TEAM PROFILE
Mel Gamzon
Mel Gamzon, President of SHIA, has spent more than 25 years involved in the seniors housing business. As one of the country's most respected industry real estate transaction specialists, Mel has handled more than $850 million worth of successful property ventures in just the last few years. His clients include many national owner/ operators, lenders, institutional investors and individual property owners.
Mel is widely recognized as more than just a savvy "deal maker." His industry opinions are regularly presented in the national real estate press. Mel is on Apartment Finance Today's Editorial Advisory Board and solely represents the seniors housing industry in their annual real estate forum. For Commercial Property News, he is privileged to prepare the industry's annual investment forecast that is read by real estate professionals and investors. His vast industry network is as a result of numerous activities involving public policy and industry enhancement issues. He proudly serves on the Executive Board of The American Seniors Housing Association which he helped establish more than seventeen years ago. Further, he co-authored with the prominent Urban Land Institute, the widely acclaimed publication, Housing For Seniors: Developing Successful Projects. This state-of-the-art book documents the development planning, financing, and regulatory process involved with successful seniors housing ventures.
Besides his advisory and real estate transaction practice, he is a former owner of a highly successful, 254- unit continuing care community in Pasadena, California. His experience with this $48 million property, which consistently ran at 98 percent occupancy levels, has been invaluable in understanding the unique operational, marketing and financing issues inherent in this evolving industry.
Mel is widely recognized as more than just a savvy "deal maker." His industry opinions are regularly presented in the national real estate press. Mel is on Apartment Finance Today's Editorial Advisory Board and solely represents the seniors housing industry in their annual real estate forum. For Commercial Property News, he is privileged to prepare the industry's annual investment forecast that is read by real estate professionals and investors. His vast industry network is as a result of numerous activities involving public policy and industry enhancement issues. He proudly serves on the Executive Board of The American Seniors Housing Association which he helped establish more than seventeen years ago. Further, he co-authored with the prominent Urban Land Institute, the widely acclaimed publication, Housing For Seniors: Developing Successful Projects. This state-of-the-art book documents the development planning, financing, and regulatory process involved with successful seniors housing ventures.
Besides his advisory and real estate transaction practice, he is a former owner of a highly successful, 254- unit continuing care community in Pasadena, California. His experience with this $48 million property, which consistently ran at 98 percent occupancy levels, has been invaluable in understanding the unique operational, marketing and financing issues inherent in this evolving industry.
Ronald J. DeVito
Ronald J. DeVito serves as legal counsel to Senior Housing Investment Advisors, Inc. In addition to being a practicing attorney for forty-five years, he is a respected developer of, advisor to, and operator of seniors housing projects.
During the span of his legal career, Ron has developed expertise in the various aspects of the seniors housing industry, specifically as they relate to the sale and acquisition of housing and care facilities, the licensing of such facilities, and their compliance with governmental regulations.
He has developed, invested in, and financed or operated senior housing assets valued at over $200 million. Ron has been involved "first hand" in the development and operations of senior retirement communities and freestanding assisted living facilities in the northeast and southeast United States as a director and legal advisor to the developer and operator of those facilities.
Ron DeVito’s unique combination of legal expertise and operating experience in all aspects of the senior housing industry is in part why Senior Housing Investment Advisors is in a unique position to render invaluable transaction consulting services to its clients.
During the span of his legal career, Ron has developed expertise in the various aspects of the seniors housing industry, specifically as they relate to the sale and acquisition of housing and care facilities, the licensing of such facilities, and their compliance with governmental regulations.
He has developed, invested in, and financed or operated senior housing assets valued at over $200 million. Ron has been involved "first hand" in the development and operations of senior retirement communities and freestanding assisted living facilities in the northeast and southeast United States as a director and legal advisor to the developer and operator of those facilities.
Ron DeVito’s unique combination of legal expertise and operating experience in all aspects of the senior housing industry is in part why Senior Housing Investment Advisors is in a unique position to render invaluable transaction consulting services to its clients.
Alan Plush
Alan Plush is the Senior Partner at HealthTrust LLC, an international leader in senior housing and healthcare valuation services. He is a certified appraiser in over 25 states and has specialized throughout his 20 year career exclusively in commercial real estate valuation. Alan directs HealthTrust’s transaction support advisory services for SHIA clients on a consulting basis.
Under the supervision of Alan Plush, a staff of highly qualified appraisers and industry valuation specialists work at the Sarasota HealthTrust office. Additional resources are available to him from HealthTrust offices in Boston, Birmingham, and Portland.
