Wendy Nowokunski is the co-founder and President of the Northbridge
Companies. Over the past 30 years Wendy has established herself as a leader in
senior living industry having been an integral part of the start-up and growth of
several companies specializing in senior living. In her career, Wendy has overseen
the development, acquisition, start-up and operations of over 80 communities
including active adult, CCRCs, independent living, assisted living and memory care.
As President of Northbridge, Wendy sets the overall vision and strategy for the
company. A key component of which is building a culture of respect, compassion,
and integrity through leading by example. Wendy was awarded the 2020 Women
of Distinction Award by McKnight’s which recognizes influential women leaders in the senior housing
field. Since Northbridge’s inception, Wendy has maintained a commitment to providing residents, their
families and associates an engaging, healthy, fun and purposeful place to live and work. Today,
Northbridge is proud to serve over 1,500 residents and their families throughout New England and to
call over 1,500 associates family.
Wendy serves on the Women in Leadership (WIL) committee of Argentum, the national trade
organization for senior housing, on the Advisory Council for American Senior Housing Association
(AHSA), the board of Mass-ALA and has been speaker for these organizations as well as Urban Land
Institute (ULI), and MIT Center for Real Estate Professional Development Institute. Northbridge has
been recognized by The Commonwealth Institute as being one of the top Women-Led Businesses in
2017,2018,2019, 2020 & 2021. Wendy is co-founder and board member of the One Angel Foundation, a
non-profit organization dedicated to making a difference in underprivilege children’s lives worldwide by
providing resources to stabilize housing, educational and health needs one community at a time