NIC Academy Instructors

Meet the industry experts who make up the team of course instructors and contributors. 

Introduction to Senior Housing and Care Industry

  • Kurt Read, Lead Instructor Principal, RSF Partners
  • Bill Kauffman Senior Principal, Research & Analytics, NIC
  • Bob Kramer Co-founder & Former CEO, Strategic Advisor, NIC
  • Caroline Clapp Senior Principal, NIC
  • Emma Rosen Director, RSP Partners
  • Kyle Gardner COO, NIC MAP Vision
  • Maria Nadelstumph Senior Vice President, The Brandywine Center of Excellence, Brandywine Living
  • Omar Zar Principal, NIC
  • Ray Braun President and CEO, NIC
  • Serena Lipton Programming Curation Manager, NIC
Kurt Read

Fundamentals of Operations

  • Randy Richardson, Lead Instructor Former CEO and President, Strategic Advisor of Vi
  • Cameron Bell Vice President, Portfolio Management, National Health Investors
  • James Estes Director, Investments, Blue Moon Capital Partners
  • Justin Hutchens Executive Vice President, Senior Housing and Chief Investment Officer, Ventas, Inc
  • Kathy Sweeney Co-founder, Managing Partner and CIO, Blue Moon Capital Partners
  • Ken Segarnick Chief Corporate Officer, Brandywine Living
  • Melissa Evraets President of Resident Care-Chief Nursing Officer, Vi Senior Living
  • Mitch Brown Principal Consultant, Senior Housing Consulting (SHC)
  • Molly Vaughan CFO, The Springs Living
  • Tara Cope EVP and Chief Legal and Administrative Officer, Vi Senior Living
Randy Richardson

Market Analysis

  • Kevin McMeen, Lead Instructor Co-founder of MidCap Financial
  • Andrew Lavinder Financial Managing Director, Real Estate, MidCap Financial
  • Charles Turner CEO, KARE
  • Lory Brin Managing Director, Head of Healthcare Real Estate, MidCap Financial

Course Contributors:

    • Zach Britton Director, Real Estate Lending, MidCap Financial
    • Danny Feldmeier Underwriting Analyst, Real Estate Lending, MidCap Financial
    • Richard Graham Managing Director and Head of Credit Underwriting, Real Estate Lending, MidCap Financial
    • Adam Solomon Director, Real Estate Lending, MidCap Financial
    • Chris Spence Associate, Real Estate Lending, MidCap Financial
Kevin McMeen

Capital Markets

  • Colleen H. Blumenthal, Lead Instructor Chief Operating Officer/Partner of HealthTrust
  • Ari Adlerstein Senior Managing Director, Meridian Capital
  • Brandi Healy Vice President, Asset Management, Harrison Street Capital
  • Samantha Medred CFO/Partner, HealthTrust
Collen H. Blumenthal

Transactions

  • Allen Lynch, Lead Instructor Senior Counsel, Nixon Peabody
  • Aaron Yowell Partner/Chief Innovation Officer, Nixon Peabody LLP
  • Amy Allen Senior Vice President, AEW Capital Management
  • Chris Froeb Partner/Practice Group Leader, Real Estate & Affordable Housing, Nixon Peabody LLP
  • Colette Dafoe Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP
  • Lori Bowman Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP
  • Ruben Ravago Counsel, Nixon Peabody LLP
Allyn Lynch

Capstone Experience

  • Ryan Chase, Lead Instructor Executive Managing Director & Head of Market Strategy, Blueprint
  • Kari Onweller Senior Vice President, Partner & Investor Relations, Invesque
  • Mike Segal Executive Managing Director/Partner, BluePrint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors
Randy Chase

Empowering Senior Housing with AI: Unleashing the Potential of Large Language Models

  • Kyle Gardner, Lead Instructor
    COO, NIC MAP Vision
  • Arick Morton
    CEO, NIC MAP Vision

Course Contributors:

    • Erin Adair
      Online and Distance Education Coordinator, NC State University, NIC MAP Vision
    • Liisa Akkola
      Chief of Staff to the CTO, NIC MAP Vision
    • Jeff Durkin
      Vice President, New Product Development, NIC MAP Vision
    • Grant Hamm
      CTO, NIC MAP Vision