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With more than 15 years in management of several national senior housing companies, Pamala has led A Place for Mom to become one of the fastest growing companies in the nation. Her passion for revolutionizing the way families find elder care is a key reason for the company's incredible growth since its launch in late 2000.

Pamala is responsible for the strategic vision of the company which employs over 300 eldercare advisors in over 40 states across the country and 50 people in the corporate office. In addition to being the nation's largest eldercare referral service helping over 25,000 seniors and their families each month, A Place for Mom has several other business lines which serve the senior housing industry.

Prior to A Place for Mom, Pamala was the vice president of marketing and sales for Regent Assisted Living (now Bowen Property Management) which has 30 properties in nine western states. She spent several years as a regional operations director for SunDance Rehabilitation. Pamala was also corporate director of sales and marketing at Arbor Healthcare (sold to Extendicare) and Sun Healthcare.

Pamala earned her undergraduate degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology from Clarion University of Pennsylvania and a Master's degree in Healthcare Administration from the University of Pittsburgh. Pamala is active in the Seattle business community where she sits on the Women Impacting Public Policy committee and was one of five finalists in 2005 for the Nellie Cashman Women in Business Owner of the Year which honors women entrepreneurs who have made outstanding contributions to the status of women business owners through their leadership in business and the community.

As Chief Operating Officer, John's primary responsibilities include managing the Technology and Finance teams. He also plays an integral role in developing company strategy.

Prior to A Place for Mom, John was the senior product manager for MSN Mobile at Microsoft and also held the position of Senior Financial Analyst with Microsoft. John earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Columbia University.

Under his leadership, the company has won numerous awards including being one of the fastest growing private companies in the state of Washington for three years running. In 2007, John was named one of "40 under 40" business leaders by Puget Sound Business Journal.

As Senior Vice President, Brian is directly involved in all customer support and internal support functions, call center activity, marketing, new business initiatives and overall company strategy.

Previously, Brian was involved as the founding member of several start-up enterprises including an online vacation rental company and an online auction. At the beginning of his entrepreneurial career, Brian founded BMTS in Eastern Europe, a company whose primary business was the importation of products used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, edible foods, and pet foods. Brian earned his Bachelors of Arts degree in English from Columbia University.

Katie drives the sales performance of the company including the strategy to grow revenue, but most importantly builds and develops the team of eldercare advisors. Growing the team of professional eldercare advisors is a key component of the A Place for Mom mission: to help every family find the right elder care solution.

Burckhardt joins A Place for Mom with an extensive 15-year background in the Senior Housing Industry. She began her senior housing career in sales and marketing with Sunrise Senior Living, one of the largest assisted living corporations in the country. She moved on to Alterra Healthcare Corporation as the senior regional marketing manager and was promoted to the divisional sales and marketing director. Burckhardt most recently held the position of Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Merrill Gardens. Katie double majored in broadcast journalism and speech communication and received her Bachelor of Science degree from St. Cloud State University in Minnesota.

Jun manages all marketing activities for A Place for Mom, with a specific focus on driving traffic to APFM's websites and generating leads for our eldercare advisors. Jun has over six years of experience in direct marketing, most of which he spent as the VP of Media for Market Leader, Inc. a publicly traded real estate services company where he oversaw the company's advertising efforts online, on television and through search engine marketing.

Jun also founded a startup media intelligence company that helped television advertisers make more effective buying decisions. Prior to his time in direct marketing, Jun spent four years as an Investment Banker for Credit Suisse First Boston. Jun has BA in economics from Harvard University.

Gregg oversees all legal and regulatory activities for APFM. Gregg's legal experience includes over 10 years in the Microsoft legal department where he spent a significant amount of time handling Internet related legal and regulatory issues—most recently serving as Associate General Counsel for the Consumer group (comprised of approximately 50 lawyers and paralegals) providing all legal support for MSN, X-box, Microsoft TV and other internet related business units.

Gregg's other legal experience includes serving as General Counsel for several of the fastest growing technology companies in the Northwest, serving as General Counsel for over 4 years at Market Leader, Inc., a publicly traded real estate services company located in Kirkland, Washington, and working for 7 years at Perkins Coie, the Northwest's largest law firm. Gregg graduated with a JD cum laude from the University of California, Hastings College of Law and holds a BA in psychology from Reed College.

Bres manages the financial functions of A Place for Mom and brings a broad array of experience to the company. His experience includes four years as Chief Financial Officer and six months as Interim Chief Executive Officer of Everyday Wireless, a global positioning solutions company in Concord, MA. While there, in addition to his general finance duties, Bres secured venture capital funding for the fast-growing firm, negotiated terms for strategic partnerships with Sprint/Nextel and various contract manufacturers, and oversaw the launch of key next-generation technology.

Before Everyday Wireless, Bres spent four years as an enterprise solutions consultant with Oracle Corporation, working with customers to improve and streamline business processes through the utilization of systems software. He also brings four years of valuation, tax and audit experience from time at Arthur Andersen. Bres graduated with honors from the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia, and holds a BA in Business Administration, Accounting Concentration from the University of Washington.

As Director of Human Resources for A Place for Mom, Heather handles all of APFM's human resource matters, including benefits and recruiting. Heather has 13 years of HR and management experience beginning at ORCA Monitoring Services and eventually moving to ORCA's sister company X10 Wireless Technology, Inc as the Director of Human Resources.

Heather came to APFM as the new Director of Human Resources in October 2007. She has been a member of SHRM since 1999 and earned her SPHR certification in January 2005. Heather holds a BA from the University of Puget Sound with a major in Politics and Government.

Dan works closely with the senior living providers partnered with A Place for Mom to insure a smooth and seamless process for every family referred. Dan develops corporate, regional and local programs and systems to enhance the experience and results of partners in the A Place for Mom nationwide referral network.

Dan comes to A Place for Mom with an extensive background in retirement living, assisted living, specialty memory care and acute healthcare. He was vice president of marketing at Encore Senior Living and Senior Star Living, two of the country’s most innovative regional senior living companies, and also helped developed two ground-breaking senior living properties in Japan. Dan received his MBA at the Marriott School of Management at BYU and consulted in Management Strategy with Bain and Company prior to discovering his passion for senior living.