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-Smith owned $22 billion of assets and was a member of the S&P 500 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-Smith. Prior to joining Archstone-Smith, 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).
Bob Donovan, President
Bob Donovan is the President. He is responsible for the overall day-to-day management and leadership of the U.S. and Canadian organization.
Bob joined Holiday Retirement in June 2010 and brings more than 30 years of experience in healthcare and in serving seniors. Prior to joining Holiday Retirement, Bob spent three years as the President of AseraCare Hospice & Home Health, where he provided strategic oversight and managed operations for AseraCare’s 82 Medicare Certified home health and hospices agencies across the United States that served 30,000 seniors annually. Before joining AseraCare, Bob held numerous senior executive level positions with Baxter International, Caremark, Girling Health Care, GynCor, and Heart Care Centers of Illinois.
He is a past board member of the American Heart Association. Bob graduated with his Bachelor of Science in Business from Northern Illinois University.
Stan Brown, Chief Operating Officer
Stan Brown is the Chief Operating Officer. Stan has strategic oversight responsibility for all aspects of the organization's community level operations.
Stan became Chief Operating Officer in June of 2009 and has over 26 years of hospitality experience throughout the world. Most recently, Stan served as the President of RockResorts and Vail Resorts Hospitality and prior thereto, was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for the organization. Stan was also a Vice President for Marriott International, Inc. in China, Malaysia, Vietnam, Korea, and the Philippines for nearly four years. He was responsible for overseeing operations, sales and marketing, engineering, finance, and human resources for 50 hotels.
Stan has served on numerous boards of directors, including most recently with the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, Japan America Society of Hawaii, Pacific Asian Affairs Council, and the Hawaii Hotel & Lodging Association.
Stan graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management from Pennsylvania State University.
Jorge Perez, Chief Financial Officer
Jorge Perez is the Chief Financial Officer. Jorge has strategic oversight responsibility for the company's accounting, taxation and finance organizations.
Jorge joined Holiday Retirement in January of 2010. Prior to joining Holiday Retirement, Jorge spent the previous seven years serving as the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President for North America at Marriott International. He provided strategic financial oversight responsibility for Marriott’s portfolio of more than 600 hotel properties that generated more than $9 billion in annual revenue. Prior to joining Marriott, Jorge was with Schering-Plough (now Merck & Co.), a pharmaceutical drug manufacturer for 13 years.
Jorge is a member of the American Lodging Association and the Association for Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting.
Jorge earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics, as well as his Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Puerto Rico. He also completed the executive leadership course at the Institut Européen d’Aministration des Affaires (INSEAD) in France, also known as the European Institute of Business Administration.
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.
Donald K. Harris, Executive Vice President, Field Support
Don K. Harris is the Executive Vice President of Field Services. Don has strategic oversight responsibility for all aspects of the organization's food service program, community maintenance/capital improvements, national accounts and procurement activities.
Prior to his current role, Don served as the organization's Chief Financial Officer for six years. Don originally joined Holiday Retirement in 1998 as Director of Taxation. Prior to joining Holiday Retirement in 1998, Don served as the lead accounting partner for Holiday Retirement’s outside public accounting firm for 13 years. Don was named the company’s Chief Financial Officer in April of 2001, and operating margins increased significantly within the management company under his direction.
Don is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the state of Oregon and a member of the Oregon Society of CPAs and the American Institute of CPAs.
Don earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Portland State University.
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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, Chief of Staff and VP, Business Development
Kai Hsiao is the organization's Chief of Staff and VP, Business Development. Kai assumed this role in November 2009, and focuses his time executing the organization's many new strategic business initiatives. Prior to this current role, Kai served as Holiday’s VP of Sales & Marketing.
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 Macerich, 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.