Meet the Team at Edison Lakes
Executive Director
Deejra Lee
Deejra has been in the healthcare field for over 10 years, 7 years specifically in memory care. She has gained a vast amount of experience working her way from the ground up within the long-term care setting. She is a Certified Dementia Practitioner and won the INALA Leader Under 40 Award. Deejra enjoys sports and spending time with her three children and husband.
Director of Wellness
Me-Me Washington, lpn
Demetria, better known as Me-Me, started her career as a Certified Medical Assistant before becoming a radiographer in podiatric care. She fell in love with helping people, especially with geriatrics, which lead her to pursuing her dream of becoming a Nursing. Me-Me’s varied prior experiences in the health care field and her self-disciple, help her relate to her team members and provide compassionate leadership and care. She is able to coach and mold individual staff members to work better within a team framework. Me-Me has three amazing children, one girl and two boys. She loves spending time with them, but also enjoys reading, cooking, and singing. She loves the color pink and is a self-identified Starbucks junkie.
Community Relations Director
Cristy Kaniewski
Cristy has been a resident of Michiana her whole life and has exemplified excellence in customer service through her many years of financial and insurance sales. While she is skilled in risk assessment, Cristy is also a compassionate and service-driven sales counselor, ready to help not only our residents but their families and caregivers too. Cristy is a certified Alzheimer's and Dementia Services of Northern Indiana Support Group Facilitator and a Certified Dementia Practitioner. In her spare time, Cristy enjoys traveling, boating, outdoor activities, and spending time with her family.
Dining Services Director
Cashia Burdine
Cashia has a wide range of dietary experiences and overall high culinary satisfaction. With over 15 years of experience, Cashia started her career in culinary as a Dietary Aide and steadily progressed to Director of Dining. Cashia enjoys cooking demonstrations with her residents and has a passion for baking. Cashia also has a trade for catering and events.
In Cashia’s downtime, she enjoys arts and crafts and utilizes her creativity to incorporate into her food. She has hosted many parties and corporate events to showcase her masterpieces. Cashia has three children and a loving husband. She is passionate about learning more about dementia and how her food can help in the process.
Life Enrichment Director
Ashley Alford, cdp
Ashley is a natural caregiver at heart and has been in the healthcare field for over 10 years, specializing in geriatrics and disabilities. Ashley started her career with North Woods Village as our Lead Concierge, but her contagious smile and vibrant personality led her to lead our Life Enrichment Department, where she excels and finds her true passion spending hands-on time with our residents.
Ashley has three amazing children and a loving husband. She enjoys sports, shopping, and is addicted to crime shows. She is a Virtual Dementia Trainer and Certified Dementia Practitioner.
Business Office Director
Stephanie Zagar
Stephanie has over 20 years of business office management experience in both the healthcare and real estate industries. With a fervent passion for training, teaching and mentoring others, Stephanie is committed to helping others achieve their fullest potential and loves seeing everyone succeed. Stephanie enjoys spending quality time with family and her beloved cats. She finds joy in crafting, exploring farmers markets, sitting on the beach with a good book, and nurturing her flower gardens.
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