Welcome to the Team Masonic Villages promoted Mark Kurzenknabe to director of children’s services for the Masonic Children’s Home effective on Jan. 1. He is the successor to Virginia Migrala, who retired in December 2020. Mark is responsible for the overall direction, planning and supervision of the Masonic Children’s Home. He organizes and develops goals and objectives for staff to complete tasks and solve problems. Mark joined Masonic Villages in 1999 as a recreation therapist and has served as the assistant director of children’s services for the Masonic Children’s Home since 2004. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in recreation and leisure services management from East Stroudsburg University and is currently enrolled in the Strategic Leadership Master’s Degree program at Elizabethtown College.
Dr. Leigh Ann DeShong was named the medical director at the Masonic Village at Elizabethtown on April 1. In her new role, she provides professional oversight for the provider practices within the Masonic Health Care Center. Dr. DeShong, a geriatrician with Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, attended medical school at Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, and completed her residency and geriatric fellowship at the University of Rochester. She has been an attending physician with Masonic Village for nearly five years and the lead physician participating in COVID-19 clinical meetings. Dr. John Mast, who previously served as medical director, will remain with Masonic Village as an attending physician, a role he has held for over 20 years.
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Spring 2021 Issue
Paul Blymire has been named the director of purchasing and materials management. He joined the leadership team on Feb. 19. His office is located on the Elizabethtown campus. Paul has more than 10 years of experience in supply chain, procurement and business operations, as well as strategic sourcing, standardization and business process mapping. In his new role, he is responsible for planning, organizing and directing purchasing, materials acquisition, storage, processing and distribution functions. He is a graduate of York College of Pennsylvania.
