Our executive team comes from a variety of backgrounds and experience with one common thread: the longstanding passion for serving others, especially seniors within our state, giving them the opportunity to thrive within a welcoming, active community.
Mrs. Stoll first joined Franke as a licensed care activity director in 1996 and was promoted to assistant administrator in 2000 until her leave in 2003. In 2004 she returned to Franke as the licensed healthcare administrator. In 2019, she accepted the promotion to campus Executive Director. She has served on the board of the SC Activity Professionals Association, the South Carolina Health Care Association, and the South Carolina Association of Residential Care Homes. She is an active member of LeadingAge South Carolina and presented at the 2008 national LeadingAge annual conference. Mrs. Stoll serves locally on the Roper St. Francis Pastoral Care / C.P.E. Professional Advisory Committee. Under Mrs. Stoll’s leadership, Franke received recognition for culture change initiatives by The Carolina Centers of Excellence and the Lutheran Homes of South Carolina President’s Award for quality care in both assisted living and skilled nursing. In 2010, Franke at Seaside received the national MyInnerview Excellence in Action Award for Workforce Satisfaction. Mrs. Stoll is a Leading Age Larry Minnix Leadership Academy Fellow. In 2018, Franke received the American Health Care Association Bronze Quality Award for skilled nursing quality. Readers of the Moultrie News have voted Franke at Seaside “Best Assisted Living Community in Mt. Pleasant” every year since 2008.
Mrs. Stoll is married and enjoys watching her two children participate in sports. She is also active in her church and enjoys reading, boating, and gardening.
“I am continually inspired by the individuals who live and work in Franke at Seaside. Their stories and the message of hope that they share gives us the opportunity to learn and grow each day. I feel truly blessed to be a part of such a great team.”
Thulie Beresford has been with Franke since 2017 and serves in the role of Director of Pastoral Care. She was born and raised in South Africa and first came to the US to complete her Masters in Biology at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. Prior to coming to the US, she was a professor at a community college in South Africa. After finishing her master’s degree, she went back to teaching in South Africa. She came back to the US to go to Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, OH where she met her husband to be, Charles Michael Beresford. She was ordained on December 16, 1995, and she has been an ELCA pastor for about 22 years.
They have two children, Khabonina Joy who is going to Ohio University and Charles Ndelu in high school. She served a parish in Flint, MI until her husband was offered a job by SPAWAR NAVAL Systems as a civilian computer scientist. She served a parish in the Charleston area before taking this position at Franke.
She loves people and loves to read. She also enjoys engaging in theological discussions as she searches for better ways to serve God as an individual and as a Christian.
Julia has been a Registered Nurse for over 40 years, ever since she got a calling while at her dying grandmother’s bedside. Even today, she considers her nursing practice to be her mission. She has worked in most areas of adult inpatient healthcare, spanning the continuum from critical care through long-term care.
Julia enjoys reading and travel, and has also studied art history during a break in her nursing career.
Paris has been the Director of Assisted Living for 11 years at Franke at Seaside. Under her tenure, Franke at Seaside has won The Best Assisted Living 10 years in a row. She has a Bachelor Degree in Advanced Patient Care and a Master Degree in Healthcare Administration. She is a licensed practical nurse and has over twenty years of experience in geriatrics.
Paris moved to Charleston from New York City and loves the Lowcountry.
Lora Blanco joined the Franke at Seaside team in 2018. She completed her undergraduate and graduate social work degrees at University of Cincinnati with a concentration in nonprofit administration. In addition to rehabilitation and long term care, Lora has worked in the mental health and substance abuse fields with a focus on trauma. Her passion for the aging population extends to home where she cares for senior poodles and has interest in animal hospice and palliative care.
Tashaffa Davis is the Director of Memory Support at Franke at Seaside. She prefers to be called “Shay”. She was born and raised in Clinton, S.C. Shay is a graduate of Lander University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Health Care Management. She is a certified Activity Director and licensed Administrator. She has several certifications in Dementia Training and over 14 years of experience in geriatrics. Shay is very passionate and compassionate in providing person centered care.
Katie Davis has been with Franke at Seaside since 2010. She is a native Charlestonian and was born and raised in the beautiful Old Village in Mount Pleasant. She has her undergraduate degree in business administration and has served in multiple roles within the community. She enjoys working with families, residents, and staff members and excels at managing the financial and business operations within Franke. When not at work, Katie loves spending time with her two boys and husband boating and being outdoors.
Sherry has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Education with a concentration in Wellness and Fitness. She has been certified through the American College of Sports Medicine as a Health and Fitness Instructor, the American Council on Exercise as a Personal Trainer, and the Aquatic Exercise Association as an Aquatic Instructor. She has also had training and certification through the Arthritis Foundation and the Silver Sneakers program as both a land and water instructor. She has over 20 years of experience as a health and fitness professional working with special populations.
