New leadership at Stafholt

Stafholt Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia has new leadership in its Blaine facility.

Leah Buress became the director of nursing on July 8 and Danielle St. Germain was appointed as the administrator of the rehabilitative and skilled nursing home on August 26.

St. Germain earned her bachelor’s degree in speech therapy from Western Washington University and master’s degree in business administration from Western Governors University. She was a social worker at Avamere St. Francis in Bellingham and Bellingham Healthcare before working as an administrator in Vancouver, Washington for the past two years.

Buress earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Connecticut and started her career in skilled nursing at Avamere St. Francis in Bellingham. She became a unit manager and then became director of nursing at Bellingham Healthcare. Most recently, Buress was regional nurse consultant for Avamere, where she oversaw seven facilities in northwest Washington.