Elizabeth Pagliarini serves as our Chief Executive Officer and Secretary, and is a member of our Board of Directors. She has been a fundamental part of Summit’s strategic growth and success since she joined the company in 2014. She has been instrumental in identifying equity, debt and joint venture partners for the company and integral to the acquisition and disposition of over 60 seniors housing and care assets with a value of over $500 million. In her prior roles at Summit as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, she was responsible for corporate strategy, capital markets activities, financial performance and reporting, risk management, audit and tax functions, and investor relations.
Ms. Pagliarini is a member of the Board of Directors of First Foundation Inc. (NYSE: FFWM), and serves on their risk, compensation, and nominating and governance committees. She also sits on the Advisory Board of the CFO Executive Summit and has served as the Chairperson of the Mission Viejo, California City Council Investment Advisory Commission. In addition, she proudly serves on the Emeritus Board of Directors for Forever Footprints, a non-profit organization that provides support to families that have suffered the loss of a baby during pregnancy or infancy and educates the medical community to improve quality of care and response.
In 2020, Ms. Pagliarini won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Orange County Business Journal’s CFO of the Year Awards. She has been named one of “20 Women to Watch” by OC Metro magazine, and honored by Step Up Women’s Network as the recipient of their prestigious Commitment to Philanthropy Award and by Forever Footprints as the recipient of their Compassion Award.
Ms. Pagliarini received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Valparaiso University where she was honored with their highest academic award, the Presidential Scholarship. She is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), an advanced designation awarded by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners that focuses on fraud prevention, detection and deterrence, and has earned a certification in Systemic Cyber Risk Governance for U.S. Public Company Corporate Directors. She is also a member of Women Corporate Directors and The Private Directors Association.
Sharyn Grant currently serves as Summit’s Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. She started with Summit in 2015 as our Controller and has over 25 years of experience in accounting and finance in real estate, healthcare and technology. Ms. Grant’s responsibilities include corporate strategy, budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis, treasury, audit, SEC reporting and tax functions.
Ms. Grant holds an active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license, which she attained during her 10-year career at BDO USA, LLP, and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Ms. Grant received her Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting, with high honors, from Cal State University, Fullerton.
