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Elise Van De Steenoven '20

Elise Van De Steenoven '20

Employer
Executive Director

LinkedIn Profile
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elise-van-de-steenoven-mha-lnha-61354590/

1. Tell us about your journey since graduation.
I graduated with my Master's in Healthcare Administration with an emphasis in Long-term care in 2020. I had been working as a Business office manager for a skilled nursing company. I then moved into an Administrator role and passed my Licensed Nursing Home administrator exam in Fall 2020. After working as a LNHA for about a year I got promoted to a Senior Administrator where I supported other Administrators and then promoted to an Executive Director within the same company. I am now the Executive Director of a brand new senior living campus expected to open April 2024!

2. Share a favorite Grand Valley memory.
My favorite memory in my master's program was one of the first weeks we had a panel night where other executives in the field talked to us about their career paths. This truly inspired me to want to be an Administrator and pursue a career in senior living.

3. What's the best piece of advice you've ever received?
Always set boundaries. It is not healthy nor does it put you above others to work your life away and be at work 24/7. A good executive and leader can set those boundaries and have a good work-life balance.

4. List three words you would use to describe your Grand Valley experience.
Challenging Growing experience Motivational

5. What difference would you like to make in the world?
I would love to be able to impact society on the importance of senior living and truly show the benefits of it instead of the negativity that surrounds "nursing homes" or senior living communities.

November 2023

Interest Area(s)
Health Administration

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