Our Leadership Team
Guided by Experience. Driven by Purpose.
Behind Portwind at Maple Grove is a leadership team with deep expertise in senior living operations and a dedicated focus on resident-centered care. Their collective experience guides every decision – from operations and dining to life enrichment opportunities and wellness programs – ensuring our community delivers an outstanding senior living experience. With Portwind at Maple Grove, our long-tenured team is committed to earning the trust of residents and families through exceptional service, meaningful relationships and thoughtful innovation.
Meet the Team
As Executive Director of Portwind at Maple Grove, Becky is dedicated to fostering a welcoming community where everyone feels valued and at home.
Becky Olmscheid
Executive Director
As Assistant Executive Director of Portwind at Maple Grove, Kaitlyn builds meaningful relationships with team members, residents and families to foster deep connections across the community.
Kaitlyn Lynch
Assistant Executive Director
In her role as Director of Health and Wellness, Sandra is dedicated to delivery compassionate care and particularly enjoys getting to know each resident personally, ensuring they feel supported and well cared for.
Sandra Gades, RN
Director of Health and Wellness
Dennis is the Director of Culinary Services at Portwind at Maple Grove, where he blends his deep operational knowledge and passion for service to create memorable dining experiences that bring smiles to residents’ faces.
Dennis Ferguson
Director of Culinary Services
Zac oversees sales and marketing initiatives, builds relationships with local referral partners, and helps individuals and families navigate the process of exploring senior living options.
Zac Coauette
Director of Sales and Marketing
Janni oversees activity programming to provide residents with countless opportunities to build friendships, participate in engaging activities, and feel a strong sense of community and purpose.
Jeanette “Janni” Gillet-Fix
Director of Resident Experience
As Director of Plant Operations, Zach’s daily responsibilities include ensuring residents' homes are safe and comfortable, maintaining community spaces, and keeping essential systems running smoothly for residents and team members.
Zachary Meyer
Director of Plant Operations
The Willows
Katrice is the Director of Health and Wellness at The Willows at Portwind, where she cares for memory care residents with dignity, respect, compassion and integrity.
Katrice Clark, RN
The Willows Director of Health and Wellness
As The Willows at Portwind Director of Resident Experience, Callie creates person-centered activities designed to foster connection, purpose, independence and joy for those living with memory loss.
Callie Pendy
The Willows Director of Residence Experience
Josh serves as Director of Culinary Services at The Willows at Portwind, where he is instrumental in enhancing dining experiences, building strong culinary teams, and fostering a culture of excellence.
Josh Espenson
The Willows Director of Culinary Services
Expertly Managed by Evolve Senior Living
Achieving the perfect balance of empathetic senior care and operational excellence requires seasoned leadership. Portwind senior living communities are proudly owned and operated by Evolve Senior Living, a premier senior housing organization known for setting elite industry standards. Evolve Senior Living believes that senior communities should be deeply human spaces driven by clinical integrity and transparent communication. Portwind communities benefit from sophisticated operational systems, dynamic programming by life-enrichment specialists, and rigorous quality metrics. All combined, this allows our local, long-tenured site staff to focus completely on what they do best: building meaningful relationships and delivering exceptional service that seniors and their families can trust for a lifetime.
Becky Olmscheid
Executive Director
As Executive Director of Portwind at Maple Grove, Becky is dedicated to fostering a welcoming community where everyone feels valued and at home. With a passion for delivering exceptional service, she is responsible for providing leadership to the entire team, advocating for residents and supporting their families. Becky’s journey with Portwind began in 2011 as a home health aide. While working in that role, she earned her bachelor’s degree in health care management, subsequently transitioning to the assistant executive director position for several years before assuming her current role in 2024. Outside of work, Becky, her husband, their three daughters and three dogs enjoy outdoor activities, including camping, ice fishing, and hosting cookouts with family and friends.
Kaitlyn Lynch
Assistant Executive Director
As Assistant Executive Director of Portwind at Maple Grove, Kaitlyn builds meaningful relationships with team members, residents and families to foster deep connections across the community. She began her career at Portwind following her 2025 graduation from Juniata College in Pennsylvania, where she earned a degree in health care administration with a minor in French. Kaitlyn is a warm, active presence in the community, providing trusted leadership that helps ensure quality outcomes. Personally, Kaitlyn enjoys traveling to visit friends, camping, spending time outdoors, reading, and spending time with her family. She also loves creative projects and has recently taken up scrapbooking her travels to preserve her favorite memories.
