National Church Residences Announces Tara Aschenbrand to Lead Human Resources and Adam Axcell to Guide Strategy and Growth

COLUMBUS, Ohio ­– National Church Residences is pleased to announce the hiring of new Chief Human Resources Officer, Tara Aschenbrand and the new Chief Strategy and Growth Officer, Adam Axcell. Both are based in the organization’s central office in Columbus, Ohio.

Aschenbrand most recently served as vice president and associate general counsel at OhioHealth, where she led a team supporting a workforce of 35,000 individuals across an extensive network of 15 hospitals, over 200 ambulatory sites and administrative offices. There she partnered with both human resources and operations on all aspects of process, policy, benefits and employee relations. Aschenbrand is the former president of the Ohio Women’s Bar Association and serves on the board of directors of Flying Horse Farms. She graduated with honors from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business.

“Joining National Church Residences is a natural extension of my focus on cultivating exceptional workplace environments throughout my career,” said Aschenbrand. “I’m delighted to share my passion and strategic vision for elevating leadership development and workplace culture to make us an employer of choice.”

Axcell will lead corporate strategy and growth, including marketing, sales, external affairs and communications. He’s demonstrated results in leading companies to success across consumer-packaged-goods, manufacturing operations, insurance and health care.

Axcell most recently served as general manager, leading the Medicare Support Center at CVS.  CVS Health is the leading health solutions company, with over 300,000 colleagues – including more than 40,000 physicians, pharmacists, nurses and nurse practitioners. He holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Toronto and an Honors Bachelor of Business Administration from Brock University, both located in Ontario, Canada.

“I look forward to collaborating to continue to build National Church Residences and advance better living for seniors wherever they call home” said Axcell.

“I’m excited to welcome Adam and Tara to our executive leadership team,” said Susan DiMickele, president and CEO of National Church Residences. “Their experience, business acumen and servant leader commitment will help guide our internal and external alignment to advance better living for 100,000 seniors by 2030.”

About National Church Residences

Originating from a Christian commitment of service, National Church Residences provides an array of health care services and a variety of housing options to 46,000 seniors. The nonprofit organization is driven by a vision to scale for mission impact by advancing better living for 100,000 seniors by 2030, wherever they call home. With more than 360 communities across the United States, it is the nation’s largest nonprofit  provider of affordable senior housing and the largest manager of service coordinators.  The organization also offers a variety of additional senior living options, home and community-based services, as well as permanent supportive housing for the formerly homeless and disabled. For more information, visit us at NationalChurchResidences.org and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.