Jack R. Callison, Jr., Chief Executive Officer
Jack R. Callison, Jr. is the Chief Executive Officer. Jack provides the strategic direction and executive leadership for all aspects of the company's investments, operations, and finances.
Prior to joining Holiday Retirement in 2008, Jack had oversight responsibility for over 70,000 multi-family apartments across the United States as the President of U.S. Operations for Archstone Communities (NYSE: ASN). Archstone owned $22 billion of assets and was a member of the S&P 500 Index prior to the organization going private in October 2007.
Jack also held a number of other senior management positions during his 12-year tenure with Archstone. Prior to joining Archstone, Jack worked for Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ: HELE) and KPMG Peat Marwick.
Jack currently serves on the Executive Board of Directors for the American Senior Housing Association and is a past board member of the National Multifamily Housing Council as well as the Colorado Chapter of Junior Achievement of America.
Jack earned his Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from UTEP and is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
Jeff W. Adler, Chief Operating Officer
Jeffrey W. Adler is the Chief Operating Officer. As Holiday Retirement's Chief Operating Officer, Jeff oversees all aspects of our day-to-day community level operations across the United States and Canada as well as many corporate support functions including pricing/revenue management, corporate marketing, resident relations, human resources, food services and maintenance/capex.
Prior to joining Holiday Jeff served as President of The Sanctuary Group, LLC, a firm that provides a full spectrum of services including community level operational performance enhancement, investment and operations strategy, formulation of formal pricing and revenue management strategy, marketing and IT expertise and distressed asset redevelopment services to numerous leading real estate institutional investment advisors, owners and managers.
Prior to joining The Sanctuary Group, Jeff served as Chief Property Officer for Apartment Investment & Management Company, "AIMCO" (NYSE: AIV). With a portfolio of over 870 communities representing 135,000 apartment units, AIMCO is one of the largest publicly traded owners and operators of multifamily apartment homes in the United States. During his tenure with AIMCO, which was originally admitted to the S&P 500 Index in 2003, Jeff was responsible for the development and execution of all aspects of the organization's property and corporate level operations. Prior to joining AIMCO in 2002, Jeff spent over a decade as an operations and corporate marketing executive with Progressive Insurance.
Jeff holds a B.A. in Economics from Yale University and a M.B.A. in Marketing from the University of Pennsylvania.
Scott Shanaberger, Chief Financial Officer
Scott Shanaberger is the Chief Financial Officer. Scott is responsible for all aspects of the organization’s accounting, finance/treasury and taxation functions.
Scott joined Holiday Retirement after serving as the Chief Financial Officer of Laramar Communities, LLC, a privately held multifamily and mixed-use property owner/operator. Prior to joining Laramar Communities, Scott spent the previous 12 years with United Dominion Realty Trust in a variety of senior level financial roles, including Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. UDR owns 60,000 multifamily apartment homes across the U.S. and is a publicly traded REIT on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: UDR). Prior to joining UDR, Scott was an auditor with Ernst & Young.
Scott earned his Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from the College of William and Mary.
Sheila Donahoe, Chief Information Officer
Sheila Donahoe is the Chief Information Officer. She is responsible for Holiday Retirement’s overall technology strategy and the implementation of technology to enable business strategies and accelerate the achievement of business goals.
Sheila joined Holiday Retirement in February 2010, following a six-year stint as the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Bluegreen Corporation in Boca Raton, Fla. She was responsible for delivery of all technology services for Bluegreen, a dynamic $700 million hospitality/vacation ownership and land development company. Sheila also served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for four years at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, and she’s held positions at AutoNation, Blockbuster, Inc., and Andersen Consulting.
Sheila was named one of the 100 Most Innovative CIOs by CIO magazine in 2001 and was voted south Florida’s Best CIO by the South Florida Business Journal in 2005 and 2006. She has been a member of Women in Technology International (WITI) and served on the Leadership Advisory Council for WITI’s south Florida chapter.
Sheila graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Sciences and a Minor in Mathematics from Florida State University.
R. Scott Wood, General Counsel
Scott Wood is the General Counsel. Scott is responsible for providing professional legal counsel and related services to Holiday Retirement and its entities.
