Matt holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a master’s degree in real estate and construction management from the University of Denver. Matt has a diverse real estate background and began his real estate development career more than 15 years ago working with Opus Northwest, focused on the development of Opus’ multi-family and mixed use development projects in Denver. Matt has also held positions in commercial brokerage, asset management, land development, land entitlements and land acquisitions.Ī Denver native, Matt is active in the community, he actively serves at his church, is a foster parent, formally an Associate Board of ACE Scholarships and a Big Brother for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado. His responsibilities include but are not limited to: market identification, site selection, contract negotiations, entitlements, design, financing, construction, lease up and disposition. Matt manages both internal and external teams to ensure the success of CSL’s projects. CSL has completed 17 senior housing communities across the country with four currently under construction and three scheduled to break ground in 2020. CSL typically has three to four new, ground up senior housing projects annually. Matt works intimately with CSL’s operators MorningStar Senior Living, Harbor Retirement Associates and Cappella Living Solutions. Matt runs Confluent Senior Living’s (CSL) national development department and oversees all of CSL’s ground up development projects. She is also a member of the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) where she was recently selected to the Future Leaders Council. Today, Holly is an active participant in Argentum as a member of the LEAD Steering Committee and Women in Leadership Committee.

in Recreation and Leisure Studies from the University of Georgia, following which she began her career working in guest relations at the Ritz Carlton. She went on to join the Event Services Team at SmithBucklin, an association management company, where Argentum (formerly ALFA), the largest national senior living industry association, became one of her key clients. Holly Ballarotto is Chief of Staff at Brandywine Living. Brandywine is the leading provider of luxury senior living in the Mid-Atlantic region, including assisted living, independent living, and memory care. Holly is a member of Brandywine’s Executive Committee and is actively involved in a wide range of business activities impacting company operations and growth, including sales and marketing, recruitment, workforce training and education, new community development, and more. She also leads numerous corporate branding initiatives, expanding and managing the company’s website and social media presence. He has developed a passion for the senior population over the years and plans on utilizing this passion throughout his career to create comfortable living environments for those needing more assistance as they age. He enjoys reading, golfing, exercising and exploring new business opportunities as they arise. He enjoys interfacing with the teams at the communities and doing what he can to help them be successful.Īfter his time working as the Executive Director at The Summit at Sunland Springs, he joined Kris Woolley at Avista Senior Living and has been working on developing operational systems to help teams thrive so they can provide great environments for the residents. Since he has joined Avista Senior Living, Avista Senior Living has grown from its initial 3 communities to owning and operating 10 communities across Utah and Arizona.Ĭraig loves to spend time with his wife Veva and his four children, Millie, Carson, Emmett, and Evie.

Craig also worked as the Executive Director of the Summit at Sunland Springs for its first three years after opening. He worked closely with architects, engineers, banks, general contractors, and City of Mesa officials to bring this project to reality. Craig was instrumental in the design and development of The Summit at Sunland Springs, a 154 unit (165 bed) assisted living and memory care community in Mesa, Arizona. While pursuing his degrees at ASU, he continuously worked for Farnsworth Development Company, developing his skills with respect to active adult housing and assisted living communities. He received his undergraduate degree in Business from Utah Valley University in 2008 after which he went on to receive two Masters degrees, one in Real Estate Development (2009) and then his MBA (2012), both from Arizona State University. The Chief Operating Officer at Avista, Craig is a native Arizonan and is the fourth generation of the Farnsworth family to work in the field of active adult housing and senior living.

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