Rick Hunsicker - President/Founder
The Journey
New Life
After recovering from a heart transplant on New Year's Eve of 2007, I decided that the best contribution to enhance seniors' lifestyles across America would be to share my experience and successful track record with those who serve seniors in Senior Living communities across the country.
Residential Real Estate
I began my career in residential real estate after graduating from UTEP in El Paso, Texas in 1973. In 1977, after 4 years of successful real estate sales at one of the leading Realtors in El Paso, I founded Hunsicker & Hunsicker, Inc. Realtors. This company grew to become the 3rd largest Realtor in El Paso.
Move into Senior Living
In 1985, my family and I decided it was time to see the world, so we sold Hunsicker & Hunsicker and moved to Dallas, where I began my career in Senior Living.
Retirement Housing Transition Program
I worked for over a year with a start-up company in senior living, then founded The Retirement Housing Transition Program for Equitable Relocation (purchased by Travelers Relocation). This division of Travelers Relocation provided relocation services for Senior Living communities to assist their residents in the process of selling their home and making the move to the community. The Trammel Crow Company of Dallas was the first of several clients in 1987.
Forum Group
In 1988, one of the relocation clients, Forum Group, Inc., out of Indianapolis, recruited me to become a Regional Director of Sales serving Texas and New Mexico. At Forum Group, my responsibilities grew to include sales and marketing support for over 15 of Forum's upscale full-service rental retirement communities across the country.
Marriott Senior Living Services
After an acquisition of Forum Group, I joined Marriott Senior Living Services and moved to headquarters in Washington, D.C. At Marriott, I provided management support for sales and marketing for many of Marriott's communities as a Vice President of Sales. At any one time, I would have up to 15 Regional Directors of Sales reporting to me. During my time at Marriott, they grew from about 18 to over 75 communities. I was involved in Marriott's CCRC's and Brighton Gardens.
Greystone Communities
In July 2001, I was recruited by Greystone Communities as a Vice President of Marketing. My role was to help Greystone reorganize and grow its Marketing Department. After two years of significant growth, I was promoted to Corporate Vice President of Marketing. During my time there, Greystone's communities grew from about 30 to over 60 active client accounts.
Hunsicker Consulting
In January 2007, my heart condition forced me to leave Greystone and wait for a heart transplant. After about 11 months of waiting for the new heart, it finally came on New Year's Eve of 2007. I had a year to ponder my future after the transplant. My dream of forming Hunsicker Consulting has become a reality.
Now, I am here to serve you with a new strong heart, and the wisdom and experience of over 25 years in Senior Living sales, marketing, and customer service. I have worked with over 150 communities and am here to help you in any way I can.
If you have a question, please don’t hesitate to contact me personally or complete our form and let us know how we can be of service to you.
Our Team
Darren Arnett
Senior Living Talent Consultant
As demonstrated by his early accomplishments as an Eagle Scout, Darren’s drive and passion for excellence allows him to help candidates and clients better themselves, as well as their team, both personally and professionally.
With over 10 years of recruiting and marketing experience within Information Technology and Senior Health, as well as 7 years in both inside and outside sales in publishing and food service, Darren has the unique set of searching and selling skills, and the experience to recruit that special candidate.
Phone: 972-677-7354
Email: darren@seniorlivingtalent.com
Linda Gasaway
Distance Learning Specialist
Linda is the Director of Distance Learning for Hunsicker Consulting. She has a career in real estate and sales education including organizing training for over 18,000 Realtor members with over 1,000 classes in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. She has also developed real estate courses for state required continuing education for the State of Texas and developed a nationwide sales training program, evaluations, and coaching materials for Centex Homes and Pulte Homes. She brings a depth of training experience to the senior living industry.
Keith Evans
Regional Director of Senior Living Services
Keith has over 25 years of experience in the senior housing arena. He has experience in directing senior living business operations, marketing/sales management, strategic planning, budgeting, organizational development, new business development and market feasibility research. He has served as Regional Director of Sales and Marketing with Spectrum Consultants, President of Howell Associates Management, Vice President-Director of Sales for Marriott Senior Living Services, Executive Vice President for Basic American Retirement, Vice President-Operations for Senior Resource Group and headed his own senior living consulting firm. Keith holds degrees in Business Psychology and Social Psychology from Penn State and a doctorate from the University of Michigan in Administration/Organizational Development.
Sue Ronnenkamp
National Director of Senior Relocation USA
Sue’s focus the past 14 years has been developing and delivering innovative programs and services for older adults. She became one of the early trailblazers in the new field of senior move management with the creation of her first business in 1998 called Living Transitions, a service to provide “hands on” help and support to older adults making a later life, downsizing move. In addition to creating and growing this brand new niche service, Sue has inspired seniors to “make the move” through her step-by-step guide books, articles, and right-sizing seminars and workshops for over a decade. She also played a role in expanding the availability of the senior move management service in the U.S. and Canada through the business start-up kit and procedure manual she developed. In 2008, Sue sold her Living Transitions business and created an aging education and consulting firm called Age-Full Living to expand her educational focus and program and product development work.
Sue has a Master’s Degree in Hospital and Health Care Administration with a special focus on senior services/long term care. She spent the first half of her career in administrative positions with several large hospital systems and a large national insurance company before following her passion back to the senior living field.
Organ and Tissue Donor
Help Create a Donation Friendly America!
Each organ and tissue donor saves or improves the lives of as many as 50 people. Giving the "Gift of Life" may lighten the grief of the donor's own family. Many donor families say that knowing other lives have been saved helps them cope with their tragic loss. For more information, please visit www.organdonor.gov.
Take a look at how an organ donor gave Rick Hunsicker a new heart and new life!
Back-To-Back New Year's Eve Heart Transplants
