Tabitha Obenour, Chief Clinical Officer

Tabitha Obenour oversees Clinical Operations, Operational Excellence, and Sales and Marketing at Sonida Senior Living, ensuring a seamless, data-driven approach to quality care, operational efficiency, and strategic growth. She leads the development, training, and implementation of core programs that enhance resident outcomes, regulatory compliance, and team performance.

Through Operational Excellence, Tabitha drives process improvement, change management, and acquisition integration, equipping teams with the tools needed for success. In collaboration with Sales and Marketing, she aligns clinical and operational strategies to strengthen occupancy, market positioning, and overall business performance, ensuring a best-in-class senior living experience.

Tabitha is an accomplished executive with more than 20 years of clinical and nursing leadership experience. She has comprehensive expertise in clinical risk management, regulatory compliance, talent development and strategic partnerships.

Prior to joining Sonida in 2023, Tabitha spent four years at Enlivant, a senior living provider. She most recently served as the company’s vice president of clinical quality and compliance.

Tabitha previously spent nine years at Genesis Healthcare, the nation’s largest provider of post-acute care with more than 500 skilled nursing centers and assisted/senior living communities in 34 states. She started as director of nursing prior to becoming the company’s manager of clinical operations, overseeing clinical operations for 21 skilled nursing centers.

Before that, Tabitha served as administrative director of nursing services at Heartland of Marysville HCR Manorcare and associate director of nursing services at Presidential Center. She also spent four years in the U.S. Army, both active duty and in the reserves.

Tabitha earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Chamberlain University in St. Louis, Missouri, and her associate degree in nursing from Marion Technical College in Marion, Ohio.