The Legacy Senior Communities Names Louise Dunkerley Director of Sales and Marketing

April 8, 2011 - PRLog -- The Legacy Senior Communities, Inc. has named Louise Dunkerley Director of Sales and Marketing.  Michael Ellentuck, president of The Legacy Senior Communities, Inc., made the announcement.

Dunkerley has more than 10 years of experience in senior living sales, marketing, and community relations.  Prior to joining The Legacy, she was Regional Director of Sales for Sunrise Senior Living, where she oversaw sales and marketing activities for 15 senior communities across the country.  Previously, Dunkerley served Sunrise Senior Living as Director of Community Relations for Sunrise at Sterling Canyon in Valencia, California, and as Director of Sales and Marketing for Pueblo Norte in Scottsdale, Arizona.  

She gained additional senior living experience with American Retirement Corporation as Community Relations Coordinator for Freedom Inn in Scottsdale. She also served Marriott Senior Living as Director of Sales for Village Oaks in Mesa, Arizona, and Sunterra Resorts as Marketing Manager.

“Louise has a wealth of experience in all aspects of senior living, which makes her ideally suited to the role she will play with The Legacy Senior Communities,” said Ellentuck. “She is an invaluable asset to our corporate team as well as to both of our communities – The Legacy at Willow Bend and The Legacy at Preston Hollow.  We look forward to the leadership she brings to her position.”

The Legacy Senior Communities, Inc. is the parent company of The Legacy at Willow Bend and The Legacy at Preston Hollow.

The Legacy at Willow Bend, Plano’s first and only life care retirement community, is situated on a 28-acre site at Spring Creek Parkway between Preston Road and Ohio Drive. The Legacy at Willow Bend offers resort-style services and amenities for active, independent seniors, as well as all levels of health care services on-site. The community features 103 independent living apartment homes, 12 custom independent living villas, 40 assisted living apartment homes, 18 memory support suites, and 60 private skilled healthcare suites.

The Legacy at Willow Bend is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit retirement community owned by parent company, The Legacy Senior Communities, Inc. The Legacy at Willow Bend, the only Jewish-sponsored life care retirement community in Texas, is open to people of all faiths.  For information, call (972) 468-6208, or visit www.thelegacyWB.org.

The Legacy at Preston Hollow, formally known as Veranda Preston Hollow, is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit, faith-based senior living residence that offers a continuum of care allowing residents to stay in place with assisted living, short-term rehabilitation, skilled nursing, and long term care. Built in 2001, the community features 41 assisted living apartments, 113 skilled nursing beds and a state-of-the-art Medicare unit. The Legacy at Preston Hollow is the Dallas Home for the Jewish Aged and a partner agency of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas. The community is family service-oriented and open to people of all faiths. For questions regarding admissions, please call (214) 363-5100 or visit www.thelegacyPH.org.