-time Missionary

    • Dec 1996 - Dec 1998
    • California San Bernardino Mission