Residences at Coffee Creek Team
The Residences at Coffee Creek team is a dynamic group with a passion for serving. We believe in maximizing the lives of those we serve and of their families through respect, compassion and excellence.
Kaitlynn Redmon
Sue Aimone
Natalie Reisen
Lindsey Sherron
Antiqua Steele
Abby Oswald
Andrew Biernacki
Kelly Wright
Jennifer Willett
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Kaitlynn Redmon
Kaitlynn Redmon is the Executive Director of Residences at Coffee Creek in Chesterton, Indiana. As the administrator, Kaitlynn manages the day-to-day operations of the community and ensures positive engagement of residents and team members. Kaitlynn brings a unique balance of experience, infectious energy and an unwavering heart for seniors. A northwest Indiana native, Kaitlynn brings ten years of senior living experience. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from Indiana University South Bend with a minor in business administration. Kaitlynn is a licensed Indiana Health Facility Administrator and has had extensive training in residential and dementia care throughout her career. Kaitlynn lives locally with her husband, Alex. When she isn’t working, they enjoy visiting local restaurants and watching the Chicago Blackhawks. Kaitlyn has been recognized by the RCC team with the recent presentation of the first Outstanding Leadership Award, created to acknowledge the dedication she has inspired for all the staff.Sue Aimone
Sue Aimone is the Director of Resident Services at Residences at Coffee Creek in Chesterton, Indiana, bringing 20 years of nursing experience in geriatric, rehabilitative, dementia and Alzheimer’s care. Sue has been serving the senior population in a long term care setting since she was 17 years old and has a passion for seniors that is unmatched. Sue’s role as Director of Resident Services is to lead and train an exceptional care team with that same high level of compassion that she has and to oversee and ensure the highest quality of care possible.
Sue completed her training as a Licensed Practical Nurse at Ivy Tech while raising two daughters and her son. She is instrumental in providing continuing education for those on the Residences at Coffee Creek team and is certified by the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners (CDP).
Time spent with her four grandsons is precious to her and she also loves to read when she has time. Sue is a resident of Portage. She describes her passion for older adults as having early beginnings at the parochial school she attended. While other classmates were on the playground during recess, she enjoyed going to the cafeteria and talking to the elderly women pinching perogies for the Friday fish fry.
Natalie Reisen
Natalie Reisen is the Director of Sales and Marketing for Residences at Coffee Creek in Chesterton, Indiana. As the Director of Sales and Marketing, Natalie serves as a key player in supporting new residents and families as they experience the Residence at Coffee Creek’s unique approach to senior living.
Natalie brings six years of healthcare marketing and senior living experience. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication from Purdue University North Central and a master’s in business administration from the University of Saint Francis. In addition, she is also a Certified Dementia Practitioner.
Natalie was born and raised in Northwest Indiana. She lives in Valparaiso with her husband Dan and son Elijah.
Lindsey Sherron
As the Director of Social Services, Lindsey assists residents and their families in identifying and dealing with social, emotional, psychological, spiritual and environmental factors as they affect overall well-being.
Lindsey brings nearly twenty years of social services experience working with the senior population in a variety of settings such as home health, hospice, assisted living, memory care, and outpatient therapeutic services.
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and obtained a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Indiana University.
Lindsey enjoys spending time with her family and watching her daughter play softball.
Antiqua Steele
Antiqua Steele is Executive Chef for Residences at Coffee Creek. She brings a wealth of culinary expertise and a love of cooking to the Residences family. Antiqua has studied at IU-PUI in Indianapolis and has owned her own catering business. She found her appetite for becoming an Executive Chef throughout her 14 years of experience in culinary—catering large weddings, private parties, lavished theme events and corporate gatherings. Whether providing impressive buffet displays for casinos, creating large orders for pastries, cakes and donuts, or adding new delights to our menu, Antiqua finds joy in creating beautiful presentations and seeing others excited to enjoy her creations.
Antiqua is adamant that culinary is an art and that it’s important to welcome each day with an attitude to learn, grow, and share new ideas. She has a garden here as well as at her Gary home. She believes is using locally grown produce and products, especially for our residents. She enjoys a close relationship with her mother and family. When she is not working in her garden, Antiqua can be found crocheting. We are thrilled to have Antiqua’s creative approach at Residences at Coffee Creek.
Abby Oswald
Abby leads her team in creating and implementing programs to meet the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual needs of our residents. Prior to her current position, Abby served as the Life Enrichment Assistant at Residences at Coffee Creek.
Abby’s relationships with her grandparents and other older family members with varying forms of dementia drives her each day. She is especially driven to continue her education into ways to bring new and meaningful enrichment, especially to Memory Care residents. She is a Nationally Certified Activity Professional (APC) through the NCAAP. She is currently studying for certification in Art Therapy and plans to become a Certified Montessori Dementia Caregiver to bolster activities for Memory Care residents.
A lifelong Porter County resident, she acknowledges a legacy of family service to the communityinspires her. Her grandfather, a Family Practice physician, was a Lake County Coroner and a Porter County Health Commissioner while she grew up. Abby resides in Chesterton with her husband and daughter. She loves crafting and is currently determined to learn crochet.
Andrew Biernacki
Andrew is responsible for efficiently managing the daily facility maintenance operations, assuring the reliability of all mechanical functions as well as the housekeeping team, to keep our environment safe and sparkling.
Andrew has a background in residential remodeling and over 11 years of hands-on maintenance experience. Prior to his current role, Andrew was the Maintenance Assistant at Residences at Coffee Creek. His hard work, dedication and attention to detail earned him his current position as Director of Plant Operations.
Working closely with families of new residents is one aspect of the services he and the team provide. Whether it is coordinating furniture and belongings on a move-in day, assembling shelving, or simply demonstrating how to find a favorite cable channel on the remote, residents and their families know they can count on Andrew.
He currently resides in Lake Station and enjoys working out and spending time in the great outdoors, especially camping and fishing.
Kelly Wright
Kelly Wright is the Director of Human Resources for Residences at Coffee Creek in Chesterton, Indiana. Kelly has more than 15 years of human resources experience in a breadth of different industries including healthcare, manufacturing, and education.
Kelly received her Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources from Purdue University and her Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. Kelly is a Certified Dementia Practitioner and was born and raised in northwest Indiana. When Kelly is not working, she enjoys the great outdoors and time with her family.
Jennifer Willett
Jennifer Willett is the Business Office Director at Residences at Coffee Creek in Schererville, Indiana, and has more than 15 years of experience in banking and office management.
Upon graduating with honors from Purdue University, Jennifer was a personal banker and assistant manager for five years at a local financial institution, Bank Calumet, now known as First Midwest Bank.
During the past nine years, however, she worked in the office manager/business office director capacity for two non-profit arts organizations, South Shore Arts and the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra, and two local law firms.
Her passion for working with numbers, coupled with her desire to help others, led her to the health care industry, and she joined the RDC team in August 2015. Jennifer is truly grateful that she can continue to do what she loves in an environment dedicated to caring for seniors and their families.
She enjoys connecting with the residents through their day-to-day activities, as well as learning about their remarkable lives. Jennifer also appreciates the awesome team that she works with every day and feels that she’s found her niche. Jennifer enjoys spending time with her husband, two children, dogs, traveling with her son to hockey games and vacationing with her family.
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