Friendship Villages of St. Louis CEO and leadership

Carmen is the Chief Strategy Officer at Friendship Village Senior Services and is the Executive Director for Friendship Village Chesterfield. She is passionate about being a part of seniors’ lives and strives to make a difference by delivering operational excellence.

She brings 25 plus years of experience in healthcare business development, holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s degree in health informatics and is a registered nurse. Her expertise includes sales and marketing, strategic planning, start-up operations and sales team management for independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing and home health care. Since joining the company in 2013, Carmen has been integral in facilitating business growth.

Her ongoing volunteer work with Mercy Health Foundation’s Women with a Mission reflects her passion for the health care field, and her drive to incorporate the latest in wellness programs and technology for seniors has become a defining characteristic of Friendship Village as it continues to push senior living into the future.

Gayle joined the Friendship Village family of senior living communities in 2018, bringing with her more than 20 years of human resources experience in executive and senior leadership roles in multifacility and multistate senior living operations. She started her career with Via Christi Villages as Vice President of Human Resources, providing human resources leadership and strategic guidance for 11 communities, with 1,000 leaders and staff located in Kansas and Oklahoma City. Gayle moved with her family to St. Louis in 2014 to serve as Chief Human Resources Officer for Ascension Health Senior Care, the senior care subsidiary of Ascension Health, one of the nation’s largest health systems.

Her passion is to cultivate happy, motivated and engaged employees - not only through competitive compensation and benefit programs, but through appropriate training and education. She is also dedicated to showing all employees the respect they deserve and the value they bring to the organization.

Gayle holds an Associate of Arts and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Wichita State University, as well as a Master of Human Resources Development from Webster University.

Tim joined Friendship Village in July 2017 as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to his position in senior living at Friendship Village, he was the Chief Financial Officer for two family-held businesses. His career includes nearly 15 years in senior health care and services, the majority with Bethesda Health Group, where he served in the same role.

Tim is extremely excited to be back home in senior care and services with Friendship Village. He’s committed to preserving the mission and growing the Friendship brand to touch the lives of more seniors throughout the St. Louis, Missouri, area.

He graduated from Illinois State University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and earned a master’s degree in business administration from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He is on the board of The Independence Center and is active in the community through other professional associations.

Tim and his wife enjoy cooking, dining out, golfing and traveling. They have five children in high school and college and are adjusting to a quieter home. They look forward to the times when all the kids are together, creating laughter and memories.