Meet the Ebenezer Senior Living Executive Team

Jon Lundberg is President of Fairview Senior Services and Ebenezer. He has over 35 years of experience as a Long-Term Care Administrator, in out-state and metro facilities, ranging in size from 50 to 500 beds. He has a wide breadth of experience in both for-profit and not-for-profit facilities and organizations. In addition to being an accomplished Administrator, Jon has extensive experience in the field of older adult services, including operations work for multiple types of senior housing, assisted living, transitional care and other senior programming.

Jon has served as the board chair of LeadingAge Minnesota, Care Providers of Minnesota, the Long Term Care Imperative and has been the state representative to the American Health Care Association Council of States, as well as an AAHSA delegate.  Jon was appointed by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz  to the Board of Executives for Long Term Services and Supports in 2022. Jon received a bachelor’s degree in speech communications with a minor in aging and graduated from the Long-Term Care Program at the University of Minnesota.

Susan's enthusiasm has made her one of the most sought-after senior housing experts in the industry. She has been highly successful in community planning with cities and development, creating innovative sales and marketing techniques, turning around fledgling properties and coordinating effective management across multiple housing sites. Her overall knowledge of operations and marketing, provides the expertise she needs to design senior housing communities from the ground up. Susan has held several influential roles in Senior Community Development Management. With more than 30 years of experience in the Senior Housing industry--spanning both Metropolitan and Rural Communities across three states--Susan has been instrumental in creating "Intergenerational Design" within our senior buildings. She is passionate about Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Susan has obtained a Certified Active Adult Specialist in Housing Certification.

Susan was the "2014 Women in Business Award Winner". She also serves on the National Association of Home Builders' 50+ Housing Council.

Susan, along with the Real Estate Journal, has been organizing the Senior Housing Summit for the past 15 years. Susan has her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin Stout, in Retail Merchandising and Management/Business Administration. She has additional training from Dale Carnegie Leadership Training for Managers.

Todd joined Ebenezer in October 2016 to lead all financial aspects of Ebenezer’s parent corporation and affiliates, including internal and external audit reporting, budgeting and financial analysis, cash and investment management, revenue cycle management, audits, and risk management. He has over nine years of experience in the health care industry, both in public and private accounting. Prior to joining Ebenezer, Todd was CFO at Walker Methodist. His professional experience includes finance roles at Sholom and Clifton Larson Allen. Todd graduated from Minnesota State University Moorhead, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting. Todd is a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in Minnesota, and is a member of the Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants. Currently, he serves on the Finance Committee for Leading Age of Minnesota and previously served on the Finance Committee at Care Choice.

Brenda has been working in healthcare since 1994 after graduating from the University of North Dakota with her Bachelors of Science degree in Nursing. Her passion for senior care started with her first job within a skilled nursing facility in west central Minnesota. Since that time, Brenda has served seniors in a variety of nursing leadership positions including Associate Director of Nursing and Director of Nursing, primarily at Lyngblomsten Care Center in St. Paul, MN. In 2013, Brenda returned to school to complete coursework to become a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator, which allowed her to move into a position as Administrator at Lyngblomsten. In January 2020, Brenda matriculated into the University of Minnesota’s Master’s of Healthcare Administration program. Later that year, after 23 years of service at Lyngblomsten, she moved into Operations roles at Lifespark. Called to the mission-driven values and the reputation of amazing culture, Brenda began work at Ebenezer in April 2022 as Vice President of Operations.

Brenda currently serves on LeadingAge of Minnesota Board of Directors.

When not at work, Brenda enjoys spending time with her two children Gavin (19) and Skylar (16) and their dogs Freddy and Phantom at their cabin near Turtle Lake, Wisconsin. An avid reader, Brenda has enjoyed trading her master’s degree textbooks for fiction novels since her graduation. When not in those pursuits, she can be found in her vegetable gardens or sipping a glass of wine on the deck with her friends. Brenda is the primary caregiver to her 86-year old mother who lives in supportive senior care, which grants her a perspective she values immensely as a consumer of healthcare for seniors.

Julie is the Administrative Clinical Officer for Ebenezer. She has more than 35 years of experience as a long-term care, post-acute care and consulting nationally on clinical system, quality, staffing and revenue enhancement. As the Clinical Officer of Ebenezer, Julie oversees the clinical operations of all the owned and managed Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing (Nursing Homes and Transitional Care Units) with in Ebenezer. She has served in front line positions, Director of Nursing positions and corporate Leadership positions of non-profit organizations with national footprints.

Julie served on many committees in her past for both Care Providers of Minnesota and LeadingAge Minnesota. She previously completed many presentations and seminars on MDS, Reimbursement and operational change. Julie  received a Bachelor of Nursing degree at the University of Minnesota.

Nadette Waligora operates as the Director of Homeowner Associations at Ebenezer Management Services, Minneapolis MN which oversees the management of more than fifty Senior Condominium and Senior Cooperative housing options from Duluth, MN to Davenport, IA to Wausau, WI.   Nadette has handled all management aspects of marketing, maintenance oversight and operations in senior cooperatives first as Property Manager then as Regional Manager prior to her current role.  She holds the Broker designation for Ebenezer Management Services.  Her goal is to help make a stronger and better community lifestyle for the seniors she serves.