Kathleen Csobaji – Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Ms. Csobaji joins the Rittenhouse team with twenty years of experience in health care real estate and senior living. Prior to her position with Rittenhouse, she was the Founder and President of Performance Improvement Partners, llc, a full service consulting firm. In addition, she served as Vice President of Brand Management for Marriott International’s Senior Living product line. In that role, Ms. Csobaji successfully led the division’s hospitality standards, was the brand manager and corporate level operational support for the independent living portfolio. She helped prepare the business for sale to Sunrise Senior Living in the summer of 2003 and later served on the transition team for Sunrise Senior Living.
Prior to her service at Marriott, Ms. Csobaji was the National Director of Sales and Marketing with Brookdale Senior Living where she helped grow the company from 12 to 62 communities. She provided direct leadership to the company’s development and acquisition portfolio, including their flagship property in Manhattan, NY.
Ms. Csobaji has also held a variety of positions including Director of Public Policy for the Alzheimer’s Association and Regional Sales and Marketing Director for Manor Health Care’s Arden Courts product.
Ms. Csobaji holds a BA from George Mason University and an MA in Human Resource Development/Organization Development from The George Washington University. She has served on the Board of Directors for the Alzheimer’s Association, Northern Virginia Chapter, The Virginia Coalition for the Aging and was an appointed member of The Virginia Governor’s Commission on Alzheimer’s Disease.