Meet Our Team at Traditions of Hershey

Charity joined traditions of Hershey with over 30 years of senior care experience. She worked as a CNA, and a nurse in long term care, the hospital and personal care. Charity‘s love and passion for seniors inspired her to continue her education in long term care administration and personal care home administration. She’s been a licensed administrator for over 25 years. Charity was born and raised in Lancaster county and still resides in Lancaster. She’s married, has a daughter, two dogs and two cats. Charity feels blessed to be part of the traditions of Hershey team.

ccruz@traditionsofhershey.com

Lindsay joined the Traditions of Hershey team with 10 plus years of experience in healthcare. She started her career as a CNA in a skilled nursing facility. After realizing helping others was her passion she continued her education to become a Nurse. Lindsay has experience as a Pediatric Nurse and an Admissions Coordinator but ultimately realized that Personal Care and Long term nursing is where her heart belongs.

Lindsay lives in Jonestown with her daughter and cat. She enjoys spending time and traveling to different places with her family. Lindsay is excited for the wonderful opportunity she was given here as the Resident Care Director of the Personal Care section in our community. Her goal is to ensure they receive the best care while keeping as much independence as possible.

lmcmurtry@traditionsofhershey.com

Kelly joined the Traditions team with a background in nutrition and over 15 years experience working in Independent and Assisted Living communites. Through her experiences, Kelly has experience in planning events and activies, food service and assisting with residents day to day needs.

She was a part-time team member at Traditions in the Dining and Food Service Department in 2013. She is very excited to be back at Traditions as the Resident Life Director.

Kelly lives in Lebanon and has three grown children, a granddaughter and a rescue dog.

knelson@traditionsofhershey.com

Dan is the Maintenance Director and loves being part of the strong, friendly team at Traditions of Hershey. Dan holds a FMP(Facilities Management Professional) credential from IFMA(International Facilities Management Association). He has over 8 years of Facilities management experience as well as a long history in Building Construction as a tradesman and Project Manager. Dan loves the interaction with residents while making Traditions of Hershey a comfortable place to call home.

Dan loves to play an occasional round of golf with friends and family and loves to entertain on the back yard grill.  Dan and his wife live in Elizabethtown and love spending time with their children and grandkids.

dhahn@traditionsofhershey.com

Christina joined the Traditions of Hershey team as the Food Service Director with over 5 years’ experience in Food and Nutrition. As a Certified Dietary Manager, Certified Food Protection Professional she brings with her an extensive background in caring for the elderly from being a Direct Care Worker to finding her passion in the Food Service Department offering our residents Nutritious Homemade Meals as well as an exceptional Dining Experience. Christina is excited and grateful to be a part of such a strong, supportive community here at Traditions.

Christina is from the Palmyra Area and enjoys spending her free time with her 8-year-old little boy, spending family time at their cabin or supporting her little boy in his love for sports, especially baseball.

ctwaddle@traditionsofhershey.com

Annamarie comes to Traditions of Hershey with experience in memory support, volunteer management, development, and marketing and sales from positions in continuing care retirement communities and hospice care. Most recently, she served as instructor and co-coordinator for the gerontology program at Harrisburg Area Community College. Her related community activities include leadership on the Dauphin County Area Agency on Aging’s Council on Aging and membership on committees at the Alzheimer’s Association and The Foundation for Enhancing Communities.

Annamarie lives in Harrisburg with her husband and their five children. Outside of work, she enjoys cooking and baking, reading, and involvement in her church’s and children’s activities. She is happy to have joined the dedicated team at TOH and for the opportunity to help match members of the community with services that promote their independence and quality of life.

afazzolari@traditionsofhershey.com

Rebecca comes to Traditions of Hershey with over 10 years of health care experience. Her previous roles include Program Coordination for Adult Mental Health Services, Rehabilitation Hospital Admissions Coordinator, and Director of Social Services in a Skilled Nursing facility. Rebecca’s passion for helping seniors motivated her to obtain her Certified Dementia Practitioner Certification and become a team leader for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s.

Rebecca, a Maryland native, lives in the Harrisburg area with her husband and their two rescue dogs Hattie and Maynard. In her free time, she enjoys reading, baking, attending sporting events, and traveling. You can also catch Rebecca teaching adults how to tap dance and coaching girl’s rugby. She is excited to join the wonderful team at TOH and for the opportunity to help connect members with services that promote aging in place.

rlong@traditionsofhershey.com

Sieara joins the Traditions of Hershey and brings six plus years of experience working in the senior living industry. She started her career in skilled nursing and has a passion working with seniors. She obtained her Bachelors in Healthcare Management and her Masters in Healthcare Administration

Sieara is from the Penn State area and loves to attend Penn State games during the football season. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, spending time with her husband, two boxers (Ares & Taro), her cat (Louie), and hosting backyard gatherings for family and friends to enjoy during the summer. Sieara is thrilled to be a part of the Traditions of Hershey team and looks forward to helping others and provide attentive services to the seniors and their families

ssheasley@traditionsofhershey.com

Sherry joins the community with over 25 years of experience working in the senior living field. A Potter County native, Sherry has lived in Harrisburg and Boston, MA and most recently relocated to East York. Gaining her undergrad degree in Health & Human Services, with a concentration in gerontology, sociology and psychology, Sherry has kept up to date with industry trends through ongoing trainings and seminars. Sherry has been an instrumental player in community and hospital led committees that gives her the opportunity to influence the public on senior living issues and trends.

Her passion is advocating and navigating seniors, and their families, through their housing and healthcare journey. She connects quickly with others and is looking forward to linking seniors with the exciting, safe, nurturing and social life here at Traditions. Sherry is a cat lover having Daisy for 11 years and little Laci for not quite a year. On the weekends you can find her hiking and spending time with family. She recently came across her first timber rattlesnake while hiking at Love Rock in Dauphin County.