Stephen Yenchek


Friday, June 10th, 2011

Executive Director Named for GreenFields of Geneva

Judith (Judi) Donovan was recently named Executive Director of GreenFields of Geneva, a new Friendship Senior Options community located in Geneva, Illinois. As the new senior living community’s first Executive Director, Donovan has overall responsibility for daily operations. She will lead and direct the initial hiring of GreenFields’ staff. GreenFields is scheduled [...]

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Tuesday, June 7th, 2011

Friendship Senior Options Names New Vice President

Patricia (Pat) Mash was recently named Vice President of Planning and Marketing at Friendship Senior Options. In her new role, Mash is responsible for directing strategic planning, marketing, advocacy and sales efforts for Friendship Senior Options and their affiliated communities and corporations. Friendship Senior Options is the parent company of Friendship Village of Schaumburg [...]

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Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

Friendship Village Welcomes GreenFields of Geneva to the Family

Friendship Village has been an “only child” for 34 years, until this fall when GreenFields of Geneva will be completed. The sister community to Friendship Village and second retirement community offered by Friendship Senior Options, NFP (FSO), offers 147 independent living apartment homes off Keslinger Road.
Surrounded by an impressive array of amenities including the [...]

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Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

Friendship Village Leaders Teach Industry Peers

Each year, hundreds of applicants offer to tell their stories at the Life Service Network (LSN) annual meeting. Only a few dozen are chosen. This year, Friendship Village was honored to make four presentations about their senior living community.
Stephen Yenchek, President and CEO of Friendship Senior Options, the parent company to Friendship Village, [...]

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Monday, February 7th, 2011

Friendship Senior Options Appoints New Foundation Manager

Friendship Seniors Options (FSO), the parent company of Friendship Village of Schaumburg and Greenfields of Geneva, recently announced that Kate Garbarek has joined the organization as the Manager of the Friendship Senior Service Foundation (FSSF), according to Stephen Yenchek, CEO.
Kate brings her fund-raising and strategic communications skills to the position that will shape the benevolent [...]

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Friday, February 4th, 2011

Operation SleepOver

According to one resident at Friendship Village, “Looking back over the past several days, if it had not been for TV, we never would have known there was an emergency situation. We know that everyone gave extra time and considerable extra effort to make our life “worry free” during the BIG SNOW.” But plenty went [...]

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Friday, October 15th, 2010

Bill Kurtis and Walter Jacobson Honored by Friendship Village

“We now bring you this special report in from Friendship Village CCRC of Schaumburg,” said Bill Kurtis at the playful mock broadcast that announced the Friendship Village Secret Garden will reap the funds from Friday night’s Friendship Sterling Benefit at the Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center.  The hundreds of guests in attendance thoroughly enjoyed the [...]

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Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

Lucky 13 with Bill and Walter

On October 1, 2010, Friendship Senior Options (FSO) considers itself very fortunate to be honoring Bill Kurtis and Walter Jacobson at its 13th Annual Friendship Village Sterling Awards Gala. The recently reunited CBS co-anchor team will receive this distinguished award “Because they personify positive aging as they continue to [...]

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Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

Stephen A. Yenchek named as President & Chief Executive Officer

Stephen A. Yenchek has been named as President and Chief Executive Officer of Friendship Senior Options, parent of Friendship Village of Schaumburg, the 15th largest Continuing Care Retirement Community in the nation and the largest in Illinois. His responsibilities also include serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of Friendship Village.
 
 “Steve is an accomplished and [...]

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