Mission Management Services

Our Values

From strategic planning to direct care, everything we do is guided by our CARES values. These core values hold us all to a higher standard, defining what we expect from each other, serving as a benchmark for measuring the quality of care provided by the communities we manage, and ensuring that we all stay true to our ultimate mission, even as we work to achieve fiscal and operational success—to enhance the quality of life for those we serve.

Character

We will do the right thing for our residents, our co-workers and our company. We will not let our residents down. We will not let our co-workers down.

Attitude

We provide a positive, enriching work environment that our team members want to be a part of and that enhances the culture of our communities.      

Respect

We extend courtesy, honor, and dignity in our everyday interactions with our team members, residents, patients, vendor partners and visitors — as well as to ourselves.

Excellence

We welcome team members dedicated to achieving personal and professional growth and are committed to providing opportunities that help them master and maintain the skills necessary to be excellent.

Service

Mission Health is dedicated to the service of our residents, our fellow team members, and our communities.

Our Team

Our team is comprised of compassionate, executive professionals, each with 25+ years of industry experience. They understand the balance of high-quality care and fiscal responsibility. Our professionals cover a complete range of disciplines, from clinical expertise to fiscal management, marketing, capital, and strategic planning. For each project, we design the specific team and approach for success. Our expertise is rooted in the successful operation of Mission Health Communities, LLC, a premier provider of senior living and skilled rehabilitation communities, with dozens of locations across the United States.

StuartLindeman

Stuart Lindeman

President and CEO

Stuart's bio
Tina Thomas

Tina Thomas

Sr. Vice President of Operations

Tina's bio

Paris Girginis

Vice President of Clinical Reimbursement and Compliance Officer

Paris' bio
Karen McDonald

Karen McDonald

Chief Clinical Officer

Karen's bio
Jaime Yoakum

Jaime Yoakum

Vice President of Finance

Jaime's bio
Cheri Kauset

Cheri Kauset

Vice President of Customer Experience and Communications

Cheri's bio
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Mission Management Services

Tampa, FL 33602

813-367-3350

StuartLindeman

Stuart Lindeman

President and CEO

Stuart Lindeman is the President and CEO of Mission Health. He has elevated the organization’s core values—Character, Attitude, Respect, Excellence, and Service—beyond words, making them the guiding principles that shape every aspect of Mission Health. Under his leadership, these values form the foundation of the Mission Experience, a cultural differentiator that sets Mission Health apart in the healthcare landscape.

Before joining Mission Health, Mr. Lindeman served as Senior Vice President for Revera Health Systems, where he oversaw the financial, clinical, and operational management of the U.S. division of Revera Inc., a $1.2 billion Canadian-owned healthcare company. His responsibilities included P&L oversight and management of the company’s Institutional Pharmacy and Therapy divisions. His career also includes roles as Regional Director of Operations for Extendicare Health Services, Inc., and as an Administrator for Beverly Enterprise.

Mr. Lindeman holds a B.S. in Public Administration with a focus on Healthcare Administration from Avila University and is a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator. He is a former board member of the American College of Health Care Administrators and currently serves on the LTC 100 Advisory Board, as a Trustee of Avila University, and on the board of directors for Weinberg Village. With over 38 years of senior housing experience, Mr. Lindeman continues to bring a wealth of expertise and leadership to Mission Health.

Tina Thomas

Tina Thomas

Sr Vice President of Operations

Tina Thomas is the Sr Vice President of Operations for Mission Health.  Prior, she was a Regional Vice President for Hybris Health Systems and Revera Health Systems.  Ms. Thomas is a results-driven senior health care executive with over 25 years of experience in operations and financial systems development.  She is a demonstrated leader, who has consistently managed multi-million dollar budgets annually and improves operational efficiency.  Ms. Thomas currently serves on the American Health Care Association committees as co-chair for Regional Multifacility CEO and member of the Business Management committee. She is a former board member of the Minnesota Care Providers Board of Directors, Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities and served as a Member of Washington Health Care Association Group Retro and Quality Committee.  She also served as a member of the American Health Care Association Senior Examiner for Silver Quality Award Committee.  Ms. Thomas holds a B.H.S. in Health Care Administration from the University of Kentucky and is a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator.

