Silverado Rolling Hills
Memory Care Community

Farid joins Silverado Rolling Hills with a profound commitment for serving in memory care. Following his grandmother’s dementia diagnosis, he devoted several years to her care and felt a calling to dedicate his life to making a difference in the lives of older adults living with memory impairment. Farid then decided to return to school and pursue a career that enabled him to complete his mission. He went on to obtain his Bachelor’s in Human Development and Aging, as well as his Master’s in Senior Living Hospitality from the University of Southern California’s Leonard David School of Gerontology.

Eager to contribute his passion and expertise, Farid is excited to positively impact the residents, families and associates of Silverado Rolling Hills.

Dr. Thomas is a Southern California native, spending his early years in San Diego and later earning his degree in economics with a minor in biology at UCLA. He then went on to pursue his MD MBA degree at Tufts University in Boston, MA. Dr. Thomas returned to California to complete his residency in internal medicine at UCI. For the past ten years he has worked at Hoag Hospital and at on-site primary care provider Senior Doc, where he specializes in both inpatient and outpatient general medicine with an emphasis on geriatric care. He is now the Medical Director at Senior Doc and loves what he does!

Laurie began her career providing care to community members and attending college to become a nurse. She later transitioned into business development and has since been a speaker for the Los Angeles Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, a member of the Keep-Safe Coalition and a hospice volunteer. Laurie is a member of the South Bay Business Women’s Association she and heads a women’s empowerment group. She also created the Health and Wellness Committee of the Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce, where she is on the Board of Directors. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the South Bay Village. Laurie works with the Cities of Redondo and Manhattan Beach to make the South Bay the first dementia friendly cities in the area.

Edgar brings a very unique and interesting background to his role as Silverado Rolling Hills’ Director of Culinary Services. Prior to becoming a chef seven years ago, he actually worked as a commercial engineer. After deciding to follow his passion for cooking, Edgar attended Le Cordon Bleu in Mexico. After graduating he moved to Los Angeles to grow his career.

Edgar is from Santa Cruz, Bolivia, but he has truly become a Californian. He is thankful to be able to use his skills to prepare nutritious meals that truly bring his residents joy.