Terri Jo Goldsmith has worked at Agemark since 2007, first as an Executive Director of an Agemark community and later taking on additional responsibilities as a Nurse Consultant to the Agemark team. In 2014, she began working full time as Agemark’s Corporate Nurse and in Spring of 2022, she was promoted to Vice President of Nursing. Terri Jo is focused on the wellness of all Agemark residents, and serves as a resource, coach and mentor for nurses at all Agemark communities. She establishes internal wellness policies, ensuring that each is compliant with state regulations. In addition, she assists with hiring, training and education in all communities. 

A nurse for more than 25 years, she is an RN-BC with certification in Gerontological Nursing and a CRRN (Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse) and is a Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP). She is a passionate advocate for individuals with dementia and is devoted to improving quality of life for seniors in Agemark’s care. 

April McKenna began as Director of Training and Development for Agemark Senior Living in 2019 and was promoted to Vice President in 2022. She is responsible for talent development which consists of developing, motivating and retaining talent. This involves new employee orientation, professional and leadership development, and coaching with Agemark employees. Her responsibilities also include organizational development, including team building, organizational effectiveness, change management, employee engagement, family satisfaction, succession planning and maximizing employee performance. 

April brings more than 20 years of experience in sales, operations, human resources, talent strategy, and organizational development and has worked with organizations including Cox Communications, Children’s Hospital, Caterpillar and Blue Cross & Blue Shield. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Management and a master’s degree in Communications & Organizational/Industrial Psychology from Bellevue University. She holds certifications in Six Sigma, Change Management, Learning and Performance, Coaching, Behavioral Assessments and Dementia. She also holds her administrators license to operate assisted living communities in Nebraska, Iowa and California.

Alicia Summers originally joined the Agemark family in 2010. She began as an administrative assistant and bookkeeper at Astoria in Tracy, CA, before being promoted to Business Office Manager. Following her time in the community, she moved to the Agemark corporate office in Orinda, where she oversaw finances for several Agemark communities. After serving as an assistant controller, and later, a controller, she was promoted to Vice President of Finance in Spring 2022. She oversees a team of bookkeepers and was instrumental in creating the company’s centralized structure. 

She has more than 25 years of experience in accounting. Before Agemark, she specialized in agricultural accounting, and for ten years, worked for one of the largest cherry producing companies in the world.