Guiding Excellence: A Visionary Board of Directors Leading the Way in Senior Living
Comprising seasoned leaders from diverse backgrounds, our board is committed to shaping a community where compassion meets innovation. Discover how their strategic insights and unwavering commitment to quality redefine the standard for senior living. Together, they pave the way for a vibrant, engaging, and enriching environment that celebrates the unique stories and aspirations of every resident. Join us in applauding the leadership that transforms senior living into a thriving community where life's golden years are truly golden.
Board Chair
Bonnie Finley
Bonnie has been supporting the Hover Communities before coming to the Board as the former City Council Member for the region. She is also retired from the Colorado Chamber of Commerce where she worked for over 17 years serving in many capacities. She currently also serves on the Longmont United Hospital Foundation Board of Directors and the Longmont Veterans Community Project Board.
She and her husband Kurt of 46 years have two married sons, 4 grandsons and one granddaughter.
Board Vice Chair
Diane Folsom, RN, BS
Diane graduated from Mesa State College in 1991 and earned a degree in Registered Nursing. She worked in pediatrics at St. Mary’s in Grand Junction, then transferred to Community Hospital and worked in the Birthing Center for 7 years until it closed.
She then began work as a traveling nurse, working in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vail, Montrose, and Delta. Following a move to Texas, she continued to work in Labor and Delivery and then segued into the IT side of healthcare. With the exception of living in Texas for 5 years, she has lived in Colorado her entire life and knew she had to get back home!
She began working at Boulder Community Hospital, implementing a new EHR (Electronic Health Record) system. In 2013, Diane began working as a consultant, implementing EHR's at different hospitals around the country. With the onset of the pandemic, she began work at a long-term care facility as a nurse - it was like coming home to something she loved. As the country opened up, she began working in Healthcare IT once again and continues to do so.
Diane has 3 children – her daughter and son live in Colorado and her youngest daughter lives in Los Angeles. She has two of the best granddaughters and two of the best grandsons ever. Her youngest daughter has blessed her with a grand rabbit! She enjoys the great Colorado outdoors and loves to be in the mountains, camping and hiking, as well as spending time with her family and in her garden. She loves to read and has lists of her favorite authors. Diane is proud to be a member of the Hover Board and hopes to serve the community the way she would want her parents to be served.
In addition, she advanced educational development at LUH including End-of-Life (ELNEC) interdisciplinary training of 100 clinicians, and developed the Shared Governance model for Interdisciplinary Professional Practice.
During her free time, she enjoys traveling with her husband and daughter, gardening, spending time with her mini goldendoodle, and pursuing a variety of wellness activities.
Board Treasurer
Jeff King
Jeff began his career with FirstBank in 1994 and currently serves as Senior Vice President for the Longmont Market. He has extensive experience in residential and commercial real estate, construction, SBA, and small business lending.
In addition, Jeff also serves as Senior Vice President for FirstBank 1031 Corporation, a subsidiary of FirstBank. In this capacity since 2010, he has been involved in all facets of 1031 Corporation, with primary responsibility for corporate strategy, business development, and personnel management. He has served on a number of Non-Profit Boards including the Brighton Housing Authority Habitat for Humanity, Sister Carmen Community Center, and now Hover Senior Living Community.
Board Secretary
Paula Enrietto, PhD
Dr. Paula Enrietto began her career as an academic scientist during which time she carried out research in the field of oncology. However, most of her life was also spent as a caregiver for her large, close family. When her Mother became ill, Paula discovered the difficulty of long-distance caregiving and relocated to become an active caregiver on her journey toward the end of her life. This very personal family situation encouraged a career change, and she brought her skills to the senior healthcare industry where she was Executive Director of the independent living communities at Balfour Senior Living in Louisville, CO.
In 2013 Dr. Enrietto acquired AffirmiCare, a company that provides non-medical home care services to elders in the community. Paula believes that education is key to enhancing independence during life challenges and is a strong client advocate and committed educator on the subject of aging.
Dr. Enrietto was President of the Louisville Senior Foundation which provided heat relief to seniors in Louisville, CO. Her passion for improving the well-being and health of all led her to be part of health teams delivering services in Rwanda, Nepal, and Peru through the non-profit Advent Health Global Health Initiatives.
She also served as Site Coordinator for the 9Health Fair in Louisville, CO, a non-profit that provided low-cost health screenings to the public. Paula is currently serving on the board for the Hover Senior Living Community in Longmont, Colorado and the board of the Knobel Institute for Health Again at Denver University.
Diane Folsom, RN, BS - Vice Chair
Scott R. Graflund
Scott is the founder of Long Grove Ventures and has worked with early-stage, mid-market and public companies doing IT strategy consulting as well as IT related merger and acquisition work. Scott is also the owner of two IT companies (CMIT Solutions of Denver and CMIT Solutions of Boulder), which provide corporate quality IT services to small and mid-sized businesses, municipalities and non-profits using a flat-rate IT managed services model.
