Mary Lou Ciolfi, Esq.
Administrator
mlciolfi@gmail.com

Born and raised in New England, Mary Lou went to University of Chicago for her undergraduate degree and immediately returned home for law school. She graduated from Franklin Pierce Law Center in 1985 and began her practice of law that fall in Brunswick, Maine where she had a fulltime general law practice for nearly 15 years. In late 1999, Mary Lou came to HillHouse to manage the year-long expansion project. During this time she established and fostered solid relationships with the professional community serving HillHouse: city and state regulators, bankers and other financial consultants, and service providers. In 2000, she began work fulltime at HillHouse as the Business Manager, continuing to practice law on the side. In 2005, she took over the Administrator’s position at HillHouse. Mary Lou is committed to managing HillHouse in a way that fosters a sense of mutual respect and well-being among the residents and staff. She emphasizes honesty and integrity in every aspect of the health-care process.


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Jane Taylor, CAC
Admissions & Social Director
janetaylor2000@ymail.com

Jane has worked in health care for over 18 years. She obtained her Certified Nurse’s Aide (CNA) certificate while still in high school and began work as a CNA shortly thereafter. While her children were young she worked the evening shifts so that she could be home with them during the day. After working for several years as a nurse’s aide, Jane applied for a job in the activities department at Dionne Commons in Brunswick, Maine. She worked in that department for two years and then took the required courses to become a Certified Activities Coordinator. She was later promoted to Activities Director. During this time Jane took several dementia training classes and later taught dementia-related classes. Jane then became the Administrator at Dionne Commons from April 1999 until May 2000. In June of 2000 Jane was hired by HillHouse as its Activities Director and in 2005 was promoted to Admissions and Social Director. Jane has a gentle, calming approach to resident care and she cares deeply about making each day meaningful for HillHouse residents.


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Suanne Nielsen
Business Office
srnielsen1@comcast.net

Suanne worked as a legal secretary in Brunswick, Maine for almost 20 years before coming to HillHouse with Mary Lou in 2000. Born in Toronto, she retains her Canadian citizenship and worked as a legal secretary in Canada and Philadelphia before marrying and moving to Maine. Suanne has extensive experience in all areas of legal practice—civil litigation, domestic relations, probate law, and real estate—and as a result, is particularly well suited to dealing with the public and the concerns resident families or guardians may have. At HillHouse, Suanne is responsible for all bookkeeping and data entry, billing, payroll, insurances, and other clerical duties that relate to our facility operations.


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Kellie Stinson
Dietary Supervisor

Housekepping and Laundry Supervisor
kstinson17@ymail.com

Kellie has lived in Bath for more than 20 years with her husband Michael, a Bath native, raising two children together.  Prior to coming to HillHouse in early 2008 as the Dietary Supervisor, she worked at the Portland Center for Assisted Living for nearly 8 years as the Food Service Director.  Kellie is a state certified Dietary Manager and holds two certificates in food safety and sanitation management along with certification to work with Residents having Dementia. 

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Jack Dostie
Facilities Manager
jdostie@hillhouse.comcastbiz.net

Jack operated his own contracting firm, Southlite Builders, out of Auburn for nearly 20 years focusing on residential and commercial building.  Thereafter, Jack was supervisor of the carpentry shop for Bates College and later project manager over a period of 11 years.   Before joining the HillHouse senior staff in March, 2010 he operated his own construction management business out of Harpswell offering construction advice for local residential and commercial projects.  He has served as an expert witness in construction litigation and he is frequently consulted by his peers in the industry for advice on construction-related matters.  Jack lives in Harpswell with his wife, Diane


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