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ROSEMARIE HARRIS Rosemarie Harris has held a variety of positions supporting the needs of seniors in Santa Barbara County for more then 25 years. In 1981, she began her career development as a Certified Nursing Assistant. She went on to serve as an Administrative Assistant, Activities Director, and Social Service Designee. Rosemarie was then promoted to the Director of Assisted Living Services for a highly respected local continuing care community, and held that position for 13 years, developing innovative programs for the people she served and worked with. She has now brought her breadth of experience and knowledge to Heritage House, as our Administrator.
BILL
McGEEVER Bill McGeever serves as the lead for the family corporation, made
up of two brothers and two sisters (Jo Ann, Lynn, Brian and Bill).
Bill and his siblings were born and raised in Santa Barbara. Bill
later graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a degree in Environmental
Sciences and
was a general contractor for twenty years.
Heritage House became a family goal after Bill's mom was
diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease
in the mid 1990’s . Bill has spear-headed
the campaign for the project, working with a series of professionals
in the area to complete entitlements, architectural documents, and
financing arrangements. He oversees daily operations as part of the management team with his wife Julie.
JULIE
McGEEVER
BETTY CALDERON,
LVN Betty Calderon is a Licensed Vocational Nurse with over 20 years experience providing care to the elderly. A native of Santa Barbara, Betty certainly knows our community. Betty graduated from Santa Barbara High School in 1980. After a few secretarial jobs, she decided she wanted to become a nurse. She devoted three years to The United States Air Force active duty. After her tour in the Air Force she returned from San Antonio, Texas to start nursing school at Santa Barbara City College. After completing her Licensed Vocational Nurse training, Betty worked at a local skilled nursing facility for ten years. Betty also worked for five years at Sansum Clinic in the General Surgery Department assisting the physicians with outpatient procedures. Before coming to Heritage House, Betty most recently worked at The Samarkand Retirement Community for seven years as the Assisted Living Nurse responsible for 42 Assisted Living residents, 16 Dementia Care residents and Caregiver supervision. At Heritage House Betty oversees all the health/medical issues, medications, adherence to regulations and supervises the Caregivers. Heritage House is proud to add Betty Calderon, LVN to our exceptional team.
PATRICE
GAETANO Patrice
Gaetano has great people skills and always a welcoming smile for
residents and visitors alike. Pleased to communicate the advantages
of life at Heritage House, she is easy to be with and always helpful
in meeting the needs of prospective
residents,
current residents and resident family
members. Patrice has worked with seniors for many years back East.
She loves living on the Central Coast. She enjoys hiking, bicycling,
and the beach. Patrice looks forward to meeting you and telling you about life at Heritage House. Patrice assists in helping all of the residents, resident families and staff with their daily needs.
NICOLE
ORNELAZ
ANNE
BOOTH As
Activity Manager for Heritage House, Anne mainly focuses her energy
on creating activity opportunities for the Assisted Living neighborhoods.
She often partners with the Garden staff to include the Garden residents
in activities that are appropriate. Anne, who is from England, has
more than 10 years experience in the field of social services. She
has an AA degree in Psychology. Anne has three grown children, Julie,
Matthew and Elizabeth. Her first grandchild, Hannah Elizabeth was
born in January 2004. Anne loves being a grandma! At the age of
40, Anne taught herself how to play the trumpet. She currently plays
in the Ventura College Orchestra and the Ventura Community Concert
Band. For the past 5 years, the Gilbert & Sullivan Operatic
Society in her hometown in England has invited Anne to play in one
of their operettas.
ALEXANDER
(Sander) ROODENRIJS Sander Roodenrijs is one of the most popular staff members at Heritage House. He is committed to exceptional resident service beginning with a comfortable and clean environment to getting the residents to all their appointments, shopping and excursions on time and with a smile. Sander was born near the city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands and attended the University of Utrecht, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Dutch Language and Literature. After teaching Dutch at the university level, Sander and his wife left Europe in the late eighties to travel across the United States. He and his wife, Wieke settled in Santa Barbara in the early nineties having found a home in the mountains overlooking the city and began a family. They now have two daughters. The entire family is very involved in sports. Soccer is the hot sport at the moment with Sander and his wife both coaching their daughter's teams. Sander's professional experience includes Activities Director/Driver at Casa Dorinda and Transportation Coordinator at Valle Verde Retirement Community. Sander oversees the facilities management/maintenance and driving services at Heritage House. He can be reached at 805.967.2661 ext. 106 or directly at 805.879.5906.
JETT McGEEVER
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