Sandra Gades, RN
Director of Health and Wellness
In her role as Director of Health and Wellness, Sandra is dedicated to delivery compassionate care and particularly enjoys getting to know each resident personally, ensuring they feel supported and well cared for. Establishing trust and building relationships with residents, families and staff allows her to do what she does best — care for others. Sandra brings over a decade of experience as a member of the Portwind at Maple Grove community, having originally started her career here as an RN in 2016. Beyond her professional role, Sandra enjoys spending time with her husband, their three sons and dog. They especially enjoy relaxing at their cabin, where Sandra also loves to kayak with her youngest son.
Zac Coauette
Director of Sales and Marketing
As Sales and Marketing Director, Zac introduces seniors and their families to all that Portwind at Maple Grove has to offer. He oversees sales and marketing initiatives, builds relationships with local referral partners, and helps individuals and families navigate the process of exploring senior living options. With a focus on understanding each person's unique needs and goals, Zac builds meaningful connections that allow him to offer informative, personalized guidance. Born and raised in Minnesota, Zac lives in Plymouth with his wife, Jennifer, where they take advantage of all the beautiful outdoor opportunities the region has to offer such as hiking, biking and fishing.
Jeanette “Janni” Gillet-Fix
Director of Resident Experience
In her Director of Resident Experience role at Portwind at Maple Grove, Janni oversees activity programming to provide residents with countless opportunities to build friendships, participate in engaging activities, and feel a strong sense of community and purpose. She joined the community in April 2017 as a part-time activities assistant, became the full-time activities coordinator for two memory care units by July, and has been responsible for building-wide programming since February 2021. Outside of work, Janni enjoys kayaking, sailing and camping in the summer, as well as skiing and snowshoeing in the winter.
Zachary Meyer
Director of Plant Operations
As Director of Plant Operations, Zach’s daily responsibilities include ensuring residents' homes are safe and comfortable, maintaining community spaces, and keeping essential systems running smoothly for residents and team members. Known for his dependable approach and friendly demeanor, Zach takes pride in creating an environment that residents are proud to call home. He joined Portwind in 2022 as a maintenance assistant and spent four years in that role before stepping into his current position. Beyond the workplace, Zach enjoys bowling, spending time with his two dogs, being out on the water at his cabin, working on hands-on building projects, and, in his words, learning how to fix just about anything.
Katrice Clark, RN
The Willows Director of Health and Wellness
Katrice is the Director of Health and Wellness at The Willows at Portwind, where she has been caring for memory care residents for over 16 years. She has a special passion for supporting those with memory loss and their families, delivering an approach that centers on dignity, respect, compassion and integrity. Katrice values collaboration and works closely with her team to ensure residents receive consistent, dependable care and compassionate nursing support. She views nursing as her core calling and takes pride in making a positive difference in the lives of memory care residents. Katrice is an RN who earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing and holds a public health nursing certification from St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Callie Pendy
The Willows Director of Residence Experience
As The Willows at Portwind Director of Resident Experience, Callie creates person-centered activities designed to foster connection, purpose, independence and joy for those living with memory loss. Through enriching experiences, she is dedicated to helping residents feel valued, supported and engaged. Callie’s passion is improving the lives of seniors, and her background includes five years of experience in activity programming and over 17 years as a certified nursing assistant, with her work spanning Alzheimer’s and dementia care, assisted and independent living, ICU care, and women’s and children’s care.
Josh Espenson
The Willows Director of Culinary Services
Josh serves as Director of Culinary Services at The Willows at Portwind, where he is instrumental in enhancing dining experiences, building strong culinary teams, and fostering a culture of excellence. His career spans four decades, beginning in professional kitchens in the mid-1990s and featuring extensive experience in food service operations, team leadership, menu development, and senior living dining programs. Josh joined The Willows in 2015 and has served as department head since 2020. He takes great pride in cultivating environments where residents and team members feel valued, respected and supported each day. Personally, Josh is a dedicated single father to two teenage boys, an experience that has strengthened his commitment to mentorship as he balances family life with his leadership role.