HumanGood and Presby’s Inspired Life are coming together to form a united organization with national impact. Learn more about our affiliation at InspiredForGood.org
At HumanGood we believe everyone should have the opportunity to live with enthusiasm,
confidence and security, regardless of physical, social, or economic circumstances.
And when we say everyone, we mean everyone — including you.
Because we believe this, our mission is to inspire your best life.
We do that by working hand-in-hand to create experiences that matter to you.
These are the five core values that shape us:
We care deeply about the success of our team, those we serve and HumanGood.
We are better when we include people of different backgrounds and perspectives.
We do what’s right, even when it’s hard.
We find new and better ways to serve our residents, team members and each new generation of older adults.
We judge ourselves based on our ability to move our mission forward.
Our name, HumanGood, sounds ambitious because it is. We are committed to being a leadership organization and our mission, to inspire your best life, has set us on a continuous journey of better understanding and responding to the unique needs of our entire HumanGood family. That family includes our residents, team members, loved ones, and business partners. Aligning our mission with our values of Passion, Courage, Innovation, Impact and Inclusion means that we are committed to doing the work required to live up to our name.
We recognize that our different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives ignite our mission, extend our reach, and magnify our impact. Our values guide our work to build pride and passion within our organization by helping people feel honored, be seen, and bring their best selves to their work. In order to do that, diversity, equity, and inclusion must be a part of our decision-making process.
We commit to fostering environments where diversity is celebrated and valued in every corner of HumanGood. We communicate honestly and are intentional in designing equitable and inclusive policies, programs, and procedures throughout our organization. We examine our biases and beliefs and interrupt patterns that exclude members of our HumanGood family, so that everyone can have a place where they belong.
At HumanGood everyone means everyone.
As a faith-based organization, we honor the vision of our founders by ensuring that our communities are open and welcoming to people from all faiths and backgrounds. HumanGood is committed to creating communities where the whole person is cared for. We provide resources and programs that engender spiritual enrichment of our residents, inspiring people to find a sense of wholeness and connection.
John H. Cochrane III
President and CEO
John H. Cochrane III
President and CEO
As president and chief executive officer of HumanGood, John Cochrane is responsible for the strategic direction of the company, overseeing operations and serving as the primary liaison to the HumanGood Board of Directors. With the recent affiliation with Presby’s Inspired Life, HumanGood now operates 21 life plan communities and 95 affordable housing communities in six states serving more than 13,000 residents. HumanGood is the sixth largest nonprofit senior living provider in the country and carries a Fitch rating of A- with a stable outlook on its core California-based credit.
Previously, Cochrane worked for Lifespace Communities, where he served as chief operating officer overseeing 11 retirement communities in seven states. Cochrane previously worked as a practicing attorney specializing in real estate and finance. He has his law degree from Northwestern University and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Northern Illinois University.
Daniel S. Ogus
Chief Operating Officer
Daniel S. Ogus
Chief Operating Officer
As chief operating officer, Dan
Bethany Ghassemi
General Counsel
Bethany Ghassemi
General Counsel
As general counsel, Bethany Ghassemi oversees HumanGood’s legal operations and is accountable for enterprise risk management, governance and advocacy. Ghassemi previously served as the associate general counsel for HumanGood and the staff attorney for ABHOW. Before joining ABHOW, she spent seven years in private practice at the law firms Jones Day and Hawkins Delafield & Wood, where she provided clients, including ABHOW and be.group, with healthcare finance advice. Ghassemi is a member of the California Bar Association and the American Health Lawyers Association. She participates in the General Counsel Group of LeadingAge. Ghassemi graduated from Princeton University and UCLA Law School.
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Chief Financial Officer
Andy McDonald
Chief Financial Officer
As chief financial officer, Andy McDonald oversees finance and accounting, which includes accountability for the funding of new development and capital improvements in our existing properties. Andy has been with HumanGood for 12 years, having first joined ABHOW in 2007 as vice president of finance. Before joining ABHOW, he worked in long-term financial forecasting for Southern California Edison and in corporate restructuring financial advisory services at Arthur Andersen. Andy is a CPA and received his MBA from UCLA and his undergraduate degree in economics and accounting from Claremont McKenna College.
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Judith D. Baker
Judy Baker began her service with us as a member of the Westminster Gardens Board of Directors, joining the be.group Board of Directors when the two bodies were merged in 2012. She has extensive experience in health care, improving performance through analysis of processes and systems, stakeholder focus group research, introduction of metrics and development strategic plans and initiatives. A registered nurse, Baker has her master’s degree in human resources and organizational development from the University of San Francisco.
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William J. Battison III
Bill Battison joined the be.group Board of Directors in 2011. He has held numerous corporate leadership positions, including stints as president of Westwood One Inc. and NBC Radio Network; president and CEO of BuyitNow Inc.; executive vice president and chief operating officer of Iwerks Entertainment; and executive vice president of Valence Technology Inc. He has his master’s degree in business administration from the University of Virginia’s Colgate Darden Graduate Business School as well as his bachelor’s degree in economics from University of Virginia.
