• My passion for senior living started in college when I worked in a nursing home as a CNA.I have worked in many different roles in senior living.
• Bachelor's of Business Administration | Health Care Administration -- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
* Licensed Assisted Living Director
* Licensed Nursing Home Administrator
• Favorite things: reading, anything outdoors, and staying busy with family!
Meet the York Gardens Team
The executive team at York Gardens is focused on the future. As health care evolves and the senior population grows, new ways of providing senior services—from housing to health care—challenge us to be creative and inventive.
Katie Keogh
Executive Director
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Jane Manske
Director of Health Services
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- Keep our residents healthy!
- 42+ years of RN experience
- Love being a grandmother
Maddy Artmann
Outreach and Sales Director
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- University of St Thomas graduate, Marketing and Entrepreneurship
- Years of marketing experience and a passion for working with seniors
- Has a jewelry business, coaches soccer, and reads A LOT
- Favorite things: spending time with husband and two cats
Chaplain Kwanza Yu
Director Spiritual Health
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- Worked at York Gardens over 9 years
- Loves learning resident and staff stories and journeying with them
- Blessed to provide pastoral support in times of need and in times of celebration
Sarah Strandmark
Life Enrichment Director
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- University of Minnesota Twin Cities
- BS: Kinesiology, Minors: Spanish Studies & Coaching
- Coaches: youth orienteering and trail running programs
- Volunteer coaches: a Northside Adventure Team with The Loppet Foundation.
- Passionate about creating equitably accessible programming in outdoor and recreational spaces for people of diverse backgrounds that support their psychosocial wellbeing, community engagement, and self-efficacy.
- Enjoys: time outdoors with her two rescue dogs, getting creative in the kitchen, playing board games, reading, and listening to live music
David LaVoie
Culinary Director
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- Creating delicious meals at York Gardens since 2015
- Over 20 years’ experience in all aspects of restaurant work
- Married 15 years, 2 teen boys
- Enjoys: fishing, golfing, being outside, and the paranormal
Alexia Johnson
Resident Service Coordinator II
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- Completing a B.S Degree in Business Administration – Healthcare Management
- Has a passion for helping others and senior care
- Enjoys: my daughter, reading of all kinds, anything to do with the outdoors, and trail running.
Cynthia Sharp
Receptionist
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- Certificated of Achievement, Medical Call Center Program, Century College
- Certificate - Mental Health First Aid
- Certificate - NRF Foundation - credential in Customer Services and Sales
- Hobbies - walking, biking, reading, and listening to music.
- Focused on community building, and committed to treating others the way I would like to be treated.
- Proud mother of two adult children.
Live Life to the Fullest at York Gardens