Meet the leadership team

Caren Silverlieb, Executive Director

Masano Murata, Director of Finance

Sophia Smith, Director of Property Management

Eric Desharnais, Facilities Director

Yessica Bautista, Assistant Property Manager

Misha Shtivelman, Director of Culinary & Nutrition, HRC & Jack Satter House

Rob Crevatis, Chef Manager

Yury Martinez, Dining Room Manager

Rose Shapiro, Resident Services Coordinator

Jill Leach, Vitalize 360 Coach & Resident Services Coordinator

Talor Waintrup; Fitness Specialist

Lior Nevo, Chaplain

Lisa Meola,  Programming and Administrative Coordinator

Aline Russotto, Executive Director

Aline Russotto's career started at Orchard Cove in 1998, and has since grown to her current role as executive director. In addition to overseeing Orchard Cove’s operations, she is a member of Hebrew SeniorLife's senior living leadership team. She is a member of the board of trustees of LeadingAge Massachusetts, the state chapter of the national organization, and began her term as board chair in October 2019. Aline has also served as a coach for its Leadership Academy and as a board member for the national organization.

Aline is passionate about supporting the best lives of the seniors she serves through person-directed, innovative programming that aligns Orchard Cove's delivery of care and services with the values and preferences of its seniors. She led the creation of the award-winning Vitalize 360, a goal-driven and outcome-based program that inspires seniors to make lifestyle changes leading to improved health outcomes and a greater quality of life. Aline is a graduate of the Lausanne School of Hotel Management in Switzerland.

Catherine Couture, LICSW, MPH, Director of Community Life

Catherine Couture joined the Orchard Cove team in 2014. For the preceding five years, she was a close colleague of the Orchard Cove team in her role with Hebrew SeniorLife Private Care. Cat has served in both social work and public health positions after earning her master's in social work and public health from Boston University. Cat's passion is building vibrant and engaged communities while helping the individuals in those communities define what it means to live their best day. Cat is a graduate of the LeadingAge Leadership Academy.

John Ralston, Director of Culinary Services

John Ralston enhances our residents' quality of life by customizing the dining experience to reflect the tastes, sensibilities, and values of this community. More than 35 years of experience in the hospitality industry — nine years with Hilton, eight years with Marriott, and four years with Hyatt — have provided John with a solid food and beverage background in customer service, as well as the banquet, bar, and catering arenas. He enjoys collaborating with residents to provide the highest level of satisfaction in their dining experiences.

Dave Barthel, Engineering Manager

Dave Barthel joined the Orchard Cove team prior to the opening of our community. His background spans 40 years in facilities management in the Greater Boston area. Dave leads a committed team of individuals responsible for the care of the community, and the ongoing enhancements that continue to make Orchard Cove a beautiful place for our residents and their visitors.

Katia Fearebay, Manager of Housekeeping

Katia Fearebay came to Orchard Cove in April 2009 with more than five years of experience in the hotel industry. Katia takes pride in maintaining the highest possible standards for the cleanliness of Orchard Cove. Katia oversees the cleaning of all independent living, enhanced living, skilled nursing, and common areas, ensuring that housekeeping activities are carried out professionally, to standards, and with the highest level of service.

Diane Chisholm, RN, BSN, Director of Nursing

Diane Chisholm joined Hebrew SeniorLife in 2013 as an RN staff nurse and has since served as a clinical coordinator, preceptor, and the interim director of nursing at Orchard Cove. She has also participated in the nursing excellence program and became wound care certified.  Diane takes pride in providing a premier standard of care for the residents of Orchard Cove. She enjoys taking the time to know the residents, understand their needs, and celebrate their life.

Carole Johnson, CPA, Vice President of Finance

Carole Johnson oversees all of the fiscal operations. She has been with Hebrew SeniorLife since 2009 and worked in the corporate offices prior to coming to Orchard Cove. She is a CPA with more than 25 years of experience in public accounting, consulting, and corporate accounting management. Her focus is maintaining the highest standards of financial reporting and control for Orchard Cove.

David Calnan, Senior Sales Counselor

David Calnan joined Orchard Cove as the senior sales counselor in 2014. His experience in the field of senior living, garnered over 25 years in continuing care retirement communities, brings breadth and a deep understanding to the process prospective residents experience while they consider and ultimately move to a community like Orchard Cove. Creating relationships built on clarity, trust, and understanding is what he does best.

At NewBridge on the Charles, our leadership team cares about you and is committed to providing outstanding, best-in-class service. Together, we have created one of the country's most outstanding continuing care retirement communities.

Matthew Hollingshead, Executive Director

As Executive Director for NewBridge on the Charles, Matthew Hollingshead is responsible for creating and maintaining an exceptional living environment for independent living residents. He oversees activities, programming, services provided in the community center, food and beverage operations, and the physical maintenance of the campus. Matt originally joined Hebrew SeniorLife in 2016 as executive director of Assisted Living at NewBridge on the Charles. Under his leadership, the NewBridge on the Charles memory care program became locally renowned for its robust use of expressive therapies for care and support.

