Denise Boudreau is President of Drive, which helps aging services organizations improve the resident and staff experience, and the bottom-line, through more engaged leaders and employees.

A former nursing home and assisted living administrator, Denise is a serial volunteer. She co-founded and is Chairperson of the New Jersey Alliance for Culture Change, serves as Vice-chair of the National Association of Administrator Board’s (NAB) Member Relations Committee and is a member of NAB’s Exam Writing Committee. Denise was recently appointed as a board member for the Pioneer Network and to the Center for Excellence in Assisted Living’s Advisory Council.

Denise received her Bachelor of Science in Gerontology from the University of Scranton and her Master in Health Administration from Cornell University where she is appointed as an Executive in Residence. She is proud to share that she started her work in senior living as a dietary aide and nursing assistant, and was inspired by her grandmother for whom she was a caregiver.