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

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.