Lesley brings more than 30 years of experience in SeniorLiving to the ONELIFE team. She was introduced to the industry during a college internship, and never looked back. As Senior VP of Sales and Marketing, she works with her team to support ONELIFE communities on sales strategies, marketing plans, and uncovering the needs of families specific to individual markets. Her responsibility is to build occupancy by supporting community teams to uncover people and places that would benefit from ONELIFE’s support and services.
Lesley has most recently worked as VP of Sales and Marketing at two senior living organizations based in the pacific northwest and as Director of Training for a national placement agency. As Director of Start-up for a growing regional provider Lesley has the knowledge and understanding of what it takes to open, operate and scale growth. Over the course of her career, she’s opened more than 50 communities throughout the U.S. and has experience in 23 states.
She holds a BA in Business with a concentration in Marketing from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA. When Lesley is not traveling the country, working on behalf of ONELIFE’s residents, families, and staff, you can find her on her family’s farm in Northern Idaho, spending time outdoors with her husband, two children, and a menagerie of animals.
Lesley Yanak - Vice President of Sales & Marketing at ONELIFE Senior Living