Our Sense of Service:
We Strive to Earn Your Respect Every Day.

John Falldine, Managing Director

John returned to Dallas in July of 2007 to serve as Managing Director of Edgemere. This was somewhat of a homecoming, as John had previously served Edgemere as Director of Operations from 2001 to 2004, assisting in the opening of the community. He moved to Houston in 2004 to open and... Read More

Aaron DeNovellis, Associate Executive Director

Aaron was named Associate Executive Director of Edgemere in June of 2011. He joins Edgemere from Kindred Healthcare in Dallas, where he served as executive director. Before moving to Texas, Aaron was the executive director for a Kindred senior living community in Washington state, during which time... Read More

Vanessa Curtright, Director of Sales and Marketing

Vanessa brings to Edgemere more than 30 years of experience in sales and marketing. She has held upper management positions with several major corporations, most recently with Brookdale Senior Living, the world’s largest provider of senior housing. A native of Long Island, New York, Vanessa has resided in the Dallas area... Read More

Mark Blankenship, Maintenance Director

Mark joined Edgemere in 2005 as Maintenance Director, bringing to his position 19 years of maintenance experience. In late 2006, Mark was appointed chairperson of the Plant Operations Task Force for Greystone Communities, Inc. In 2008, Mark was named to the Plant Operations Task... Read More

Diana Chavez, Assisted Living Manager

Diana has been Assisted Living Manager for The Plaza at Edgemere since January of 2008. Previously, she served for 3 years as an Assistant Director of Nursing at The Plaza. Diana has been a Licensed Vocational Nurse for eight years. Her nursing experience has... Read More

Dane Cummins, Director of Food and Beverage

Dane has been a Dining Service Director in senior living for 17 years. Dane opened Edgemere in 2001 as Dining Director and served as a chairperson for the Dining Service Task Force for Greystone Communities, Inc. In June of 2008, Dane was asked to... Read More

Ben Daw, Director of Security

Originally from the New Orleans area, Ben has more than 25 years of security, management, and customer service experience. He has been in private security and the retail industry since 1982, including a tour of duty as a Security Specialist in the U.S. Air... Read More

Dr. Vaquar Dar, Medical Director for The Plaza Health Services

Dr. Dar joined Edgemere in 2010, and since then has proven to be a great asset to the community. Dr. Dar, a board certified internist, has been in practice for over 10 years serving the North Dallas community, including Presbyterian Hospital of Plano and... Read More

Charles French, Executive Chef

Chef French joined Edgemere in May of 2008 as Executive Chef. He received his certification as a chef de cuisine from the American Culinary Federation, and brings more than 24 years of diverse experience in the food services industry to his new position. Prior to joining Edgemere,... Read More

Maria Garcia, Director of Operations

One of the earliest staff members of Edgemere, Maria participated in the opening of the community as Director of Housekeeping and Laundry Department until 2006. In 2007, she was promoted to Director of Operations/Resident Services. Maria has years of experience in the ... Read More

Cathy Harris, Director of Nursing

Cathy brings to Edgemere more than 30 years experience in health care, ranging from neonatal to geriatrics. She has held many positions during her nursing career, including director of risk management, legal nurse consultant and instructor at Southwest University in their respiratory ... Read More

Bernastine Hammond, Housekeeping Supervisor

"Bern" serves Edgemere as Housekeeping Supervisor. Before joining Edgemere, she worked for six years as Housekeeping Director with Lambeth House Retirement Community in New Orleans, Louisiana, another community developed by Greystone Communities. Bern also served for eight years as supervisor at The... Read More

Lorraine Kendrick, Lifestyles Director

Lorraine joined Edgemere in April of 2002 as Lifestyles Coordinator of The Plaza at Edgemere. She was promoted in October of 2006 to her current position, and handles a comprehensive program of resident events and activities. Following her years of self-employment and working... Read More

Randy Langford, Administrator, The Plaza Health Services at Edgemere

Randy joins Edgemere from Good Samaritan Society in Winfield, Kansas, where he served as nursing home administrator. In his role, he transformed a struggling facility into a successful long-term care community. He also served as senior pastor at Thorntree Baptist Church in Cedar Hill, Texas, and worked... Read More

Katheryn "Kat" Pigott, Director of Human Resources

Kat joined Edgemere in June of 2009, bringing with her 10 years of experience in Human Resources and related fields. Kat has had a positive, significant impact on the Human Resources departments where she has served. Her career includes positions as Human Resources Manager... Read More

Debi Trainor, Accounting Manager

Debi has been Accounting Manager at Edgemere since February of 2007, having been promoted from the Billing Specialist position that she held from March 2005. She originally hails from Chicago, Illinois, but moved to central Illinois in 1993 where she began working in the Accounts Receivable area... Read More

Fletcher Wilson, Master Concierge

Fletcher served as concierge at The Plaza for more than seven years before being promoted to Master Concierge in February of 2010. Under his leadership, the efficiency and professionalism of the concierge services at Edgemere have continued to surpass resident and guest’s expectations. Prior to joining Edgemere,... Read More