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ASHA 50 16 2015 ASHA 50 2015 control of the decisions that affect them and their loved ones. The website will include video content and third-party experts. We expect the website will evolve over several years and become a leading resource for the general public to fnd out about the benefts of senior living. (For more on the consumer website currently under development, please see related story, page 58.) Q: What other areas are covered by the strategic plan? Cohen: ASHA has always had a handful of meetings during the year, and we are restructuring those and reducing the number of conferences. We plan to make the meetings more meaningful with robust educational programs to produce better engagement with the membership. The meetings will cover a wide variety of topics on the industry and operations. Meeting for- mats will include presentations and roundtable discussions, and participants will have networking opportunities. The strategic initiative is also creating a process to identify future leaders for ASHA. We're asking our Board member companies to iden- tify candidates in their companies with leadership capabilities. Our intent is to develop programming that will help mentor the next gen- eration of seniors housing leaders. The fourth key area of the strate- gic plan is to focus on advocacy at the federal and state levels, and to coordinate that activity with other industry organizations. ASHA has provided signifcant fnancial support to organizations in Texas, California, and Florida in an effort to be more helpful at the state level. Finally, ASHA is continuing its robust research program to provide quality innovation across the spec- trum of senior living. Last year, ASHA launched a study on independent living with a theme of "feeling at home." This year we're conducting a study on assisted living with fami- lies and residents that will focus on factors that make a community feel like home. Our research suggests that there is a tremendous correlation between feeling at home and high levels of resident satisfaction. ASHA is also partnering with various university programs to support studies on service-enriched housing for seniors. Q&A; with Larry Cohen cbre.com/nationalseniorhousing Lisa Widmier EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT CONSTRUCTION LOAN PLACED VIA REGIONAL BANK HOUSTON, TX • $49.7M loan origination • 6-year term, 48 months IO • 2.33% all-in interest rate • 195-unit rental CCRC development With more than $2.7 billion in capital markets senior housing transactions executed in 2014, our team is committed to delivering superior results. For every client, on every assignment. • Top senior housing/age restricted lender in the U.S. in 2013 & 2014* • Top agency lender in 2013 & 2014; $15.9B in Freddie Mac & Fannie Mae originations • Top Freddie Mac senior housing lender in 2014 • $20B+ in senior housing & long-term care community investment sales & debt originations across the U.S., Canada & U.K. • $940M in senior housing debt originations YTD June 2015; representing 46 senior housing assets RESULTS DELIVERED FIFTEEN-PROPERTY CCRC PORTFOLIO: SALE & FINANCING 11 STATES • $640M sale & $410M loan origination • 3,663 units in 15 communities in 11 states • 7-year term, 39 months IO • 3.92% interest rate • Largest Freddie Mac CCRC fnancing & top 3 in the history of CME Aron Will EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Matthew Whitlock EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT