Joseph Hessley is the Chief Executive Officer of WindRiver Companies. Joseph has worked in the senior living industry for almost 22 years and is responsible for the day to day operations, team development and culture of the WindRiver Communities.Joseph has worked in both publicly traded and privately held companies. He has operated senior living communities in 23 states, managing both large and small portfolios over the past decade. During his career Joseph has managed more than 100 senior living communities, including CCRCs, Assisted Living communities, Independent Living communities, Skilled Nursing Facilities and Memory Care only communities. Joseph’s vast experience has enabled him to operate successfully in a variety of markets, ranging from New York City to rural markets in Texas. This operational blend has kept Joseph challenged to drive and achieve success. He was tasked to identify operational programs, policies and development in all 23 states and diverse markets; he has specialized in repositioning assets, the development of new retirement communities, as well as occupancy growth in challenged markets.Most recently Joseph worked at Concordis Senior Living, where he was the C.O.O. Prior to that Joe was the Senior Vice President of Operations, at Enlivant with oversight of a portfolio of 40 Assisted Living communities and led a successful operations program developing, stabilizing, and growing occupancy of assisted living and memory care communities. Prior to his time with Enlivant, Joseph oversaw a portfolio of CCRCs with Life Care Services, held a divisional operations position with Holiday Retirement and was a Vice President of Operations at Senior Lifestyle Corp.Joseph graduated from Gannon University in 1998, with his B.A. and H.C.A. He joined Concordis Senior Living, LLC in January 2018 as a principal in the company.