Assisted Living Team

Barbara Rissman
Executive Director, NewBridge Assisted Living

Barbara Rissman has been in the Assisted Living field for over 15 years. The last 8 years prior to coming to NewBridge on the Charles she was the Executive Director of Rogerson House, a dementia specific Assisted Living Community. Her previous experience included working in Traditional AL settings as well as 14 years in the hotel industry. She is very devoted to elders and is committed to offering the highest quality of care for all residents in the NewBridge Assisted Living community.

Marie Schaechter, RN
Director of Nursing , NewBridge Assisted Living

Marie has worked in the Assisted Living industry for the past 10 years as the Director of Nursing in a variety of different properties; NewBridge is her third start-up project.  Marie is committed to the Assisted Living model and loves the independence and high quality of life that it offers its residents.  Marie's additional nursing experiences have included work as a staff nurse in critical care units, Director of Nursing positions in large hospitals and as the Director of a college nursing program with an American university in Europe.

Larisa Levich
Program Manager, NewBridge Traditional Assisted Living

Originally from Kiev, Ukraine, Larisa holds a Master's Degree from the National  Academy of Fine Arts, majoring in History of Fine Arts. Larisa Levich brings 20 years of experience in developing and coordinating cultural programs and events to her position at NewBridge.  Larisa spent 6 years in her last position, Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle, another Assisted Living community . Her passion for improving the residents' quality of life was recognized in 2007 when she was named "Employee of the Year."  Larisa's goal is to build a warm, family-like community that residents of NewBridge will happily call " home."

Diana has worked as a Geriatric Social Worker and Program Director for the past 24 years in Assisted Living Communities, Day Programs, Community Health Centers and Area Agencies on Aging.  She has developed and implemented Therapeutic Programs for people with memory loss, dementia-specific Day Programs for medically frail elders, Certified Home Health programs and Social Service offerings in elderly housing. 

Kimberly Torti
Therapeutic Programming Coordinator, NewBridge Memory Support Assisted Living

Kimberly Torti has had an affinity for working with the elderly since a very young age, working and volunteering in assisted living communities since she was in high school. After obtaining her master's degree in Expressive Arts in 2009, she found herself designing and implementing programs for seniors of all ages and abilities in a residency combining independent living, assisted living and a skilled nursing unit. Kimberly joined the assisted living team at NewBridge in 2011, and with a passion for the arts she is committed to bringing creativity and joy into the lives of the residents. 

Tara Fleming Caruso, MA, LMHC
Manager of Marketing, Newbridge Assisted Living

Tara came to NewBridge with over 17 years of elder care experience.  After graduating with a Masters in Expressive Arts Therapies, she developed an Expressive Therapy program in a dementia-specific Nursing Home.  From there she was hired as the Program Manager for Rogerson House in Boston, then a start-up Assisted Living community, also dedicated to dementia care.  Tara joined the NewBridge Assisted Living team in 2009, after 11 years working at Rogerson House.

Gail Lang Rubenstein
Business Office Supervisor & Move-in Coordinator

Gail Lang-Rubenstein joined NewBridge on the Charles  Finance Department  in June 2009 and in May 2010 joined the Assisted Living team.  Gail holds a BA in Social Work and brings over 20 years experience working in non-profit organizations.  Prior to joining the NewBridge on the Charles team, she worked  as a Nursing Home Coordinator, dedicated to ensuring that medical, dental and optical needs of elders were met as well as  an HR consultant.  Her early career and education focused on children with multiple needs in both classrooms and residential treatment centers. Gail's passion for working with people in a community setting such as New Bridge is evident in her interactions with our residents.

Dana Gitell
Community Marketing Specialist, NewBridge Assisted Living

Dana joined NewBridge on the Charles in June 2011 to focus on outreach and marketing of the Assisted Living community. Happy to return to her professional roots in nonprofit and Jewish communal work, Dana also brings many years of experience in corporate marketing and communications to her role. Her specialties include message development, writing, digital marketing, and social media.