Chandra Kumar Selected as the New Executive Director at Greenspring

Veteran in Senior Living Management, Resident Services, and Health Care to Provide Executive Leadership at Springfield, Virgina's Premier Retirement Community

SPRINGFIELD, VIRGINIA – June 28, 2016 – Chandra Kumar has been selected as the new Executive Director at Greenspring, an Erickson Living retirement community in Springfield, Va. In this role, Kumar will oversee the daily operations at the 58-acre campus with nearly 2,000 residents.

Kumar has over twenty years of experience in the senior living industry, including serving the past two years as the Associate Executive Director at Riderwood, an Erickson Living community in Silver Spring, Maryland.

"We are very excited to have Chandra leading the team at Greenspring," said Erickson  Living's Vice President of Regional Operations, Chip Warner. "She is a proven leader in senior living who has tremendous passion for this work and has consistently delivered superior quality services and health care for older adults."

Kumar's career history also includes serving as Administrator for Friends House, a continuing care retirement community in Sandy Spring, Maryland, Vice President for Amertel Communication, as well as Health Care Administrator and Assisted Living Manager for Marriott Senior Living Services, and its successor, Sunrise Senior Living.

Kumar holds a B.S. degree in Accounting from the University of Maryland, College Park, and an M.A. in Management of Aging Services from the Erickson School of Aging at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She has been a licensed Nursing Home Administrator in Maryland for over twenty years.

Photo: Chandra Kumar, Executive Director at Greenspring

About Greenspring:  Greenspring, the largest retirement community of its type in Northern Virginia, is one of 19 campuses managed by Erickson Living. Further information about Greenspring can be found at: http://bit.ly/hRFmTc. 

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