About Us

Anderson joins Ebenezer with deep senior living experience, serving as senior vice president, and chief operations and strategy officer before leading our organization. A registered nurse, Anderson began his career in 2011 and has continuously expanded his leadership capabilities, leveraging his clinical background. Recently honored by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal as one of 40 Leaders Under 40, Anderson's achievements, community involvement, and industry leadership are well recognized. He has also received the Distinguished Alumni – Young Alumni Award from Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Susan's enthusiasm has made her one of the most sought-after senior housing experts in the industry. She has been highly successful in community planning with cities and development, creating innovative sales and marketing techniques, turning around fledgling properties, and coordinating effective management across multiple housing sites. Her overall knowledge of operations and marketing provides the expertise she needs to design senior housing communities from the ground up. Susan has held several influential roles in Senior Community Development Management. With more than 30 years of experience in the Senior Housing industry — spanning both Metropolitan and Rural Communities across three states — Susan has been instrumental in creating "Intergenerational Design" within our senior buildings. She is passionate about Alzheimer’s and dementia. Susan has obtained a Certified Active Adult Specialist in Housing Certification.

Susan was the "2014 Women in Business Award Winner.” She also serves on the National Association of Home Builders' 50+ Housing Council.

Susan, along with the Real Estate Journal, has been organizing the Senior Housing Summit for the past 15 years. Susan has her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin Stout in Retail Merchandising and Management/Business Administration. She has additional training from Dale Carnegie Leadership Training for Managers.

Todd joined Ebenezer in October 2016 to lead all financial aspects of Ebenezer’s parent corporation and affiliates, including internal and external audit reporting, budgeting and financial analysis, cash and investment management, revenue cycle management, audits, and risk management. He has over nine years of experience in the healthcare industry, both in public and private accounting. Prior to joining Ebenezer, Todd was CFO at Walker Methodist. His professional experience includes finance roles at Sholom and Clifton Larson Allen. Todd graduated from Minnesota State University Moorhead with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting. Todd is a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in Minnesota, and is a member of the Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants. Currently, he serves on the Finance Committee for LeadingAge of Minnesota and previously served on the Finance Committee at Care Choice.

Brenda has been working in healthcare since 1994 after graduating from the University of North Dakota with her Bachelors of Science degree in Nursing. Her passion for senior care started with her first job within a skilled nursing facility in west central Minnesota. Since that time, Brenda has served seniors in a variety of nursing leadership positions including Associate Director of Nursing and Director of Nursing, primarily at Lyngblomsten Care Center in St. Paul, MN. In 2013, Brenda returned to school to complete coursework to become a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator, which allowed her to move into a position as Administrator at Lyngblomsten. In January 2020, Brenda matriculated into the University of Minnesota’s Master of Healthcare Administration program. Later that year, after 23 years of service at Lyngblomsten, she moved into Operations roles at Lifespark. Called to the mission-driven values and the reputation of amazing culture, Brenda began work at Ebenezer in April 2022 as Vice President of Operations.

Brenda currently serves on LeadingAge of Minnesota Board of Directors.

When not at work, Brenda enjoys spending time with her two children Gavin (19) and Skylar (16) and their dogs Freddy and Phantom at their cabin near Turtle Lake, Wisconsin. An avid reader, Brenda has enjoyed trading her master’s degree textbooks for fiction novels since her graduation. When not in those pursuits, she can be found in her vegetable gardens or sipping a glass of wine on the deck with her friends. Brenda is the primary caregiver to her 86-year old mother who lives in supportive senior care, which grants her a perspective she values immensely as a consumer of healthcare for seniors.

Julie is the Administrative Clinical Officer for Ebenezer. She has more than 35 years of experience in long-term and post-acute care as well as consulting nationally on clinical systems, quality, staffing and revenue enhancement. As the Clinical Officer of Ebenezer, Julie oversees the clinical operations of all the owned and managed Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing (Nursing Homes and Transitional Care Units) within Ebenezer. She has served in front line positions, Director of Nursing positions, and corporate Leadership positions of non-profit organizations with national footprints.

Julie served on many committees in her past for both Care Providers of Minnesota and LeadingAge Minnesota. She previously completed many presentations and seminars on MDS, reimbursement, and operational change. Julie received a Bachelor of Nursing degree at the University of Minnesota.

Nadette Waligora operates as the Director of Homeowner Associations at Ebenezer Management Services, Minneapolis, MN, which oversees the management of more than fifty Senior Condominium and Senior Cooperative housing options from Duluth, MN, to Davenport, IA, to Wausau, WI. Nadette has handled all management aspects of marketing, maintenance oversight, and operations in senior cooperatives first as Property Manager then as Regional Manager prior to her current role. She holds the Broker designation for Ebenezer Management Services. Her goal is to help make a stronger and better community lifestyle for the seniors she serves.

Brendan Bannigan is Director of Philanthropy for the Ebenezer Society Foundation. He has over 20 years of fundraising experience in healthcare and higher education in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. Prior to full-time fundraising, Brendan served as Executive Director of a community-based nursing organization to help seniors remain living independently in St. Paul.

He has served on several boards for Episcopal Homes of Minnesota, Vadnais Heights Economic Development Corporation, Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, and the Association of Fundraising Professionals Minnesota where he chaired the Education Committee and remains an active member. He is an adjunct faculty member at the University of St. Thomas where he teaches in the Fundraising Certificate Program.

Brendan received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a minor in History from the University of St. Thomas and a Master of Arts in Public Administration from Hamline University. He has been a Certified Fundraising Executive since 2010.