Senior Living Careers with Ovation

Teena Tarabochia

Fun fact: Teena’s last name is Yugoslavian.

Teena has served with the organization since December 2019 when Arete Living was part of Avamere.
She grew up in the small Goonies town of Astoria, Oregon and moved to California in her early 20s to start her career in hospitality. Teena is certified as a Professional in Human Resources with over 20 years of HR experience in various fields. Her passion resides in healthcare.

Teena’s experience encompasses employee and labor relations, talent acquisition, compensation, conflict management, and training. She holds a proven track record of coaching in the areas of transformational leadership, communication, team building, and managing change.

Fun fact: Teena’s last name is Yugoslavian. She has two daughters in college at Oregon State and New York University and one small Goldendoodle named Noodle. In addition to HR, Teena enjoys people, solving mysteries, sports, family, friends, and of course, Goonies.

Catalina Shapla

Fun Fact: Catalina enjoys the great outdoors, discovering new places, and boxing.

Catalina’s professional background is in hospitality, recruiting, and education in public health. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Portland State University.

Catalina is an Oregon native where she’s lived her whole life, aside from two years she lived in Kentucky. She enjoys the great outdoors, discovering new places, and boxing.

Sam Miller

Fun Fact: I love to bake and now thanks to quarantine, I’ve gotten really into books!

Samantha Miler is a recruiter who has been with Arete Living for over two years. She earned her degree in visual communications from the Fashion Institute of Design and Marketing.

Samantha is based in the Portland, Oregon area. She loves to bake, read, and hang out with her dog, Murdock.

Cameron Miligan

Fun Fact: I love to try new restaurants and cooking!

Cameron Milligan is a recruiter with years of experience in management and recruiting. He served with his previous organization for five years, starting as an intern and advancing to regional operations manager.

Cameron earned his Bachelor of Science inhospitality administration/management from the University of Nevada.

Cameron is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. In his free time, he enjoys cooking and trying new restaurants.