Stuart Ostfeld serves as Vice President of Community Operations at Merrill Gardens since July 2008, providing executive leadership and overseeing operations for a national provider of retirement living and memory care services. Prior roles include Senior General Manager, where Stuart mentored new managers and managed a flagship retirement community, and General Manager, focused on launching and stabilizing a new retirement community. Prior experience includes positions as Executive Director at Kisco Senior Living and Aegis Living, managing operations at retirement communities in California, and as Director of Operations at Hospice of the North Coast. Stuart holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Washington and a Master of Fine Arts in Theater from UC San Diego.