Meet the SeniorBridge Fort Myers Team
Jill Summerscales, BS
Regional Executive Director
Jill brings to SeniorBridge a strong background in system organization, operations and management, as well as over 11 years experience owning and operating a geriatric care management company. She studied at William Jewell College in MO, Harlaxton College in Grantham England, and has a BS in Interdisciplinary Studies from Hodges University. Jill held a variety of finance and management positions with the Hallmark Cards organization, and was selected to participate in a variety of their well regarded customer service and Management Leadership training programs. She was responsible for the operations of a resort in Belize, Central America before settling in the Naples area. Upon settling in Naples, Jill became interested in the needs of the elderly when she ran a Computer Learning Center in Naples, FL that was that was focused on computer training geared to the senior population. Jill ran Parent Care, a geriatric care management company in Naples, FL along with her business partner, Linda Cramer, since 1998. Parent Care joined the SeniorBridge Family of Companies in May of 2009. Jill is a past member of the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers and the Florida Geriatric Care Managers Association, and past chair of the FGCMA Public Relations Committee.
Linda Cramer, MHA, CMC
Professional Development Specialist
Linda Cramer has worked in the healthcare field for more than 30 years. She began her career as a hospital social worker in Portland, Oregon and later became the Associate Director of Social Work at Emanuel Hospital in Portland. Linda developed innovative hospital and community programs to assist older adults and has served on many boards in Portland that focused on aging. In 1995, Linda moved to Naples, Florida where she joined a national care management corporation as a care manager. She later became the regional manager serving Southwest Florida. In 1998 Linda and her business partner Jill Summerscales co-founded Parent Care a successful geriatric care management company in Naples. In 2009 Parent Care merged with SeniorBridge a national care management and home care company. It is currently the largest care management company in South Florida.Linda has a Masters in Hospital and Public Administration, a Graduate Certificate in Applied Gerontology, Advanced Professional Status as a Fellow from the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers. Linda is the current President of the Florida Geriatric Care Managers Association and is a Certified Care Manager. Linda was recognized by her peers as the 2010 Care Manager of the year for Florida. Linda has spoken and provided trainings to professionals in the field of aging, business and families about aging issues.
Annalise Smith
Regional Director of Professional Relations
Annalise has more than a decade experience developing strategic relationships and partnerships in the healthcare field throughout South Florida. Prior to joining SeniorBridge, Annalise served in positions including Director of Marketing at Stanley LTC Pharmacy, an independently owned and operated pharmacy servicing long-term care facilities and Vice President of Business Development at Sunshine Pharmacy, Inc. in Naples, Florida. A resident of Collier County since 2001, she is an active member in her community serving as an Executive Board Member for the Parkinson's Association of South West Florida and President of Naples Interagency Council. She is also an active member of the Florida Assisted Living Association and the Florida Health Care Association and serves her sorority as Treasurer of the South West Florida Alumnae Club. Her life-long career in geriatrics began in kindergarten when she accompanied her podiatrist father on house calls to home bound elderly patients and has also included assisting with Medicare and secondary insurance claim forms as well as working in nursing home and assisted living facilities in her teens. Annalise earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Family, Child and Consumer Sciences from Florida State University in Tallahassee where she was an active member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority and was appointed to the Seminole Torchbearers leadership society. She is also a 2010 graduate of the Leadership Collier program.
Lisa Armstrong
Director of Professional Relations
Lisa comes to Senior Bridge with an extensive sales background coupled with an intense interest in working with seniors. She worked as a fundraising consultant for 10 years for Nestle's fundraising division, Kathryn Beich. There, she developed and grew the Southwest Florida territory by 210% within her first year, and consistently earned numerous awards and recognition for continued growth and her high retention rate of accounts throughout her career with them. A top ranking consultant in the company nation-wide, she raised 4 million dollars of profit for her accounts in her territory. She worked for Superior Residences at HealthPark, an assisted living facility specializing in dementia as Director of Sales and Marketing, where she immersed herself in the healthcare industry of Southwest Florida. While there, she implemented many new marketing ideas while at the same time building a strong network of local and state referrals and resources. She is a member of numerous local and state associations, including the Florida State Guardians Association and CAMEO (Cooperative Associates Marketing Elderly Options). She studied at the University of Missouri-Columbia in the field of journalism.
Mary Kaye Coriano, LCSW
Care Manager
Mary Kaye Coriano joins the SeniorBridge family with a strong belief in the value of care management and more than 30 years experience in the medical social work field. Prior to arriving in Florida, Mary worked for 13 years for United Hospice of Rockland County where she was a social worker for eight years before being promoted to Director of Counseling. She also worked in New York as a medical social worker for 20 years in the home care department at The Nyack Hospital and as a case worker in protective services for adults with the Rockland County Department of Social Services in New York. Mary received her masters of social work from Fordham University and holds licensure for social work in both New York and Florida.
Linda Shuster, BSN, RN, CMC
Care Manager
Linda Shuster has over 30 years of experience as a nurse and care manager in educational settings, and for community health, skilled nursing and eldercare facilities. Before coming to SeniorBridge as a Care Manager, she was Nursing Manager with the Fair Haven Community Health Center Geriatric Clinic in New Haven, CT. Previously she was the Nurse Supervisor for The Mary Wade Home in New Haven; Nurse Supervisor and Case Manager for the Connecticut Personal Care Program for the Elderly; and held a variety of nursing positions. Linda has a B.S.N. in Nursing from the University of Connecticut School of Nursing; and partial credit toward an M.P.H. from Southern Connecticut State University. She has served on the boards of numerous professional organizations, including as Vice President of the South Central Inter Agency Council on Aging.