With over forty years of experience in the senior care industry, they have successfully built and operated some of the most innovative and well regarded skilled nursing and assisted living communities in the East Bay. These include Waters Edge Nursing Home, Waters Edge Lodge, and Elders Inn. Their extensive experience in meeting the unique and changing needs of older adults has provided them with great insight into the value of community for supporting an independent, active, and purposeful life throughout this stage of life. It is this understanding that inspired them to develop Phoenix Commons; a new model of community living for active adults.

Lauren Zimmerman Cook

CEO

Lauren has over 20 years experience working in senior care and is a licensed California Nursing Home Administrator. She has been in the family business her whole life; in fact, she was almost born at the Waters Edge Nursing Home. Read More

Stephen Zimmerman

COO

Stephen is a licensed RCFE Administrator with over 10 years of experience working in the senior healthcare industry. Stephen has a unique perspective of the industry; he grew up watching his parents, Chris and Darnelle, manage the facilities. Read More

Darnelle Zimmerman

Chief Nursing Officer

Darnelle is a graduate of University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing. She has worked with Chris, her husband, since the early years of Alameda Elder Communities (AEC) and is the driving force behind AEC’s excellent care programs. Read More

Christian Zimmerman

Founder

Chris’s work in senior care began in 1971 when he opened Waters Edge Nursing Home, a 120 bed skilled nursing facility and the first free standing intermediate care facility in California. Read More

Moira Morris

Director of Human Resources

Moira Morris is the Director of Human Resources for AEC Living. She and her dedicated team are responsible for hiring and training of AEC’s diverse staff, as well as processing payroll and managing the employee benefit programs for all divisions. Read More

Trinh Mai

Lead Accounting Associate

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Marie Lagasca-Cruz

RCFE Administrator

Marie Lagasca-Cruz is the Administrator of Elders Inn and a graduate of Cal State East Bay, with a Bachelors of Science in Health Administration and Management.  Read More

Denise Marshall

Community Services Specialist

Denise Marshall has been with AEC Living since 2009, but she has been in the healthcare field for over 14 years. Read More

Steve Pham

Associate Administrator

Steve Pham is the Associate Administrator of Elders Inn. A graduate of UC Santa Cruz, with a B.S. in Psychology, Steve began his career with AEC Living in 2015 as a Med-Aide at Waters Edge Lodge. Read More

Enrique Ramos

RCFE Administrator

Enrique Ramos is the Administrator of Waters Edge Lodge. Previously with AEC Living as the Administrator of Waters Edge Nursing Home, Enrique returned to the fold in 2019.

Sarah Vance

Administrator

Sarah acts as an Administrator-at-large, filling in where she is needed most. The residents and AEC Living team are what drive her each day to provide the best care possible to the elders in our community. Read More

David Ballerini

Director of Marketing

David is the Director of Marketing. After spending years as the Administrator of Waters Edge Lodge and Elders Inn, David has begun utilizing his knowledge of both communities to help lead the Community Living Team. Read More

Cheryl Champ

Community Living Specialist

A deep desire to help seniors find the right place for aging happily and safely was the inspiration for Cheryl to take the leap of faith in 2007 from a successful career in marketing and advertising to the challenging work of admissions for assisted living communities Read More

Michael Perrilliat

Community Living Specialist

Michael Perrilliat joined the AEC Living Team in August 2019, as a Community Living Specialist.  He comes to us after completing a very fulfilling and successful 30-year sales and management career in the CPG – Consumers Packaged Goods Industry. Read More