Vicky has been the director of marketing and admissions at Forest Hills for three years. For her, the best thing about working here is coming to the community with a team she was already familiar with. She’s worked with Tina, Crystal, and Anne-Marie before. Anne-Marie has been the controller at Forest Hills for a little over two years, but she has been in the industry since 1999.
Vicky and Anne-Marie are like sisters. In 2004, at Carrol Manor, they started the same day in the rehab center there and had orientation together. Anne-Marie’s mother also trained Vicky because at the time her mother had been the director of facilities at Providence. Anne-Marie is 52 years old and enjoys working at Forest Hills. “I like the close-knit, small organization in terms of employees,” she says. “You know their quirks and a lot about them and their personalities. A lot of grace can be given to me because they know me. So, if I’m spinning, they grant me grace.”
Vicky has always worked in long-term care. Initially, she thought she wanted to be a nurse. But she started in healthcare management, business management, and then a minor in marketing. “It’s like the only job I’ve had. You really need to think outside of the box. I really do like what I do,” she says. She turned 60 this year. “This 60 is not the same as my grandma’s 60. It’s just a different time, she says.”
Annie is a resident here at Forest Hills. She is 95 years old and has been a member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority for more than 75 years. She worked on Capitol Hill for 20 years. She says, “I love basketball. I started playing in junior high school and then at Bluefield State College in West Virginia.”
Annie often calls Vicky her niece, a title that reflects the connection they have developed, built on love, understanding, and a shared appreciation for life’s simple joys. “Annie is one of the many reasons I have purpose in my job,” Vicky says.
To read all the resident and staff stories captured as part of our public art initiative, “See Me, Hear Me: The Art of Living,” funded by AARP and in partnership with Marvin Bowser Photography, Art Against Ageism and Tenleytown Main Street, visit our digital exhibit here.
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