Nick Hunter has been the executive chef at Franke since 2013. He has been advancing his education and is a Certified Dietary Manager, Certified Executive Chef, and a Serve Safe Manager/Proctor. His past experience at a 5-star resort helped him with his knowledge of working with fresh, local ingredients that he now uses in everyday cookery for residents. He stays current on the health trends and pays special attention to what our demographic is looking for in food and beverage services when coming to our campus.
Nick can be found on campus doing cooking demonstrations, catering events, and he has also been on local and national television shows. He is married and has two beautiful children.
Rose is the Director of Community Care for the Active Lifestyle Community, Franke at Seaside. Rose received her undergraduate degree from Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland and began her healthcare career in the late 1980’s as an Administrative and Clinical intern at a CCRC in Chestertown, MD. She has advanced training from the University Of Maryland School Of Social Work in Case Management. After working for the Department of Social Services, Rose relocated to Punxsutawney, PA and assumed the role of Director of Social Services in a critical access hospital where she provided medically related social services to all patients within the hospital setting as well as the recipients of the Hospital based Home Health organization. Rose also was also retained as the Consultant for a local Skilled Care setting. At the same time, she grew the Hospital-based Medicare Certified Home Health business to provide additional service provision in a five county area. Rose also worked at a large regional hospital system while in Western Pennsylvania where she provided direct interventions to clients on the Oncology, Medical/Surgical floors as well as the ER and Chemical Dependency Unit. She was an active part of the Ethics Consortium at the University of Pittsburgh.
With a desire to utilize her skills on a global level, coupled with an understanding of the need for holistic care delivery, Rose relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma to pursue additional training in missiology. Upon completion of that training, Rose spent time in Uganda, East Africa.
Upon relocation to North Carolina, Rose served as the Director of Medical Social Work at a privately owned healthcare continuum for a bedroom community outside of Charlotte for five years. She also provided Home Health Medical Social Work interventions for clients of a hospital based Home Health Agency. For the last ten years, Rose was the Director of Medical Social Work at a large Continuing Care Retirement Community in South Charlotte. Rose is Board Certified in Case Management and has additional training in Disaster Chaplaincy, Citizen’s Emergency Response, as well as Crisis Response. She holds a Master’s in Biblical Studies with an emphasis on leadership from a Judeo-Christian perspective. Rose is currently pursuing additional educational studies.
Rose is passionate about person-centered care, service delivery excellence, advocacy, information and referral as well as healthcare navigation and healthcare consumerism. She is dedicated to the faith based not for profit delivery model of senior care.
Rose enjoys travel, adventure, photography, coastal life as well as time with family and friends. Her motto is Carpe Diem.
Frank was born and raised on Long Island, New York. He received his Bachelor Degree in Health Sciences in 2009 and later his Doctoral degree in Physical Therapy from Nazareth College of Rochester, New York in 2011. He relocated with his wife to the Lowcountry soon after and has been working at Franke at Seaside since July 2011. Frank transitioned into the Rehab Director role in November 2016 and enjoys coming to work each day and assisting residents with restoring independence to their daily life. He is currently working towards his certification to become LSVT certified.
Allison Macfie is the Director of Memory Support at Franke at Seaside. She received her undergraduate degree from Auburn University and a Masters of Social Work from the University of Georgia. She has been living in Charleston for the last 12 years with the opportunity to focus on older adults and end-of-life care for the last decade.
She is a wife and mother of two children and has been part of the Franke family since 2013. She leads the Alzheimer’s support group and can be a resource for dementia related services.
M. Lynne Matheny, Director of HR, is a native Charlestonian who relocated back to the area in November 2016. Her role at Franke is to support, coach, and encourage teammates to be successful in their profession.
She loves the beach and has two grown children and two grandchildren.
Tomas began his Franke career as the Resident Services Director at Franke at Seaside and added responsibilities as the Program Director of the first Continuing Care at Home program in South Carolina, [email protected] In 2019, Tomas was promoted to Senior Director of Independent Living for the Franke campus. He received a Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of Maryland and is a Certified Aging Specialist Professional, Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist, and a recent Larry Minnix Leadership Academy Fellow.
Tomas has worked in the exercise sciences with both younger and older adults since 1994 combining academic appointments at the College of Charleston, University of Maryland, and The Citadel with clinical experiences in cardiac rehabilitation, preventative cardiology, and older adult wellness programs.
Bryan Muckenfuss has been actively working in the field of facility management for over thirty years. He started his career working with Charleston County Disabilities Board in the group home setting. As the Director of Physical Plant in a Life Plan Community he recognizes the importance of creating partnerships with local agencies and organizations. He is a chair member of Lutheran Homes of South Carolina and Leading Age South Carolina EVS Peer Group. In 2015, he became a member of the South Carolina Coalition for the Hospital Preparedness Program. Developing relationships leads to effective management and timely utilization of the resources available to our community.
Lisa Ost-Beikmann earned a degree is in Business Management and almost eleven years ago became an Activity Director in a long-term care community. During that time, she earned her national certification and became a Board Certified Consultant. Lisa opened her own business and continued studying Azheimer’s disease and dementia care to become a trainer.