Prior to becoming a principal at HealthTrust, Alan had been employed at PricewaterHouseCoopers’ Global Valuation Group and had supervised day to day operations, product development and quality control at PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Senior Advisory Services Group as well as at Gulf/Atlantic Valuation Services, where he was also a principal.
To date, Alan has directly or indirectly participated in the appraisal of thousands of nursing homes, congregate care facilities, continuing care retirement centers, and hospitals. Notable assignments HealthTrust has been involved in recently include Beverly Enterprises, Manor Care, Holiday Retirement, and Merrill Gardens. Alan also has hands on experience in the assisted living sector through his investments in the Southland Group, LLC, a Florida-based owner/operator, as well as Rittenhouse Senior Living, based in Philadelphia, PA.
Alan is active in most major industry trade associations and sits on The Executive Board of American Seniors Housing Association and The Investment Committee for SHP Investments. He participates regularly in the National Investment Center (NIC) conferences as well as the Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) conferences.
Under the supervision of Alan Plush, a staff of highly qualified appraisers and industry valuation specialists work at the Sarasota HealthTrust office. Additional resources are available to him from HealthTrust offices in Boston, Birmingham, and Portland.
Prior to becoming a principal at HealthTrust, Alan had been employed at PricewaterHouseCoopers’ Global Valuation Group and had supervised day to day operations, product development and quality control at PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Senior Advisory Services Group as well as at Gulf/Atlantic Valuation Services, where he was also a principal.
To date, Alan has directly or indirectly participated in the appraisal of thousands of nursing homes, congregate care facilities, continuing care retirement centers, and hospitals. Notable assignments HealthTrust has been involved in recently include Beverly Enterprises, Manor Care, Holiday Retirement, and Merrill Gardens. Alan also has hands on experience in the assisted living sector through his investments in the Southland Group, LLC, a Florida-based owner/operator, as well as Rittenhouse Senior Living, based in Philadelphia, PA.
Alan is active in most major industry trade associations and sits on The Executive Board of American Seniors Housing Association and The Investment Committee for SHP Investments. He participates regularly in the National Investment Center (NIC) conferences as well as the Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) conferences.
Stephen Gordet
Stephen Gordet is responsible for internet and promotional property marketing at SHIA.
Prior to becoming an industry marketing consultant, Stephen was Creative Director at Stephen Gordet Associates, an advertising agency specializing in seniors marketing. The agency’s accounts included retirement communities, assisted living facilities, home health care agencies, and financial service companies. He has won over 22 Mature Media Awards including best brochure in the senior housing category.
Some of the many seminars Stephen has given include Marketing Across the Continuum at the Annual Conference of the American Association of Homes & Services for the Aging, Internet Marketing to Seniors at the Assisted Living Federation of America’s Annual Conference, and Strategy Development in Seniors Marketing at the Securities Industry Association (SIA) National Retirement Planning Conference.
Stephen’s work has included both trade and consumer marketing. He was responsible for the development of the American Seniors Housing Association’s website and has created both trade and consumer materials for many leading providers including Horizon Bay and Senior Lifestyle Corporation.
He has sat on The Board of Directors of the American Seniors Housing Association, The Trustees Board of The Florida Coalition on Aging, The Advisory Council to the Southeast Florida Center on Aging, and The Board of Directors of the Southeast Florida Alzheimer’s Association for which he was also treasurer.
Prior to becoming an industry marketing consultant, Stephen was Creative Director at Stephen Gordet Associates, an advertising agency specializing in seniors marketing. The agency’s accounts included retirement communities, assisted living facilities, home health care agencies, and financial service companies. He has won over 22 Mature Media Awards including best brochure in the senior housing category.
Some of the many seminars Stephen has given include Marketing Across the Continuum at the Annual Conference of the American Association of Homes & Services for the Aging, Internet Marketing to Seniors at the Assisted Living Federation of America’s Annual Conference, and Strategy Development in Seniors Marketing at the Securities Industry Association (SIA) National Retirement Planning Conference.
Stephen’s work has included both trade and consumer marketing. He was responsible for the development of the American Seniors Housing Association’s website and has created both trade and consumer materials for many leading providers including Horizon Bay and Senior Lifestyle Corporation.
He has sat on The Board of Directors of the American Seniors Housing Association, The Trustees Board of The Florida Coalition on Aging, The Advisory Council to the Southeast Florida Center on Aging, and The Board of Directors of the Southeast Florida Alzheimer’s Association for which he was also treasurer.