Scott joined Holiday Retirement in October of 2009 after serving as the General Counsel at Golfsmith Golf & Tennis for four years. Golfsmith Golf & Tennis is the premier golf retailer in the United States and Canada, with more than 70 locations, monthly catalogs, and a very strong online presence. Scott also served as Associate General Counsel and Vice President of Information Technology for five years at Franklin Covey. Scott started his career at Epperson & Rencher P.C., a law firm in Salt Lake City.
Scott is a member of the Utah and Texas bar associations. He received a Bachelor of Arts in English from Brigham Young University (BYU) and a Juris Doctorate from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at BYU.
Kai Hsiao, Executive Vice President, Acquisition Operations
As Executive Vice President - Acquisition Operations, Kai oversees all aspects of the company's acquisition integration activities as well as the day-to-day operations for newly acquired communities. Prior to his current role, Kai was responsible for all aspects of Holiday Retirement's new business development activities and the sales and marketing functions.
Kai joined Holiday Retirement in October 2008 after serving as Director of Real Estate Marketing for destination spa resort Canyon Ranch. He started his career at world-renown advertising agency Chiat/Day; owned his own advertising agency; and then worked for award-wining advertising agency Cramer-Krasselt, where he spear-headed the rebranding efforts of MGM Grand Las Vegas. Kai has also worked for publically traded REIT, Macerich (NYSE: MAC), focusing on redevelopment and new, mixed-use projects.
Kai is the former President of the Tucson Advertising Federation; was named one of Tucson’s “Up & Comers” by Inside Tucson Business in 2007; and member of the International Council of Shopping Centers.
Kai graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Arizona.
Roger Aufieri, President of U.S. Operations
As President of U.S. Operations, Roger oversees all of the company’s domestic day-to-day operations as well as serves at the Managing Director for Holiday Retirement’s South District.
Roger has spent more than 25 years in the hospitality industry. Previous to joining Holiday Retirement, Roger served as the Executive Vice President of Operations for the Dallas-based Remington Hotels. In that role, he was responsible for all operational functions for a portfolio consisting of 48 hotels from Key West, Florida to Anchorage, Alaska.
Prior to his current role at Holiday, Roger served as the President and Chief Operating Officer for White Lodging Services in Merrillville, Indiana, where he managed a portfolio of 90 hotels that generated $350 million in annual sales.
Donald Davidoff, Executive Vice President, Pricing and Marketing
Donald is Executive Vice President, Pricing and Marketing. In this capacity, Donald leads Holiday Retirement's effort to pioneer a new pricing and revenue management solution. He also leads the entire marketing effort including eCommerce.
Donald joined Holiday Retirement in 2011. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President, Strategic Systems for Archstone, a large privately held multi-family housing developer and operator. At Archstone, Donald led the teams that were responsible for eCommerce, field marketing, creative services and corporate communication.
Prior to joining Archstone, Donald led the team that built the Lease Rent Options™ software, the industry’s first automated revenue management system, at Talus Solutions, later acquired by Manugistics.
Donald's prior background includes leading a franchise retail travel agency group with an emphasis on marketing strategies and customer service execution and four years in the United States Air Force as a project manager. He is a published book author, co-writing Parenting the Office and writing a textbook on customer service published by Prentice-Hall.
Donald earned a Master's degree in Systems Management from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor's degree in Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Paul Boethel, Senior Vice President, New Business
Paul is the Senior Vice President, New Business. In this capacity, Paul partners with existing senior housing owners to provide a variety of operating and financing solutions to meet their value creation and growth needs including: third party management, capital for new development or partial acquisitions, sale/leasebacks or complete exit via portfolio sale.
Paul joined Holiday Retirement in 2008 to oversee the organization’s Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) function. Prior to joining Holiday, he worked in the Mergers & Acquisitions Department at fellow senior living company, Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD). Paul has also played pivotal roles at Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) in their Sales Department, Medical Devices Division as well as for the United States Air Force where he spearheaded program management efforts for various technology acquisitions and initiatives.
Paul previously served on the board of directors for the West Point Society of Los Angeles and was President of the American Society of Engineering Managers (USMA Chapter).
Paul earned his Bachelor of Sciences in Engineering Management from The United States Military Academy at WestPoint and his Masters of Business Administration from Loyola Marymount University.