Meet the Willows Bend Senior Living Team

The executive team at Willows Bend Senior Living 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.

Our record of innovation will serve us well as we continue to work to improve the health of the communities we serve through preventive health programs and use of new technologies. We will establish new and cost-effective care models that provide the right care at the right time, in the right place, from the right providers.

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Katelyn earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire and majored in Health Care Administration and Marketing. She is licensed as an Assisted Living Director in the state of Minnesota.

Prior to joining the Ebenezer team at Willows Bend, Katelyn has served in various leadership positions for the last 4 years in senior care. After graduating, Katelyn worked as an Executive Director in Training and was promoted to an Assistant Executive Director overseeing a 114-unit assisted living community in North St. Paul. From there, she traveled to be an Interim Executive Director in Edina, operating 96-unit assisted living and memory care. In her most recent role, she served as an Executive Director at the Legacy of Farmington, a 70-unit community that offers independent, assisted living, and memory care lifestyle options.

Katelyn lives in Golden Valley, MN. She enjoys hitting the links in the summer, going for long runs, and being out on the lake. Katelyn loves trying new things and recently took up Salsa dancing lessons! We are excited to meet all our new residents that will truly make Willows Bend the best community!

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Jen is passionate about Geriatric care as she grew up with her grandparents being involved in all aspects of her life. She has been working as a Registered Nurse with Ebenezer for the past 5 years, and fully appreciates and is committed to the quality care seniors deserve. “I truly enjoy the pieces of wisdom, stories, and advice the residents share and value their view about life,” she says. In addition to working full time as our Director of Health Services, Jen is pursuing higher education through a MBA Program at Bethel University to help further her plan of providing quality care to underserved populations.

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Scott is our Culinary Director at Willows Bend Senior Living. He has five years previous experience as a Culinary Director for another Ebenezer-managed senior living community. Prior to that he was an executive chef for Champps Americana. Scott grew up in the beautiful area of Lake Minnetonka and currently lives in Inver Grove Heights with his cat Basco and his dog Eve. In addition to golfing and traveling, Scott's passion is to bring joy to the residents and guests he serves with all the delicious and nutritious food that he and his team creates.

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Pat earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Minnesota State University Mankato, majoring in Finance. His early career was spent in the mortgage and real estate industry. Prior to joining The Ebenezer team at Willows Bend, Pat spent 12 years as the Director of Admissions at Rasmussen University.

Pat lives in Plymouth, MN with his wife Gina and 3 children. He enjoys the outdoors, getting out for a round of golf, going fishing and spending time with family. Pat is very excited to be a part of the Willows Bend community and very eager to meet and assist all of the residents.

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Kerri earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of South Dakota, majoring in Recreation/Therapeutic Recreation. She also earned a Master of Arts from the University of South Dakota in Athletic Administration. Kerri has been working in the health care industry for the last 14 years as an Activities Director, and has worked for Ebenezer for over five years. In addition to working full-time as the Activities Director, she is also working on getting her Assisted Living Director License. Kerri lives in Circle Pines, MN with her husband Patrick, their son Jackson, and dog Mikko. She enjoys traveling, spending time with her family and friends, and living on the lake. She's an avid Iowa Hawkeye fan and loves to go to many sporting events. Kerri is every excited to bring fun and unique experiences to all of our resident's lives.

Leah earned a Bachelor’s degree in nursing (RN-BSN) and has been a nurse for over 24 years. She began her nursing career as an LPN in home care for complex pediatric clients. After 11 years in pediatrics, she moved to adult in-home care. In 2010, Leah went back to college for her RN-BSN degrees. She began working on a transitional care unit and worked there for 6 years. Leah joined the Ebenezer team in 2021 as an Assistant Director of Health Services. She has enjoyed this new role as a nurse, and her favorite part is getting to know all the residents.
Leah is very social and loves to meet and care for new people. She is a mother of 2 adult children. She comes from a large family and is the 3rd of 12 children and loves to get together with her family for game nights. On the weekends, she enjoys Latin dancing with her friends. Leah had begun Latin dancing 20 years ago and her favorite dance is Bachata.