Leadership

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

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
Christina Esandrio

VP of Sales and Marketing
Pam Garofolo

VP of Program Excellence
Travis Gleinig

VP for Innovation & CIO
Gage Jackson

VP of Technology
Bob Peterson

Chief Financial Officer
David Rayha

VP of Operations
Jim Roberts

VP of UMC Foundation
Marlene Baldinger

Corp. Director of Compliance & Risk Mgt.
Kim Connell

Corporate Director of Customer Engagement and Hospitality
Samantha Crawford

Corporate Director of Communications
Julie Ellis

Corporate Controller
Patty Koepplinger

Executive Assistant
DaLinda Love

Corporate Director of Clinical Services
Jacquie Miller

Corporate Director of Marketing and Sales
Russell Nagy

Corporate Director of Building Services
Terra Tilden

Director of HomeWorks
Alfred Quarles III

Corporate Director of Information Technology
Melanie Dixon

Director of Major Gifts, UMCF
Gary Engelstad

Director of Transformational Giving, UMCF
Rebecca Roe

Director of Communications and Stewardship, UMCF
Maureen Stern

Director of Special Events, UMCF

Board of Directors

Rodney Ross

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

Foundation Board of Trustees

Mark Lenhard

UMC President & CEO
Cora Park

UMCF Board Chair
Karen Barch
Terence Edwards
Layne Gordon
Lisa Kaufman
Joseph Zigler

Executive Directors and Housing Administrators

Anna Burke

Executive Director – Bristol Glen
Michele Matthews

Executive Director – Pitman Manor
Tamara Moreland

Executive Director – Collingswood Manor
Jim Zauner

Executive Director – The Shores
Jeanette Edghill

Corporate Manager of Housing – Home Office
Tammie Forbes

Housing Administrator – Covenant Place
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

Directors Emeriti

John W. Bishop

Rev. David E. Dutcher

Dean Livingston

Rev. Virginia Samuel Cetuk

Nona Ostrove

Rosa Williams