Donna Brown, Vice President of Operations

Donna Brown serves as a vice president of operations for Sonida Senior Living. In this role, she oversees day-to-day operations for communities in the Southeast region.

Donna has more than 30 years of experience in senior health care. She has held a variety of leadership roles for multi-community nursing, rehabilitation and assisted living companies.

Prior to joining Sonida Senior Living in 2019, Donna was vice president of operations for Concordia Health Partners and Curis Health Systems. She was responsible for 22 skilled nursing centers and one assisted living facility across four states. 

Previously, Donna spent more than 25 years at Kindred Healthcare, where she started as a business office manager before being promoted to an executive director role. She later held a variety of multi-site leadership roles, including divisional vice president of operations. In that role, she oversaw 21 skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers that served more than 2,000 patients and residents in seven states.

Donna received her bachelor’s degree in health care administration from Western Kentucky University.