Brighton, NY, March 17, 2025 — Rochester Business Journal has selected Mary Anne Detmer, Friendly Senior Living’s Vice President of Human Resources, as a 2025 Women of Excellence honoree. The Women of Excellence awards recognize high-achieving women for their career accomplishments including professional experience, community involvement, leadership and sustained commitment to mentoring.
“Mary Anne is so well-deserving of this prestigious recognition. Her accomplishments, both professional and personal, are tremendously impressive. Mary Anne has played a vital role in creating and implementing numerous strategic programs and initiatives to build a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace at Friendly Senior Living. Her leadership, perspectives and dedication to our values make Mary Anne a highly valued member of Team Friendly,” said Glen Cooper, President & CEO, Friendly Senior Living.
The honorees were selected by a panel of judges comprised of previous years’ Circle of Excellence and Women of Excellence honorees and the Rochester Business Journal’s editorial team. This year’s Women of Excellence will be honored at an awards celebration in May.
About Friendly Senior Living
The Friendly Senior Living continuum of caring communities includes Cloverwood, an active independent senior living community in Pittsford; Glenmere at Cloverwood, which offers assisted living, enhanced assisted living, and memory care; Lily Brook, independent senior living in Pittsford; Linden Knoll, an independent senior living apartment community in Brighton; the Lovejoy Transitional Care Center which offers short-term rehabilitative care at the Friendly Home; and the Friendly Home, a skilled nursing home in Brighton offering 24-hour care, rehabilitation, memory care and hospice care. For more information, visit friendlyseniorliving.org.
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