Ageia Management Team

Kevin Cox – President/CEO

After receiving a BS degree in Healthcare Administration & Business from Oregon State University in 1993, Kevin began his career in healthcare as an Administrator of a nursing home in Cottage Grove, OR. In 1996 Kevin joined Avamere Health Services (formerly Genesis Healthcare) as an Administrator, later becoming a Regional Manager and partner in the company. In 1998 Kevin left Avamere to become the Chief Operating Officer of SunRiver Living Centers. Within 2 years Kevin was promoted to President and CEO where he served for 4 years prior to the company selling. In 1999 while working for SunRiver Kevin formed Ageia Health Services to manage his first property. In 2004 after the successful sale of SunRiver Kevin left the company to focus his time on Ageia Health. AGEIA currently owns and operates seven Senior Living facilities located in Oregon & Washington; the At Home Care company, with offices in Central Oregon and the Willamette Valley; and a Medical Staffing agency, with offices in Central Oregon and the Willamette Valley.

David Meisner – VP of Operations

David has over 20 years of Senior Housing experience ranging in positions from Certified Nursing Assistant to Regional Director of Operations. David has worked in Nursing Homes, In-Home Care, Residential Care, Assisted Living, and Memory Care Communities. David joined Ageia Health Services in 2004 as the Administrator of Southtowne Living Center. David’s present position, Vice President of Operations is the pinnacle of his career and one he derives much satisfaction. David maintains a close connection with each facility, providing leadership and training for administrators, department heads, as well as general employees. His experience provides appreciable depth of understanding about the needs and pressures connected with serving on the frontline. A mentoring style that is patient, yet firm, encourages growth in individuals and produces measurable results.

Kimberly Krueger - Director of Marketing and Design

Kimberly has a combined 10 years of service in the US Army & Army National Guard. Returning to civilian life in 1998, she coordinated the development and production of benefits collateral; participating on creative teams to generate new printed materials and managing the distribution of materials for Weyerhaeuser Company and all its business’ in the US. Inspired by the creatives she had worked with, she completed her Bachelors of Art in Graphic Design at Portland State University in 2005. Immediately after graduation Kimberly was hired on as the Creative Director for Coldwell Banker in Salem, OR.

She moved to Indianapolis to be with extended family, and worked as a freelance creative on the multi-family housing team for CB Richard Ellis. Missing the more outdoors oriented lifestyle that living in Oregon afforded, she returned to be the Communications Coordinator/Designer at a JELD-WEN Community in Central Oregon.

Her position at AGEIA is a wonderful fit, as it offers a variety of responsibilities and requires the ‘can-do’ attitude that Kimberly has embraced during her career. Kimberly is responsible for planning and coordinating of advertising strategies, media planning and purchasing, generating campaigns, creating and overseeing the production of all collateral materials, as well hands on sales management for AGEIA and it’s business’ in Oregon and Washington. She works closely with each facility to ensure that an individualized marketing concept is created and implemented based on the needs and demands of each of these locations and their unique market base.

Kimberly shares her new home in Redmond with her youngest son and an ageing German Shepherd named Iezo. She is a regular volunteer for Redmond Humane Society, and Bend Film and the Art in the High Desert festivals.

Michele Tiessen – Oregon Corporate Nurse Consultant

Mischele received her AAS RN degree from LBCC in 1993, and subsequent BSN from OHSU in 1999. She began her career in Albany as a staff nurse and soon progressed to Charge nurse and Director of Staff Development within 6 months. After having established herself in the Internal Medicine clinic in Corvallis, she went onto Midvalley Children’s Clinic for three and half years.

MIschele has many years of experience in case management, discharge planning, and utilization review first with Sunwest, and has become a valued asset to the Ageia team. An avid OSU Beaver fan, and devoted mother of three, MIschele works to ensure that we provide the highest level of professional medical care to our residents.

LauraLee Gumm- Washington Corporate Nuse Consultant

Lauralee Gumm was born and raised as a farmer’s daughter in Tekoa, Wa. She has been a nurse since 1972, and always enjoyed geriatrics, dementia, and mental health care. Having started in the Senior Living world about 8 years ago, with the hopes of being able to spend more time with the Residents and less time on paper work, Lauralee has since been in seven Assisted Living facilities in the Spokane area introducing systems and training staff.  “I love what I do!!” are the exact words from Lauralee.