Jill Summerscales, BS
Regional Executive Director

Jill brings to SeniorBridge a strong background in system organization, operations and management, as well as over 11 years experience as a geriatric care manager. She has studied at William Jewell College in MO, Harlaxton College in Grantham England, and has a BS in Interdisciplinary studies from Hodges University. Jill has held a variety of finance and management positions with the Hallmark Cards organization, and was selected to participate in a variety of their well regarded customer service and Management Leadership training programs. She was responsible for the operations of a resort in a Belize, Central America before settling in the Naples area. Upon settling in Naples, Jill became interested in the needs of the elderly when she ran a Computer Learning Center in Naples, FL that was that was focused on computer training geared to the senior population. Jill ran Parent Care, a geriatric care management company in Naples, FL along with her business partner, Linda Cramer, since 1989. Parent Care joined the SeniorBridge Family of Companies in May of 2009. Jill is a member of the National Association of Geriatric Care Managers and the Florida Geriatric Care Managers Association, and is currently the chair of the FGCMA Public Relations Committee.

Linda Cramer, MHA, CMC
Professional Development Specialist

Linda was founder of Parent Care, a geriatric care management company SeniorBridge recently acquired. She has a Masters in Hospital and Public Administration, a Graduate Certificate in Applied Gerontology, Advanced Professional Status from the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers, and is on the Board and President Elect of the Florida Geriatric Care Managers Association.

Monica Buddemeyer, LPN
Care Manager

Monica has over twenty years of nursing experience, ten of those as a Home Health Agency Administrator. She graduated from Sheridan Vocational School in Hollywood, FL and subsequently held nursing postions at various locations, including Emergency Medical International in Miami, FL; Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA, and several Home Health Agencies in Florida and Pennsylvania. Monica's areas of specialties have included case management, trauma care, and transplant care. She opened 1st Choice Home Health Care on Marco Island in 2005 to help to meet the community need for high quality personalized care for Marco residents. Monica and her family have been active members of the Marco Island, FL community since 1998.

Melissa Buddemeyer
Office Manager

Melissa attended Nova University in Florida. She has worked at Hunters Glen and at Emergency Medical International in Miami, prior to becoming a Dental Assistant to Dr. Steven Alexander. She then joined Monica Buddemeyer in helping to develop 1st Choice Home Health Care on Marco Island, FL, a locally based home health agency dedicated to providing high quality , personalized care for Marco Residents. Melissa has continued her role as Office Manager after 1st Choice became a Member of the SeniorBridge Family in early 2009.

Mary Ronquillo, MBA, MHA
Regional Director of Professional Relations

Mary Ronquillo comes to SeniorBridge with an extensive, diverse healthcare sales/marketing and clinical background. She was a top-ranking specialty sales representative at Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, covering the New Jersey area for 6 years, and interned with the Oklahoma State Department of Health. During her internship, Ms. Ronquillo researched and authored an article on fall-related brain injuries among children.The article was presented at the 13th Annual California Conference on Injury Control and was nationally published.

Earlier in her career, she worked as a phlebotomist/laboratory technician at Oklahoma hospitals:Southwestern Medical Center and Norman Regional Hospital. Ms. Ronquillo earned a BS in Community Health at the University of Central Oklahoma, and recently obtained her MBA and a Masters of Healthcare Administration from the University of Phoenix. She was recently elected to serve on the board of directors for the Parkinson's Association of Southwest Florida, Inc. (PASFI) affiliate chapter of the National Parkinson Foundation.