About us

OUR TEAM


Nursing Home Administrator

Dr. Emmanuel Wilson





Human Resources Director

Anthony Johnson





Green House Life Enrichment Director

Demetria Love





Director of Nursing

Schreta Pitts, RN





Assisted Living Administrator

Caralena Lawrence





Director of Marketing

Julie Trayal





Director of Rehabilitation

Jeremy Duckworth





Director of Development

Meg Shepard





Director of Health Information Systems

Garrett Robertson





Director of Admissions

Sharon Smith





MDS Coordinator

Karen Thomas





Director of Dietary Services

Nikki Edwards





St. Luke Life Enrichment Director

Amber Brown





Director of Maintenance

Eddie Brown





Housekeeping Manager

Shay Turner





Nursing Supervisor

Lashondra Champion





Social Worker

Lavondasha Mosby





Facilty Maintenance Director

Valorie Valle





Director of Pastoral Care

Deacon Bill Lifsey





Director of Social Services

Samone Flowers








2026-2027

Ave Maria Home Governing Board

 

 

Danny Johnson, President

Sr. Project Manager, Linkous Construction Co., Inc.

 

Jeannie O’Toole, Vice President/Treasurer

Financial Advisor, FedEx

 

Br. Joel McGraw, FSC, Secretary

De La Salle Christian Brother and Educator

 

Kay Johnson, President Emeritus

Retired, The Eyewear Gallery

 

Doug Byrnes

Retired, CPA

 

Christy Cornell

Vice President, Wealth Management, Raymond James

 

Rita Franceschini Coughlin

Corporate Communications, FedEx

 

Alan Crone

Founder & CEO, The Crone Law Firm, and CDOM Deacon

 

Erik Frank

President & CEO, Tristate Armature & Electrical Works, Inc.

 

Skeet Haag

CPA, Reynolds, Bone & Griesbeck, PLC

 

Martha Podesta

Retired, Special Needs Educator

 

Jim Strickland

David Pickler Dean & Professor of Law, University of Memphis

 

Anna Vescovo

Associate Professor of Law, University of Memphis

 

SCHEDULE A TOUR

Like to see for yourself? We would love to meet with you and your family to show you the loving and nurturing environment that our residents call home. Come meet our staff and take a guided tour of Ave Maria. To schedule a visit, please call (901) 386-3211, or email jttatal@yahoo.com. We look forward to meeting you soon.

Ave Maria

Ave Maria complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972 and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975.


We do not discriminate in regard to race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.