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Rhonda Glyman, Executive Director, Assisted Living

Rhonda Glyman administers operations and directs efforts to implement plans and strategies in the Assisted Living and Independent Living communities at NewBridge on the Charles, Hebrew SeniorLife’s continuing care retirement community in Dedham, MA. From 2013 to 2021, she served as Executive Director of Hebrew SeniorLife’s Center Communities of Brookline supportive housing community. Prior to joining the CCB team, Rhonda served as Associate Executive Director at NewBridge on the Charles.
 
Rhonda has more than 40 years of management experience in the telecommunications, hospitality and health care industries. In addition, she served as project director for a $65 million, state-of-the-art educational campus, founded a national award-winning public/private educational partnership, and facilitated effective collaboration among Nevada’s top education, community, and corporate leaders to strengthen education for all students. Rhonda holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics (Magna Cum Laude) from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Fernando Rodrigues, Director of Facilities

Fernando is responsible for the management, operation, maintenance, and repair of the NewBridge on the Charles campus, including the exterior grounds, as well as the capital budget. Fernando has over 23 years of experience in facilities management, including six years of experience in health care facility management. Fernando most recently served in a senior facilities role at another continuing care retirement community. His career has included operations positions with Legal Sea Foods, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance, Beacon Management Company, and Procter & Gamble. Fernando is a United States Marine Corps veteran.

David Raider, Director of Community Life

David oversees the community life department, which is responsible for building community in the areas of programming, fitness, member services, and spiritual life. Having come to NewBridge on the Charles in 2009, David has more than 15 years of experience in the senior living industry, both in sales and marketing positions and as a regional director of the activity programs at over 40 assisted living communities in the Northeast. Prior to that, he worked in corporate team development for a company that specialized in experiential learning. David graduated from the hotel management program at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and worked for various Boston hotels before settling on the industry that is a perfect match for his skills.

Sheila Waxman, Director of Sales and Hebrew SeniorLife Internal Sales 

Sheila Waxman began her sales career with Hebrew SeniorLife in 2006, three years before the official opening of NewBridge on the Charles. She has led the independent and assisted living sales teams to maximum occupancy and continues to ensure excellent experiences for potential residents and their families. Sheila and her team work to understand changes in the senior living industry so that NewBridge on the Charles stays current with housing, programming, and healthcare initiatives. Prior to joining the NewBridge team, Sheila served as both director of resident services and director of marketing at Lasell Village in Auburndale and was the corporate director of programs for Cordia Senior Living, a division of Boston Financial, where she created programming for retirement communities in Massachusetts, Utah, and California.

Meet Our Dedicated Team

James Brown, Executive Director

James Brown is responsible for the overall operations and management of Center Communities of Brookline overseeing the maintenance, nutrition, fitness, administrative, and resident services departments, and ensuring the highest quality of care to the residents. Prior to joining Center Communities of Brookline in 2019, James was on active duty for the Massachusetts National Guard as a regional medical planner coordinating National Guard medical capabilities with civilian medical agencies and operations officer responsible for the budget and training of a medical group. James has over 15 years of health care experience both as a clinician and administrator. James holds a Master’s in Physical Therapy from Quinnipiac University, a Doctor of Physical Therapy from MGH Institute for Health Professionals and a Masters of Business Administration from Endicott College.

Sophia Smith, Director of Property Management

Sophia Smith is responsible for the oversight of property management services across Hebrew SeniorLife (HSL) housing sites. She creates, implements, and upholds administrative policies, procedures, and rules that conform to HUD and local housing authority guidelines and best practices. Sophia ensures the highest quality of services are provided to all residents. Sophia has over 19 years of experience in property management. Sophia is a Certified Property Manager CPM ® and has obtained this designation through the Institute of Real Estate Management-IREM.

Jill MacDonald, Director of Community Life

Jill is responsible for the successful and smooth delivery of programs and resident services across Center Communities of Brookline. In this key role, Jill upholds and delivers the highest Hebrew SeniorLife and industry standards with regards to safety, professionalism, service, and quality of care, and works collaboratively with leaders from across the Hebrew SeniorLife continuum, including our long-term chronic care, medicine, chaplaincy, rehabilitation, home health, private care, and hospice divisions to ensure the best possible quality of life for residents. Prior to Center Communities of Brookline, Jill was the director of member services and fitness director at NewBridge on the Charles. She has her bachelor’s of science from Westfield State College in exercise physiology with a strong emphasis on geriatrics.

Tammy Sadok, Director of Social Services

Tammy Sadok oversees and provides social services to the residents and family members of Center Communities of Brookline to help support their best life in accordance with their values and goals. She has been with Hebrew SeniorLife since 1990, previously providing social services for the long-term chronic care residents of the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center and facilitating admissions to long-term chronic care both at HRC-Boston and HRC-NewBridge. Tammy holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Brandeis University and a master's degree in social work from Simmons College.

James Dormady, Director of Facilities

Jim Dormady is responsible for the physical operations of Center Communities, a position he has held for more than 20 years. Jim and his crew perform preventative maintenance on every mechanical system on a monthly basis as well as all snow removal. Jim, along with two of his crew members, rotate a 24-hour call schedule. Jim is also responsible for the preparation of the capital and operations budgets for the maintenance and housekeeping departments.