Prior to his involvement in the three companies described above, Scott was a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley where he worked for 22 years and held a variety of business, operations, and IT strategy roles. Scott has worked and traveled extensively across the major financial centers in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Scott began his career in the Private Wealth Management business in Chicago in 1986, later moving to London, Zurich and eventually New York. Scott is a specialist at understanding the technology and operational requirements of wealth management businesses.
Scott also has a unique experience base at investing in, merging, acquiring, selling, and listing IT companies. Scott has served on five boards over his business career, one of which became a public company during his board term.
Peter Holt, MD
Dr. Peter Holt moved to Longmont in June 1976 after completing training in Internal Medicine at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. In addition to providing routine medical care for individuals, he was involved in the care of patients with complex medical problems and end-of-life care in his medical practice.
He was an early supporter of Hospice as an option for individuals and was active in discussions regarding end-of-life choices in the community. After retiring from private practice in 2009, he worked with TRU Community Care for 5 ½ years before fully retiring to have more time with family.
During his medical practice years, Dr. Holt had a close association with Longmont United Hospital. He served in many different positions including Chief of the Medical Staff, Chairperson of UNICARE (the hospital-based Health Maintenance Organization), Chairman of the Ethics Committee and leader for the hospital wide Schwartz Center discussions of difficult patient issues. He has been a member of the Hover Communities Board of Trustees since 2019 to support the mission to “empower seniors to live the life they choose by offering innovative, affordable, and dignified choices in housing and services”. He is a member of the Health Services Committee of the Board.
Peter was born and raised in Denver. He attended Kalamazoo College where he met his wife, Nancy. They have two sons, Greg and Brian, and three grandchildren. Besides family, he still enjoys hiking, fishing, gardening, skiing, snowshoeing, and travel.
Al Smith
Steve Nikkel Jr.
Steve graduated from Longmont High School in 1970, subsequently receiving a Civil Engineering degree from Colorado State University in 1974 and is a registered Professional Engineer. He earned an MBA from Wichita State University in 1984. He worked managing chemical plants and refineries in various locations in the United States from 1974 until 2008. Steve also worked for a combined engineering and construction group from 2009 through 2019, where the group designed and built projects throughout the US, mostly related to oil and gas production and transportation. He retired in 2019 and moved back to Longmont, Colorado.
Nancy Schwalm
Nancy brings over thirty-five years as a leader and innovator in senior living and senior health care. Nancy served 21 years as Chief Business Development Officer and market strategy leader for Piñon Management and Vivage Senior Living in Denver, CO. Past roles include Vice President of Operations, Chief Marketing Officer, Nursing Home Administrator, and Assisted Living Executive Director. Nancy serves as Past Board Chairman for Hover Senior Living Community CCRC in Longmont, Colorado, after being Chairman for four years. She is the past Chairman of the Aging Services Foundation for Boulder County and the Colorado Culture Change Coalition.
She is the 2022 recipient of the Colorado Health Care Association Vesta Bowden Outstanding Service Award and the Colorado Gerontological Society Distinguished Pioneer in Gerontology Award. As part of her distinguished work in the field of Aging, she was awarded the Colorado Nursing Home Administrator of the Year from Colorado Health Care Association, the Distinguished Service Award from the Colorado United Veterans Committee, and the Chief Marketing Officer of the Year from the Denver Business Journal. She recently helped develop new nursing home policy as part of the State of Colorado Health Care Policy and Financing division.
Jane Harris, RN, BSN
Jane dedicated 38 years to a fulfilling nursing career in Colorado. She graduated from Front Range Community College in 1984 while raising her two young boys, and later obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of Colorado. She worked at Rose Hospital shortly after graduating and specialized in Pediatric Nursing and the OB/NICU Departments. In 1998, Jane moved to Avista Hospital in Louisville, Colorado, working on the Medical-Surgical and Pediatric units. She initiated the Float Pool and was promoted to the House Supervisor position. She was responsible to ensure each unit was staffed appropriately and worked closely with staff and hospital leadership. Jane enjoyed working on several teams including The Ethics Committee, Staffing Guidelines and Recruitment Committee, and the Case Management Committee. Jane’s career included 4 mission trips to provide nursing care, and if she had to pick her favorite it would be the time she spent in Rwanda! Jane has a son and a daughter who live in Colorado, and she is the proud grandma of three grandsons and three granddaughters plus one great granddaughter! In her free time, she enjoys serving at her church and in her community and is looking forward to traveling more in the future. Jane is delighted to be a member of the Hover Board of Directors as she witnessed the importance of helping elders needing different levels of care as they aged.
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