
Kathleen Dess
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Kathleen has 25 years of leadership experience in health care and retirement management and has served the past 12 years with LCS in Retirement Communities throughout Connecticut. A graduate of UCONN’s Long Term Care Management Program, Kathleen was named by the American College of Health Care Administrators as “Administrator of the Year.” Kathleen currently serves as Treasurer for the Connecticut Assisted Living Association; is immediate past chair of MYFS Commission in Madison CT, is a past Rotary International Club President and a Paul Harris Fellow. Kathleen is a 2017 recipient of “Women of Excellence Award” for the Shoreline Chamber of Commerce. Kathleen’s philosophy is to support a community where residents are engaged and have an active voice in all dimensions of community life. Kathleen practices the LCS cornerstones, “We deal honestly and fairly with integrity and openness;” and “We serve the residents first and foremost.”