Carol Brinegar
Vice President of Resident Experience
and Operations Specialist
Carol Brinegar is a native of West Virginia and a graduate of Marshall University. She began her career providing speech therapy services to adults with neurological deficits before transitioning into senior living, where she held leadership roles including Clinician, Director of Rehabilitation Services, Director of Healthcare Admissions, and Executive Director.
Carol joined Atlas Senior Living in 2015, overseeing the construction and operations of the company’s flagship independent living community in Lexington, Kentucky. Throughout her tenure with Atlas, she has served in a variety of leadership roles, including Executive Director, Senior Director of Operations, Vice President of Construction, Executive Vice President of Construction and Design with Salta Capital, and VP of New Acquisitions/Operations Specialist.
Carol is passionate about creating engaging community cultures, strengthening communication, solving challenges, and enhancing resident satisfaction. In her current role as Vice President of Resident Experience, she partners closely with Lifestyles and community leadership teams to elevate programming, hospitality, engagement, and the overall resident journey.
In addition to her resident experience leadership, Carol provides operational support to Atlas communities in Georgetown and New Braunfels, Texas, helping teams strengthen performance while maintaining a strong focus on exceptional resident experiences.
“Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.”
~ Vince Lombardi
EDUCATION:
Marshall University
Master of Arts
Speech Language Pathology
Marshall University
Master of Arts
Speech Language Pathology
“I have always been intrigued by individual paths to a career in senior housing. As an only child raised by a single mother and grandparents in rural West Virginia, I never knew life without older adults. Being with seniors has always been natural and comforting to me. Having the ability to lead teams to provide an environment for residents to live their best lives and have fun every day is a gift I will never take for granted.”
~ Carol Brinegar