The Holmstad appoints new executive director

Amanda Gosnell has been appointed executive director at The Holmstad, a faith-based, nonprofit continuing care retirement community administered by Covenant Retirement Communities, one of the nation's largest nonprofit senior services providers.

As executive director, Gosnell is responsible for all operations at the 38-acre campus, which offers residential living, catered living, assisted living, memory support, and skilled nursing care. She directs a staff of over 320 and reports to Joshua Anderson, associate vice president of operations for Covenant Retirement Communities.

"Caring for seniors has been a lifelong passion," says Gosnell. "I'm thrilled to be part of Covenant Retirement Communities and look forward to working with the passionate and talented team of professionals at The Holmstad."

Gosnell has 10 years of progressive senior living leadership experience, most recently as regional director of operations for Sunrise Senior Living, overseeing a portfolio of nine independent living, assisted living and memory care communities within Illinois and Indiana. While at Sunrise, she also served as senior executive director and director of sales, respectively.

Gosnell holds a bachelor's degree in business/economics and sociology from Wheaton College in Wheaton.

The Holmstad is located at 700 W. Fabyan Parkway, Batavia, Ill. Covenant Retirement Communities serves 5,000 residents at 15 retirement communities nationwide and is a ministry of the Evangelical Covenant Church. For more information on The Holmstad, call (877) 226-7310 or visit www.TheHolmstad.org.