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Declan Brown, Secretary
Declan Brown is vice president of transportation initiatives at Veritec Solutions. With more than 25 years of consulting experience
Alan Griffith
Alan Griffith
Alan is a senior financial executive with over 30 years of experience. Significant areas of accomplishment include corporate development, including acquisitions, divestitures and restructurings, planning and analysis and SEC reporting. He spent 25 years of his professional career with ARAMARK Corporation in various financial roles. When he retired in 2007, he was Senior Vice President Finance and Planning for ARAMARK. That role included responsibility for the planning function for all of ARAMARK as well as functioning as the chief financial officer for the Food and Support Services Group. Alan has served on the board of Presby’s Inspired Life for 12 years and currently is Board Chair. He is member of the Board of Governors at Old York Road Country Club and is currently serving as President of the Club. He also serves on the advisory board of Contract Pharmacy Services, a provider of pharmaceutical services to the long-term care and correctional industries. He recently completed a term as a trustee at the University of Scranton. Alan is a member of Oreland Evangelical Presbyterian Church and has previously served as a Ruling elder. Griffith earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Scranton and his M.B.A. at Temple University. He is a member of the PICPA and AICPA.
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The Rev. Michelle M. Holmes
The Rev. Michelle Holmes has held several positions with the American Baptist Seminary of the West in Berkeley, California since 1990. She served as vice president and chief financial officer, vice president for Institutional Advancement, acting president and assistant to the president for recruitment and development. She served as chair of the Chief Financial Officers Steering Committee for the Association of Theological Schools and was a member of the Graduate Theological Union Council of Development Officers and the Council of Chief Financial Officers. She has served on several denominational committees including the Executive Committee of the Evergreen Baptist Association, Advisory Committee for Women in Professional Ministry of ABC/USA, and the Ministers Council of ABC/USA.
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Albert W. Kelley, Vice Chair
Al Kelley joined the be.group Board of Directors in 2008 and became its chair in 2011. Kelley’s career spanned 37 years in commercial bank lending to large national and international companies. He received his master’s degree in business administration from the University of Southern California and his bachelor’s degree from California Western University.
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Randall L. Stamper, Chair
The former chair of the Cornerstone and ABHOW boards of directors, Randy Stamper brings unique expertise to the organization, providing counsel on CCRC financing and planning. He previously served as managing partner with Stamper Rubens, P.S., a law firm in Spokane, Washington, whose practice was primarily health care-related. Stamper is a member of the Spokane County, Washington State, Idaho State and American bar associations, and is authorized to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. He has served on the board and as general counsel for the Inland Northwest Council, Boy Scouts of America. He is a former board member of St. George’s School, a private K–12 school in Spokane, and a former board member of the Shrine Hospital in Spokane. He has served on several other boards and was active in numerous community service organizations in Spokane. He recently relocated to Boise, Idaho.
Stamper holds a law degree from the University of Notre Dame and his bachelor’s degree from the University of Idaho.
Mike Reynolds
Mike Reynolds
Mike Reynolds is a long-time Plymouth Village board member, keenly familiar with senior-housing issues in the San Bernardino area. Reynolds also is the current board chair of Redlands Senior Housing and Redlands Senior Housing II.
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Mary Bihr
Mary Bihr is a business executive who oversaw worldwide sales and marketing for LucasArts, a division of Lucasfilm Ltd., where she grew the startup operation to revenues in excess of several hundred million dollars and established the Star Wars and Indiana Jones brands in interactive entertainment. After more than 20 years of service, she retired and is now active on several boards and charitable institutions. She conducted her undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Lynn Melby
Lynn Melby is a principal of a company that manages community associations and, therefore, knows how to expertly run productive board meetings. He was instrumental in facilitating the donation of land by Good Shepherd Baptist Church, which made possible the dream that is Shepherd's Garden. He recently stepped down as chair of Shepherd's Garden but remains as board member.
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Gloria Meads, Secretary
Gloria Meads is a licensed registered nurse working in several health-related fields, including the medial/surgical field as an evening supervisor at Merritt Hospital in Oakland. She also has worked in the public health and psychiatric areas of health services. Meads earned her master’s degree in nursing from the University of California, San Francisco, and her RN and bachelor’s degree in nursing from Columbia University.
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Donna Benton
Donna Benton is an associate research professor of gerontology at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, as well as the director of the USC Family Caregiver Support Center/Los Angeles Caregiver Resource Center. She has more than 30 years of experience in working to improve services and support to persons with dementia. She received her graduate training in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology and was a gero-psychological postdoctoral fellow at USC/Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center.
CloseKen Bose
Ken Bose
Ken Bose is an accomplished nonprofit executive and a long-serving Harborview Properties board member. Under his leadership, the board partnered with HumanGood in overseeing a multi-million-dollar transformation of the community into one positioned to serve generations of seniors for many years to come.
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Walter J. Clarke
Walter J. Clarke has held policy development and operational-level management positions, working with property developers, investors and major lending institutions, as well as local, state and federal agencies involved in financing and producing housing for a broad spectrum of the population of Los Angeles. He retired from the Los Angeles Housing Department in 2004 after serving as a division chief; director of citywide housing services for the elderly and low- and moderate-income owners and tenants; directed the citywide commercial area and mixed-use housing interface program; and served as senior planner for the County of Los Angeles Area Agency on Aging. He received his master’s degrees in business administration and urban planning and development from Pepperdine University, and a bachelor’s degree in political science from the City College of New York.
