Leadership

Discover the dedicated team guiding the mission and ministry of UMC leadership, rooted in faith, service, and expertise.

Senior Leadership

Appointed President & CEO of UMC in 2022, Mark Lenhard describes himself as a “servant leader called to the ministry of caring for others.” He joined UMC with nearly 30 years’ service in senior living, with a breadth of leadership and management experience involving multi-site operations, financial management and oversight, fundraising, project development, strategic planning, team building, public policy, and more. Mark has also served in various volunteer leadership positions with Leading Age Texas, local chambers of commerce, and industry advisory boards.

Senior Leadership

Cynthia Jacques

Senior VP for Programs & Services
David Glenn

Senior VP for People & Culture
Travis Gleinig

VP for Innovation & CIO
David Rayha

VP of Operations
Christina Esandrio

VP of Sales and Marketing
Gage Jackson

VP of Technology
Bob Peterson

Chief Financial Officer
Jim Roberts

VP of UMC Foundation
Pam Garofolo

VP of Program Excellence
Marlene Baldinger

Corp. Director of Compliance & Risk Mgt.
Julie Ellis

Corporate Controller
Gary Engelstad

Director of Transformational Giving
Patty Koepplinger

Executive Assistant
DaLinda Love

Corporate Director of Clinical Services
Jacquie Miller

Corporate Director of Marketing and Sales
Rebecca Roe

Director of Communications and Stewardship
Russell Nagy

Corporate Director of Building Services
Terra Tilden

Director of HomeWorks
Kim Connell

Corporate Director of Customer Engagement and Hospitality

Board of Directors

Karen Barch
Joseph Zigler
Cora Park
Bishop John Schol
Kathy Devine
Rodney Ross
Betty Brown Joynes
Gavin Stobie
Jana Purkis-Brash
Rev. Brian Roberts
Rev. William Williams, III
Sean Byrnes
Thomas Griffith

Foundation Board of Trustees

Cora Park
Mark Lenhard
Karen Barch
Joseph Zigler
Terence Edwards
Layne Gordon
Lisa Kaufman

Executive Directors and Housing Administrators

Michele Matthews

Executive Director – Pitman Manor
Jim Zauner

Executive Director – The Shores
Tamara Moreland

Executive Director – Collingswood Manor
Anna Burke

Executive Director – Bristol Glen
Jeanette Edghill

Corporate Manager of Housing – Home Office
Dominique Phillips

Housing Administrator – PineRidge of Montclair
Tanya Sweet Preston

Housing Administrator – Bishop Taylor
India Santos

Housing Administrator – The Wesleyan
Kathryn Speer

Housing Administrator – Wesley by the Bay
Tammie Forbes

Housing Administrator – Covenant Place

Directors Emeriti

John W. Bishop
Rev. David E. Dutcher
Dean Livingston
Rev. Virginia Samuel Cetuk
Nona Ostrove
Rosa Williams