Staff

Tom is from Cashton, Wisconsin and started as the new administrator of Pine Valley on April 3, 2018. He takes the place of Kathy Cianci, who served in the same capacity for the past 21 years.

Tom’s most recent experience was serving as the administrator of Bethany
Riverside skilled care nursing facility in Lacrosse, Wisconsin – where he had been since 1989. Prior to Lacrosse, he had served facilities in Yuma, Arizona, and Preston, Minnesota.
He brings a combined 35 years of experience to his role at Pine Valley.

Having grown up on a small dairy farm and appreciating the rural setting, Tom is looking forward to working in Richland Center and more specifically at Pine Valley. According to Tom, the country setting, the friendly staff, the reputation for high quality care, a strong leadership team, a supportive board of trustees, and an active fundraising Foundation, and a new facility were all factors that attracted him to Pine Valley.

Angie has been employed at Pine Valley since 1981. She was hired upon completion of a C.N.A. course held at Pine Valley. (Interestingly, Ruth Williams, a long-time nurse educator and now member of the Richland County Board was her instructor.) While working as a nursing assistant, Angie received two scholarships from the Pine Valley Manor Foundation to further her education. In 1984 she completed her education and transitioned to the role of Registered Nurse. Since then, she has worked at Pine Valley as a nurse supervisor, resident care coordinator, and eventually assumed the Director of Nursing responsibilities in 1994. Angie is Wound Care certified and has completed additional training as an Associate Infection Preventionist. She also currently serves at the President of the Wisconsin Region 1 Directors of Nursing.

Rachelle is another one of our long term employees and a familiar face to Pine Valley and its residents and family. She has been an employee at Pine Valley since 1993. She started out as a certified nursing assistant and graduated from Viterbo College with a bachelors’ in Nursing. Since 1999 Rachelle has worked in a management position. Like all other managers she also continues with hands on care with the residents and is currently the RN manager for 3rd floor residents.

Began working for Pine valley in 2015 as a Licensed Practical Nurse. She fell in love with both the community and residents and she continued her education while simultaneously working as an LPN and graduated in 2016, shortly after becoming a Registered Nurse. Her mission is to be an advocate for the residents of Pine valley and ensure that their care expectations are met. She enjoys the challenge of the RN Manager position and hopes to convey to all residents and staff the enthusiasm and passion that she feels every day.

Ryan graduated from UW Eau Claire with a Master’s degree in Guidance and Counseling with concentration on mental health, undergrad in psychology and certification in Geriatrics. He has been employed with Pine Valley since November of 1999. As Director of Social Services his jobs include, admissions and discharges, family meetings, working with residents to help adjust to our facility and explore financing options and resources. Ryan has also been a part of the Geriatric Assessment Center since 2001. There he helps families to explore loved ones conditions, memory deficits, and resources available to them.

Tori has been a dedicated employee since August of 2004. She started her career at Pine Valley Community Village as a CNA and later had the opportunity to work part-time in the Restorative Nursing Program. In March of 2016 she started to work full-time as a Restorative CNA. Tori States: The goal of restorative nursing is to keep up the strength and maintain resident’s independent abilities as much as possible. It’s also important to provide Range of Motion (ROM) to prevent contractures from occurring for those that cannot do exercises themselves.

Jamie began her career at Pine Valley Community Village in December of 2013 as a certified nursing assistant. Since that time, she has earned her Licensed Practical Nurse degree before graduating in 2016 with my Registered Nursing license. She has always been passionate about healthcare & ensuring the most optimal care, comfort & support to those in need.
Her ambition as the RN Supervisor of our new Assisted Living is to provide quality care to enhance every resident’s life, respects their individuality, & encourages their independence in a supportive, & homelike environment.
 

Stephanie worked for Pine Valley as a CNA from 2007 until 2011 where she gained invaluable patient care experience. She attended Western Technical College in Lacrosse for Physical Therapy and worked for 2 years as a Physical Therapy Assistant at Gundersen to gain experience. Stephanie and her family decided to replant their roots in their home town of Richland Center in 2013 and she now works for Aegis providing therapy to Pine Valley Residents.

Matt graduated from Western Technical College in Lacrosse in 2007 where he obtained his Associates Degree in Physical Therapy, since graduating he has worked for Aegis at Pine Valley as a Physical Therapy Assistant. Matt accepted the position of Director of Rehabilitation for Pine Valleys Therapy Department in September of 2014. Matt’s responsibilities include overseeing the therapy department, therapy staff development and ensuring that the therapy department continues to provide excellent therapy services to our residents.

Dr. Smith graduated from Northwestern University in 1976. He holds certifications in Family Practice, Certified Medical Director, Certified Bone Densitometer and Certificate in Geriatrics. He has been the Medial Director of Pine Valley Healthcare since 1990. Along with being the Medical Director for our facility he is also the President of Richland Medical Center, and President elect of Wisconsin Association of Medical Directors. In 2009 he won the Physician’s award from the Alzheimer’s Association, Wisconsin Chapter. Dr. Smith is a very integral part of making Pine Valley a success that reaches beyond his extensive education and knowledge and is a direct result of his compassion, willingness to listen and desire to help.

Candi came to Pine Valley with 24 years of food service experience. She likes to read, and as a hobby likes to try new recipes. Her true passion is home cooking, or comfort foods, which she says we try to do at Pine Valley through cooking from scratch. She is always looking to find a new way to make an old recipe interesting. She is very happy to be at Pine Valley and enjoys making sure our residents have the best meal experience possible.

Steve was raised on a farm in Readstown with two sisters and a brother. He enjoys fishing, hunting and sports. He began his career with Pine Valley in 1989. Steve oversees the maintenance, housekeeping and laundry staff and operations of our facility, and has seen a lot of changes.
He states, “first we changed our name to Pine Valley Healthcare; then we changed to our current name, Pine Valley Community Village. Buildings changed, as did operations and our vision for the future. However, one thing hasn’t changed; our hard working, caring staff. I have met and worked with some great co-workers over the years and made some awesome friends”.

Mallory graduated from the University of Wisconsin Platteville in 2012 where she obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Health and Wellness. She returned to Richland Center post-graduation and worked for 5 years at the Richland Medical Center gaining experience in coordinating events and working with patients to lead healthier lives. Mallory accepted a position with Aegis as the new Activity Director at Pine Valley in early 2018. Mallory’s responsibilities include overseeing the activity programs at Pine Valley where she continues all of the wonderful activities and functions that Pine Valley is known for and she is also integrating exercise activities as a meaningful extension of the restorative and therapy departments. By combining activities and exercise we help our residents maintain and improve their mobility and overall function while having fun and creating memories!