Paris Girginis

Vice President of Clinical Reimbursement and Compliance Officer

Mr. Girginis who is now the Vice President of Clinical Reimbursement and Compliance Officer, held the position of Director of Clinical reimbursement at Mission Health for over 3 years. Mr. Girginis has over 20 years of Health Care experience, and prior to joining the Mission Health Team his experience included District Director of MDS and Case Mix for Consulate Health Care and Director of Clinical Reimbursement for Airamid Health. During his years of service Mr. Girginis has developed a passion for Clinical Reimbursement, and through his clinical expertise has implemented systems and processes to achieve superior reimbursement results across multiple states. Mr. Girginis is an alumnus of Northeastern University Boston MA, and holds a nursing degree from Northern Essex College, Haverhill MA. Mr. Girginis and his family currently reside in Tampa, Florida.

Karen McDonald

Karen McDonald

Chief Clinical Officer

Ms. McDonald is Mission Health’s Chief Clinical Officer, a position she has held since 2011. Prior to joining Mission Heath, Mrs. McDonald held the position of Vice President of Quality for LaVie Management Services, also based out of Tampa Florida. In this role, Mrs. McDonald was responsible for overall clinical and quality outcomes of fifty-eight skilled nursing facilities in fourteen states. She and her team were responsible for improving the overall Five Star outcomes of these communities by nearly 20%. Before that, she completed an eighteen-year career with Fundamental Clinical Consulting/Trans Health/Integrated Health Services culminating in the role of Senior Vice President Clinical Services. In this role she was responsible for the overall clinical and regulatory practice in all settings including Skilled Nursing, Hospice, LTC Acute Hospitals, Acute Hospital, Home Care, Personal Care and Assisted Living Centers.  At the company’s height in 1998, Mrs. McDonald was responsible for the outcomes at nearly 400 post acute locations, a staff of 125 Regional Nurses, Dieticians and Therapists.  Mrs. McDonald is the current co-chair of the Nurse Executive Council, a member of the National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration (NADONA), AHCA (American Health Care Association), AMDA-PALTC (American Medical Directors Association) and ASCP (American Society of Consultant Pharmacists. Mrs. McDonald is holds a Diploma of Nursing from Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology in London, Ontario Canada and a Bachelors of Science in Nursing from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. In addition she holds a Certificate in Infection Control from the CDC.

Jaime Yoakum

Jaime Yoakum

Chief Financial Officer

Jamie A. Yoakum is the Chief Financial Officer of Mission Health. Mr. Yoakum has more than 20 years of real estate accounting experience. Prior to joining Mission Health in December 2022, he served as Chief Accounting Officer and a member of the Management Committee of Sila Realty Trust, Inc. beginning September 2020. He served in various other accounting roles with Sila Realty Trust, Inc. commencing in 2011. Previously, Mr. Yoakum held various controller, vice president of finance, financial analyst and accounting roles with RMC Property Group, Euro American Advisors, Inc., Fifth Third Bank and CASTO. Mr. Yoakum began his career in public accounting when he joined Deloitte & Touché LLP in May 2001. Mr. Yoakum graduated summa cum laude from Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio, in 1999 with a bachelor of science in finance and in 2000 with a bachelor of science in accounting and is licensed as a certified public accountant.

Cheri Kauset

Cheri Kauset

Vice President of Customer Experience and Communications

For the last 5 years, Ms. Cheri Kauset has used her wealth of healthcare experience as a marketing and communication leader to guide her in her role as Vice President of Business Development. With 50 health centers in 6 states, Cheri focused on building a brand that exemplified the Mission Experience for each resident, employee, and community partner. Her commitment to creating and enhancing innovative new approaches to customer and employee satisfaction lead to her promotion to Vice President of Customer Experience. Now, she utilizes her talents to drive and support culture and organizational enhancements, creating and implementing employee engagement programs for Mission Health, as well as managing the effective communications and brand development team.  Previously, Ms. Kauset served as Vice President of Marketing and Communications for Revera, Inc. for over 20 years, where she implemented initiatives for 30 health centers in 9 states.  She currently resides in Tampa, Florida with her family.