Summerfield Retirement Community Grand Opening
November 12, 2009

On Thursday November 12, Summerfield Retirement Community hosted the grand opening of its premier 85 active apartment retirement community. Summerfield is located at the corner of Brownswitch Road and Dauphine St. and features the latest in beautiful décor, striking landscaping, New Orleans style courtyards and walking paths.

Administrator, Machiel Birkhoft hosted a Chamber of Commerce Meet and Greet from 11 to 11:30, a ribbon cutting at noon, and followed with personalized tours of Summerfield until 4 p.m.

Over 200 attendees gathered at Summerfield and celebrated its grand opening.  Special guests included Judy Canales, U.S. Administrator for the United States Department of Agriculture, as Summerfield Retirement is the first of its kind to be financed with USDA allocated funds. Professionals in the Slidell and greater New Orleans area and future residents were greeted by Administrator, Machiel Birkhoff and Regional Vice President, Brad Rowe, from Frontier Management, LLC. Special speakers also included local owners and developers Ronald J. Duhe, C. Reese Owens, and Dwight Paulsen Jr. Representing Central Progressive Bank, which financed the project, was Ryan Marcomb, Assistant Vice President.

Frontier Management CEO and President, Greg Roderick and COO Matthew Dunham from Portland, Oregon were in attendance. Frontier Management, LLC has been selected torepresent and manage Summerfield Retirement. “We are honored and pleased to be part of Summerfield Retirement Community in Slidell.  This is the first of several new properties that are taking shape from thisrelationship within Louisiana and we are very excited about this region,” stated Greg Roderick, Frontier’sCEO. Frontier Management is an Oregon based senior living management company specializing in independent and assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing in 33 locations across from the west cost to Louisiana.

Summerfield Retirement is located at the corner of Brownswitch and 4104 Dauphine Street in Slidell. For questions please contact Machiel Birkhoft, Administrator, at 985-646-4676