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We’re a not-for-profit Life Plan Community conveniently located in charming Geneva, Illinois. We offer a perfect neighborhood location, beautiful, maintenance-free residences, an unsurpassed lifestyle and amenities, and the assurance of a lifetime continuum of care. As our residents will tell you, GreenFields is retirement living at its best.
We first opened our doors in 2012, but we’re built on a strong foundation 40 years in the making. As part of Friendship Senior Options, GreenFields is modeled on the high-quality of senior living and care pioneered by our sister community, Friendship Village of Schaumburg. Opened in 1977, Friendship Village is the largest Life Plan Community in Illinois.
Because of our shared heritage and values, you can be sure that at GreenFields, residents always come first. And we’re committed to making their lives as fulfilling as they can possibly be.
As a Life Plan Community, we offer new GreenFields residents the unique opportunity to enter into a Life Care contract, which guarantees they'll have a home for life, even if their health care needs change. This is an important distinction to consider. Many for-profit senior communities only offer rental arrangements, which may require the resident to find another place to live if their care needs change.
Our mission is to provide seniors with distinctive homes and exceptional services that respect their faith traditions, support their independence and enhance their well-being. Simply put, at GreenFields, friendship is at the core of everything we do.
Our vision is to be nationally recognized as an exemplar of senior-centered services through innovation, perseverance and growth. As an expression of friendship, we extend our expertise and resources to our partners, affiliates and the broader community.
Our values encompass faith, integrity, community, service, stewardship and growth. We uphold an exceptionally high standard of excellence.
View our 2019 Annual Report online
Friendship Senior Options is a national leader in the senior living industry. Many of the individuals who head our organization also hold volunteer positions with LeadingAge Illinois, the association representing not-for-profit senior living communities.
Jean Schlinkmann, Chair
Executive Director
Schaumburg Park District (Retired)
Bradley Barrie
Owner
Barrie and Associates
Bill Bowne, Secretary
Banking Relationship Manager
PNC Bank (Retired)
Goeff Roehll, Treasurer
Hitchcock Design Group
Stephen Yenchek
President and Chief Executive Officer
During the past 20 years, Stephen A. Yenchek served in a variety of positions at Friendship Village and Friendship Senior Options. Mr. Yenchek was promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer of Friendship Senior Options in November 2009. In this position, he is responsible to the Board of Directors for the strategic leadership and future development of the organization.
Mr. Yenchek formerly served as Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Vice President, Operations and Corporate Development. Prior to joining the organization, Mr. Yenchek served as a consultant for strategic planning, marketing and operational effectiveness, Elmhurst Memorial Hospital as Vice President Professional Services, John F. Kennedy Medical Center as Vice President-Operations, and Maryland Health Care System as Director of Administrative Services.
Mr. Yenchek is a graduate of Boston College with a B.S. in Economics and Biology, and a Masters of Health Administration from Duke University.
He is a Certified Aging Services Professional from the Coalition for Leadership in Aging Services and serves on their Board of Advisors. He is a frequent contributor to state and national organizations through their educational programs. He is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Michael Flynn
VP and Chief Financial Officer
Michael A. Flynn is a senior executive with over 29 years experience with 23 years in the long-term care field. Mr. Flynn rejoined Friendship Senior Options in August 2012 to provide leadership and direction for all aspects of the financial operations for the parent and all affiliate organizations.
Prior to his latest position at Friendship Senior Options, Mr. Flynn was appointed Chief Executive Officer at Smith Senior Living where he was responsible for the day-to-day leadership and strategic development of organization, which serves two CCRC campuses in the southwest sector of Chicago and suburban areas. He has played key financial and operating roles with regard to sound fiscal management, tax-exempt financing, and regulatory and corporate compliance, among other issues.
Prior to joining Smith Senior Living, he served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Friendship Village of Schaumburg. Prior to joining Friendship Village, he worked for manufacturing organizations in the positions of Internal Auditor and Controller.
Mr. Flynn is a grad
uate of DePaul University with a B.S. in Accounting, and he received an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management. Mr. Flynn is a Certified Public Accountant.
He currently serves as the Chair of the CARF/CCAC financial advisory panel. Mr. Flynn has conducted surveys for CARF/CCAC for the past 23 years. He is a Retirement Housing Professional. He serves on the Finance Committee for Health Resources Alliance. He is chair elect of the LSN Board, and he is a member of the LSN Finance Committee. Mr. Flynn is a frequent speaker at national and state association meetings.
Tony Madl
Executive Director
Tony Madl is the new executive director of GreenFields Geneva. The resident of Elk Grove has worked with GreenFields’ sister community, Friendship Village Schaumburg since 2012.
A graduate of Northern Illinois University, Madl studied health and aging with a minor in gerontology. He earned his MBA in 2003 from Keller Graduate School of Management while working full time.
Madl began his career at Resurrection Presence Health Care Systems, where he was an administrator in skilled long-term care for 11 years. He joined Friendship Village as administrator for Briarwood Health Care.
Patricia Mash
VP, Planning and Marketing
Patricia Mash was hired as Vice President of Planning and Marketing in March 2011. In this position, she leads the strategic planning, marketing, branding, communications and sales for Friendship Senior Options and Friendship Village.
Ms. Mash's experience offered Friendship Senior Options a new approach to marketing and sales in the senior living business. Prior to joining Friendship Senior Options, Ms. Mash held numerous positions in marketing. She spent 20 years at United Airlines where she served in various marketing positions including President of Mileage Plus Marketing, Inc. and Vice President of Revenue Management. She also served as Senior Vice President of Marketing for Equity Residential in Chicago and Senior Vice President of Marketing for Riverstone Residential Group in Dallas, TX.
Ms. Mash is a graduate of Binghamton University where she received an MBA, with a concentration in Marketing, and St. Lawrence University where she received a B.A. in Sociology. She is also a Certified Marketing Professional.
