Meet the Leadership at Hillcrest.

A Strong Team That Delivers For Residents.

Our continuing care retirement community in Southern California has a core group of individuals with the qualifications, expertise and experience to lead associates who fulfill the community’s mission, vision and values.

Our leadership team provides the guidance necessary to maintain high standards of care, beautiful quality of life and deliver on our commitment to residents each day. The board of directors is highly qualified and dedicated to supporting residents and advancing our mission.

Matthew Neeley, MBA, MHSA

CEO/President

Mr. Neeley is a values-driven leader, whose commitment to the field is and has been both significant and indisputable. With over three decades of service in both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, Matthew has helped thousands of residents enjoy happy and full lives and hundreds of associates enjoy meaningful employment in a superior work environment. He has led a strong and capable leadership team though great external challenges into marked growth and prosperity.

He’s actively served on multiple nonprofit boards, including Community Senior Services, La Verne/San Dimas Meals on Wheels, Rotary International and Chaffey College Gerontology Advisory Committee, Bright Prospect and as an Executive Committee member of the Fellowship of Brethren Homes. He has served as an Adjunct Professor for the University of La Verne teaching graduate level Gerontology classes.

Matthew Neeley

Matthew remains active in the broader community, in legislative leadership within LeadingAge and in facilitating the LeadingAge California EMERGE Leadership development program serving the 500 members throughout the State of California. He has served on the Association’s Public Policy Committee since 2006 and as its chair from 2022 to 2024. Matthew is one of the 30 inaugural fellows of the LeadingAge National Leadership Academy, class of 2007.

Matthew earned his MBA and Master of Health Services Administration degrees from Arizona State University and a Certificate in Gerontology and a BS in Business Management from Brigham Young University.

On a personal level, Matthew plays the piano and enjoys composing and publishing music, sketching and writing poetry. He loves fly-fishing, organic gardening and family history research. Mr. Neeley is fluent in written and oral Spanish, having lived five years of his life in Spanish-speaking countries. Matthew and his wife Angela have four children and one granddaughter. Lastly, Matthew is active in his faith community and enjoys interfaith service and building bridges of understanding with others.

The Hillcrest Leadership Team

Joel Brouwer
Joel BrouwerChief Financial Officer
Dr. Debra Manuel Smith
Dr. Debra Manuel SmithHead of Human Resources
Sonia Rodriguez
Sonia RodriguezDirector of Human Resources
Ryan Harrison
Ryan HarrisonPsyD, CWP, Director of Resident Life & Wellness
Jana Milhon-Martin
Jana Milhon-MartinInterfaith Chaplain
Andrea Lopez-Lutz
Andrea Lopez-LutzCorporate Compliance Official and Risk Manager
Scott Snider
Scott SniderDirector of Philanthropy
Dan Townsend
Dan TownsendDirector of Facilities Operations
Shirley Turner
Shirley TurnerDirector of Sales and Marketing
Keith Kasin
Keith KasinChief Operating Officer
Desiree Eudave
Desiree EudaveDirector of Assisted Living
Daniel Paz
Daniel PazDirector of Dining Services

Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Dale Stanley
Dale StanleyChair
Jackie Doud
Jackie DoudVice Chair
Karen Weed
Karen WeedSecretary
Jack Meek
Jack MeekTreasurer
John Blickenstaff
John BlickenstaffPast Chair
Matthew Neeley, MBA, MHSA
Matthew Neeley, MBA, MHSAPresident / CEO

Directors

Pauline Abbott
Pauline Abbott
Thomas Allison
Thomas Allison
Shireen Fatemi
Shireen Fatemi
Patrick Joyce
Patrick Joyce
Dan Lane
Dan Lane
Russ Matteson, PSWD Executive Minister
Russ Matteson, PSWD Executive Minister
David Nelson
David Nelson
Joseph Pritchard
Joseph Pritchard
Donna Redman
Donna Redman

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