Westminster Village West Lafayette history

In 1981, ownership of Westminster Village was transferred to a not-for-profit corporation with ownership vested in a local volunteer Board of Directors.

In 1991 the Health Center was expanded to 46 beds.

She first moved to West Lafayette as a student at Purdue University and stayed after graduation in 2000.

Upon returning to the Greater Lafayette area, she was fortunate to continue her non-profit work by joining United Way of Greater Lafayette as the marketing director and then in 2004 she joined The Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette as the Director of Philanthropy.

In 2005 the original Assisted Living apartments were converted to Health Center units and one wing of the original Independent Apartment buildings was converted to Assisted Living units.

Stacey joined Westminster Village in July of 2009 after fourteen years at Indiana Veterans’ Home.

He joined Westminster Village in 2013 as the Health Facility Administrator.

Jessica joined Westminster Village in 2014 with 15 years’ experience in the medical accounting field.

In 2015, a new concept in residential living—hybrid homes—was introduced at Westminster Village in a three-building structure called The Terraces with 18 residences in each building.

As of January 1, 2016 he has begun a transition to an Ownership role within the company.

In May 2017, Ben was promoted to Associate Executive Director where he led multiple departments as well as special projects.

Vice-President (Member since 2018) Richard is a shareholder and the Director of Tax Services for the accounting firm of Girardot, Strauch and Co.

In February 2019, the Board of Directors selected Ben to lead the Village as the next Executive Director.

(Member since 2020) Born and raised in Lafayette, Marianne graduated from William Woods University in Fulton, Missouri, and earned her graduate degree from Indiana University.