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Sue Roderick
Sue Schock Roderick has worked in the field of aging and senior services for more than 40 years. She has experience in long-term health care, mental health, senior living, recreation,
Randall L. Stamper, Vice Chair
Randall L. Stamper, Vice Chair
The previous chair of the Cornerstone and ABHOW boards of directors, Randy Stamper brings unique expertise to the organization, providing counsel on CCRC financing and planning. As the former managing partner with Stamper Rubens, P.S., a law firm in Spokane, Washington, his practice was 90 percent health care-related. Stamper is a member of the Spokane County, Washington State, Idaho State and American bar associations and authorized to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. He has served on the board and as general counsel for the Inland Northwest Council, Boy Scouts of America. He is a former board member of St. George’s School, a private K–12 school in Spokane and a former board member of the Shrine Hospital in Spokane. He has served on several other boards and was active in numerous community service organizations in Spokane. He recently relocated to Boise, Idaho. Stamper holds a law degree from the University of Notre Dame and his bachelor’s degree from the University of Idaho.
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Bob Crist
Mr. Crist has more than 40 years of experience in professional management consulting and in senior executive positions. Over the course of his career, Mr. Crist has consulted with more than 200 organizations in various industries. His positions included serving as Chief Financial and Operating Officer for Community Health Plan of Washington, and 23 years as a partner with the international accounting and consulting firm of Ernst & Young, most recently as the partner in charge of services to both the health care and natural resources industries. In this role, several of his clients were retirement communities. In the final years of his professional career he served as Chief Administrative Officer of Bellevue Presbyterian Church, a 4000 member congregation. Mr. Crist has a long and continuous commitment to serving not for profit organizations.
These include serving as Board Chair of Emerald Communities and each of its related facilities, Emerald Heights and Heron's Key, Samaritan Health Services, and the Learning Disability Association of Washington. Furthermore, he has served as Board Treasurer of Eastside Catholic High School, Jubilee Reach, the John 14:2 Foundation, the Health Care Purchasers Association, and the Agros Foundation. He also served on the investment committee of the national Presbyterian Church (USA.) Foundation. Other Board positions include Medical Teams International, the Legacy Foundation and the Health Care Financial Management Association. Mr. Crist is a graduate of the University of Redlands with a degree in Economics.
Albert W. Kelley
Albert W. Kelley
Al Kelley joined the be.group Board of Directors in 2008 and became its chair in 2011. Kelley’s career spanned 37 years in commercial bank lending to large national and international companies. He received his master’s degree in business administration from the University of Southern California and his bachelor’s degree from California Western University.
CloseBruce Laycook, Chair
Bruce Laycook, Chair
Bruce Laycook previously served as vice chair on the ABHOW Board of Directors. He is an IT consultant with more than 30 years of experience in information systems in the health care industry. Laycook received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Redlands. He is a lifetime member of the First Baptist Church of Redlands.
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Judee Bavaria
Judee is currently a board member on the HumanGood Advocacy and Consulting Board. She was the former president and CEO of Presby’s Inspired Life. She recently was appointed to the Mease Life board, a CCRC in Dunedin, Florida.
Judee was with Presby since July 1999 where she started as chief operating officer. In 2005, she was appointed president and CEO. During her tenure at Presby, the affordable housing ministry expanded from 11 communities to 36 communities. Prior to joining Presby, Judee served as corporate compliance officer and vice president of operations for Lutheran Services Northeast. Additionally, she has directed her leadership in a variety of capacities for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Department of Public Welfare. Judee’s reputation as a groundbreaking professional has motivated other senior housing and care organizations to seek her expertise as a speaker and trusted advisor.
Noteworthy is Judee’s spirit of volunteerism, which has been directed to support the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA) in Philadelphia where she serves a vice chair. Additionally, for a period of six years, Judee directed her passion for supporting others as a member of the Board of Directors for the University of Scranton in Scranton, Pennsylvania. She also devoted much time and expertise as chair of Catholic Senior Housing and Health Care Services for 12 years.
Judee is a registered nurse and holds a B.S. in secondary education from East Stroudsburg University and a M.S. in rehabilitation counseling from the University of Scranton. She is a graduate of Misericordia Hospital School of Nursing.
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William G. Young, Jr.
Bill joined the Presby’s Inspired Life’s Board (now HumanGood East) in 1994 and has been a strong advocate for affordable housing for seniors. He is also vice chair of the HumanGood West and South Foundations, chair of the Bala Foundation, and an officer of the Chapin Memorial Home for the Blind Foundation.
Bill retired following a long career as Director of Human Resources and Labor Relations for a large, multi-state supermarket company. He has been very active in his community and has served on many boards as a member and officer. He is a former moderator of the Presbytery of Philadelphia, Presbyterian Church (USA), former councilman, council president and mayor of Ambler, Pennsylvania.
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