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Meghan Gravino, MSW, joined Ferris Hills and Clark Meadows as Executive Director in 2023.

Meghan grew up in Seneca Falls and is a graduate of SUNY Brockport. She earned her master’s degree via the Greater Rochester Collaborative program offered jointly by Brockport and Nazareth University, with her advanced certificate in Gerontological social work. She is currently pursuing an Advanced Certificate in Long-Term Care through D’Youville University in Buffalo, with anticipated completion in March of 2024.

Meghan first joined our parent organization of UR Medicine Thompson Health nearly seven years ago, as a medical social worker in the M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center in Canandaigua. She primarily worked with residents – and families – dealing with a dementia diagnosis. In 2022, she became the Assistant Administrator of the 178-bed nursing home.

She and her husband Kyle live in Williamson with their two sons, Caleb and Carsen. In her free time, Meghan loves to be with family and spend time outdoors. Also a sucker for a great romantic comedy movie, she considers herself very much a people person and says, “I love to surround myself with others and have a good laugh.”

 

Kristen came to Clark Meadows in 2017 working part time.  The strong sense of community and the positive culture at Ferris Hills and Clark Meadows was an attraction for her and she knew she wanted to be a more permanent member of the team. Kristen is now the first point of contact for families considering Clark Meadows, explaining our enriched living community’s services and the admissions process.  Kristen has been a community volunteer serving on the Wood Library Board and the Granger Homestead Board.  Since working at Thompson Health she has received the Shining Star Award.

Kristen grew up in Elmira, NY.  She attended Kenyon College in Ohio where she received her BA in Economics.  She attended the Weatherhead School of Management while working at Case Western University in Cleveland, Ohio.  She is a licensed Realtor, and is very excited to combine her sales and marketing experience with the Senior Community model.  She views serving our aging population as an honor and a privilege.  Helping older people live their best lives is extremely rewarding.

Kristen lives in Canandaigua, is married and has three grown children. She enjoys gardening, cooking, a walk in the woods, and family time.
  

Born and raised in the northeast England town of North Shields, Claire lived in several countries including Northern Ireland and South Korea before settling in Naples, N.Y., in 2011.

With a bachelor’s degree in business and a master’s in human resources from Sunderland Business School in England, Claire has worked in the business sector as a trainer and advisor. Prior to joining Ferris Hills, she was an estate planning paralegal in the law office of Michael Robinson in Naples, where she advocated for seniors.  Claire had visited Ferris Hills on a number of occasions over the years and when she was told about the Resident Services position, she knew Ferris Hills was where she wanted to be.  “I’m extremely excited to be part of such a wonderful community and look forward to enhancing what is already an amazing place to live,” she says.

Claire and her husband, Michael, have a daughter named Lily and are renovating a home – built in 1852 – in Naples. Claire also enjoys cooking, wine, walking and spending time with family.

 

Anthony (Tony) Cafarelli was born in Rochester and graduated from Fairport High School. He studied Business/Marketing at Monroe Community College and – through the American Culinary Federation – became a Certified Sous Chef in 2003.

Tony’s love of food started at the age of 8. He would watch Julia Child on PBS on Saturday mornings while other kids watched cartoons. “I knew that cooking would be a part my life from that point,” he says. Tony has been a banquet chef, a corporate trainer for Applebee’s, and a private chef. He also opened a handful of restaurants for friends and consulted for them. In addition, he served as a culinary instructor for high school students through BOCES. “Having the students come into our kitchen as interns was one of the most rewarding part of my career. Chefs spent time to show me how to cook, and I wanted to give back to young aspiring chefs,” he said.

Tony spent half of his career as the sous chef at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa in Fairport, but when the pandemic came along, his path took him to Ferris Hills. He couldn’t be happier. “There is a great atmosphere happening here and cooking for the residents is totally rewarding!”