Lisa has also consulted with facilities to assure they were meeting Federal Regulations to meet the needs of their residents for activities. She served as the education outreach trustee on the National Association of Activity Professionals Board of Directors from 2014 – 2016. She also provided training to long-term care facilities, offered community outreach, and spoke to state and national organizations on Alzheimer’s disease and dementia awareness.
Lisa loves to rescue animals and currently has two dogs and four cats.
Vicki Sanford graduated from MUSC College of Allied Health Science in 1978 as a Licensed Practical Nurse and is a native Charlestonian. Most of her career was spent in the hospital setting but she discovered her love of working with older adults in 2000. She came to work at Franke at Seaside in 2002 and found her forever home. She loves her residents and feel blessed to be able to make a difference in their lives daily.
She enjoys gardening and traveling the country. Vicki is married and has two children and two wonderful grandsons who live locally.
Chef Frankie Scavullo is the Executive Chef and Director of Food Service for the Active Lifestyle Community at Franke at Seaside. Chef Frankie personally oversees the daily food service for 250 residents in the Burges Dining Program. This is the second time Frankie has held this position. He and his Administrator Mark Lee developed and implemented the food service program in 2005 when the Active Lifestyle Community was in its infancy. Frankie gained much praise from his hands-on personal approach with residents and their family members while offering innovative dining option.
Chef Frankie left three years later when he opened his own personal chef business and over the next five years he cooked for many top-ranked sports figures, dignitaries, and well-regarded corporate clientele. During this time Frankie also served as the Liaison Chef for the Celebrity Chef Kitchen at the BB&T Charleston Wine and Food Festival and a Personal Chef in Augusta during The Masters Golf Tournaments.
Returning to Franke at Seaside in late 2013, Chef Frankie overhauled the entire food service operation, elevated resident satisfaction from 35% to 97%, helped develop a sustainable budget, and prepared the property for the influx of baby boomers.
Frankie is a graduate of Johnson and Wales University and has more than 30 years of experience in the restaurant and hospitality industry. In 2015, Chef Frankie received the Illuminating Excellence Award by Premier Food Service which recognized him as Food Service Director of the Year for Continuum Care Facilities Nationwide. Over the years Frankie has perfected his culinary skills in Atlanta, Hilton Head Island, and Charleston as well as teaching a culinary arts program at Aiken Technical College in Aiken, South Carolina.
Kassie South has been at Franke at Seaside since 2009 and served as Director of Social Services, Director of Memory Support, Community Outreach Director and Assistant Administrator. Ms. South was promoted to Senior Director of Licensed Healthcare in 2019. She enjoys partnering with a multitude of organizations to enhance our community involvement and is passionate about working with individuals and families to assist them with resources. She is a clinical social worker and a licensed nursing home administrator.
Cara Sparkman has been Franke at Seaside’s registered dietitian since 2016. She graduated from Winthrop University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Nutrition in December 2010 and graduated from Winthrop University with my Masters of Science degree in Human Nutrition in May 2017.
She was born and raised in Charleston, moved away for college, and moved back to Charleston in 2016 to be closer to family and friends. She has an 8-year-old Shih-Tzu and loves taking her to the beach.
Kelly Tomlinson has been at Franke since August 2012. She had a midlife career change when she learned that she loved working with seniors. Kelly is now AP-BC (Activity Professional Board Certified). Whether it is engaging seniors in new and exciting opportunities, planning events, going out to a new restaurant, or hosting a Piccolo Spoleto concert, she absolutely loves her role as the Life Enrichment Director.
In her free time, she loves spending time with family, friends, and their children, reading, and is passionate about her volunteer work.
DeAnne Reed Vane began working for Franke’s Active Lifestyle Community in Spring 2005 after accepting a position as Move-in-Coordinator for the rapidly growing young campus. In 2006, she moved into the role of Director of Marketing overseeing all sales, marketing, advertising, and new resident transitions into the community, including working closely with Franke’s project manager and her future residents on the customization and renovation of their new home.
DeAnne has a BBA degree from Millsaps College Else School of Business, majoring in finance, accounting, and marketing. Prior to that, she studied at the College of Charleston, focusing on history, philosophy, and religion as well as Hollins College in Virginia. Most of her professional life was spent as Vice-President of Reed Enterprises, Inc., her family-owned aquaculture and farming business in Mississippi, up until the time it was sold in 2003.
She was born in Mississippi and has lived there for brief periods of time, but grew up in Connecticut and also lived in Virginia before moving to the Charleston area in 1978.
The best part about her job, she says, is getting to know the families and friends of her future residents and wait list members while helping them achieve their goal of moving to Franke. Moreover, over the years she has really enjoyed collaborating with the Burges Center staff to shape the look and feel of the Active Lifestyle programs, amenities, and services. As of 2017, DeAnne has moved over 200 families into the Active Lifestyle Community.
Her motto is “I want my residents to be happy!”