Mike Kelly

For more than forty years leading up to his retirement in 2019, Mr. Kelly was actively involved in the senior living field as a lawyer, developer and investment banker. As CEO of Haskell Community Developers (1991-1999), he led the team providing turnkey development, marketing and management services for several non-profit continuing care retirement communities, including Falcons Landing, Sterling, VA, and Paradise Valley Estates, Fairfield, CA.

Prior to this senior living development experience, Mr. Kelly served for fourteen years (1976-1990) as bond and underwriters counsel for over $2 billion in financing for hospitals, senior living communities, nursing homes, and other healthcare facilities. He concluded his professional career as Managing Director of Senior Living Finance for B.C. Ziegler & Company (2000-2019), with overall responsibilities for its non-profit senior living finance activity in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Mr. Kelly completed his Undergraduate degree (B.A., 1973) at Davidson College, Davidson, NC, and his Law degree (J.D., 1976) from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. He has served on numerous senior living industry boards and advisory panels, including Governor’s Continuing Care Advisory Council of the State of Florida; Georgia Institute on Aging; and the CARF-CCAC Financial Advisory Panel.