Donna English

Sales & Marketing Director

Donna English is a native of Southwest Louisiana (Cajun country!) and lived in Houston, Texas, Aspen, Colorado and New Orleans, Louisiana before settling in Collierville more than 20 years ago. She is honored to be the sales and marketing director for Ciel Senior Living of Collierville. She has more than 30 years of experience working in both senior living and behavioral healthcare. She considers her role of helping families navigate senior care her life’s mission. She believes a move to senior living can be a beautiful next chapter in one’s life story and loves witnessing residents making new friends, enjoying new activities, and living their best lives. In her free time, Donna enjoys traveling and making memories with her husband and teenage daughter.

Julie Brown

Wellness Director

Julie Brown is a licensed practical nurse and a native of the Mississippi Delta. Julie has devoted the last 18 years of her nursing career caring for the senior population. After caring for her own disabled child for 23 years, Julie knows first-hand how it feels to put your loved one’s well-being into the hands of professional caregivers. She has dedicated her nursing career to providing the best care for her residents and their families. Having spent the last three years as a health and wellness director, Julie has thrived at forming caring relationships with her staff, residents and their families. In her time off, Julie can be found with her husband of 33 years loving on their six grandchildren.

Shuronica Richmond

Resident Care Coordinator

Shuronica Richmond grew up in the Mississippi Delta and relocated to Memphis, TN in 2008. Her healthcare career started 26 years ago in senior living as a certified nursing assistant. Over the years, she has had the pleasure of gaining advanced knowledge and experience in various healthcare settings, from hospital systems to assisted living communities. Shuronica is honored to be the Resident Care Coordinator at Ciel Senior Living. She feels that her integral role of ensuring excellence in resident care is the highlight of her career. During Shuronica’s free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, two sons and grandson. She also enjoys long road trips and visiting any beach she can.

Sue Galloway

Memory Care Coordinator

Sue Galloway is a Licensed Practical Nurse, and a native of the Mississippi Delta. Having spent over a decade as a certified nursing assistant before becoming a nurse, she has devoted the last 20+ years of her career to providing care to the senior population. Sue has dedicated her nursing career to caring for her residents and their families. She thrives at forming caring and long-lasting relationships with her residents, their families and her staff. In her time off, Sue can be found with her husband of 32 years, loving on their daughter and three grandchildren.

Dawn Thompson

Business Office Manager

Dawn Thompson is a Maryland native, recently moving to Tennessee after calling Denver, Colorado home for the past seven years. Dawn brings decades of business management experience to the team combined with Alzheimer’s caregiving and life enrichment experience in senior living. Dawn was called to serve our seniors and seek out a career in senior living after having the opportunity to care for her grandmother with Alzheimer’s and has been inspired to continue educating, advocating, fundraising and spreading awareness about the disease ever since. In her free time, Dawn can be found with her family and very spoiled four legged kids, Kayla, Pixie and Zoey.

Tammy Beasley

Assisted Living Life Enrichment Director

Tammy Beasley is a native of the Memphis area and has dedicated more than a decade to working in senior living. Tammy enjoys serving her residents with a positive attitude and creative activities that are purposeful and exciting. She also takes pride in building lasting relationships with her residents, and has a goal of keeping people smiling. For Tammy, life enrichment with seniors is more of a calling than a career. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time dancing with her husband, listening to live music, shopping and spending time with her twin girls. Tammy also enjoys traveling, especially to see her grandchildren.

Kayla Perkins

Connections Life Enrichment Director

Kayla Perkins is a Certified Medical Assistant from Olive Branch, Mississippi. She has been in Life Enrichment for over three years, proceeded by positions in community coordination, event planning, and fundraising. Being the caregiver for her grandmother who has Alzheimer’s inspired Kayla to pursue a career in senior living, especially memory care, where she can help support families, as well as lead enriching activities. She also strongly believes life enrichment is crucial for the care of the residents we serve. Kayla loves to spend time with her family, travel and can also be found enjoying her weekends at Pickwick Lake with her husband and dog, Rocky. 

Will Whitney

Executive Chef and Director of Culinary Services

With 24 years of experience in the culinary world, and 15 of those years in culinary management, Will has an extraordinary passion for food. He enjoyed spending time in the kitchen with his mother as a child and learned at an early age what an impact food can make on people. 

His mother worked in culinary services on the military base in Hawaii, and as a result, he got his start as a dishwasher and prep cook. Will has gained invaluable experience while working with Michelin Star-rated chefs over the years. He worked as a private chef for a time before relocating to Washington and joining the Ciel family. 

“Knowing how impactful food is to our residents pushes me to new challenges,” Will says. “I want the best for them as this is one of the biggest highlights of their day. It feels great to see them enjoying the highest quality and freshest ingredients available. 

“Finding new ways to intrigue their appetite with natural sugars, colors and techniques brings me great joy,” he says. “But most importantly, it’s about nourishing our residents’ bodies and souls. I walk through our neighborhoods and get stopped and thanked for the great food. It warms my heart and motivates me to continually contribute to their health and well-being. It’s never work when you love what you do, and I’m so grateful to be able to serve our residents.”

Harold Richmond

Maintenance Director

Harold Richmond has been with Ciel Senior Living since the building was merely a foundation, and there’s no other place he’d rather be. He enjoys being able to assist the residents most of all, whether it be unlocking a door or a doing major repair. He has many years of experience overseeing maintenance, housekeeping, and transportation. Harold is committed to reducing risks, ensuring resident satisfaction, and promoting workplace safety through improved safety training. On a quiet evening, Harold enjoys relaxing in his recliner reading or watching sports.