JTM Communities

Explore. Grow. Give. Over 100 years ago, Margaret Tennant gave the gift of land to the Diocese of California in memory of her brother, John Tennant. Today, JTM Communities (John Tennant Memorial Communities) continues Margaret Tennant’s legacy by working hard to provide more seniors with housing and services.

As ESC’s corporate parent, part of JTM’s purpose is to find and finance new growth opportunities through the acquisition of existing properties, affiliation with other senior living organizations, new development, or expansion and enhancement of current facilities. Operating under a separate board of directors from the board at ESC, JTM assumes responsibility for the potential risks associated with planning financial investments and growth. This dual-board system keeps the resources of ESC’s established communities secure, while also allotting resources for JTM’s research and development efforts.

As JTM Communities’ subsidiary, Episcopal Senior Communities remains responsible for the operation of the five continuing care retirement communities and the four affordable housing communities, as well as for the operation of the Episcopal Senior Communities Foundation, ESC’s fundraising arm.

JTM Annual Audit Report

JTM Form 990

Directors

Peter B. Dunckel
Chair
Peter is a retired specialty paper industry executive with sales, marketing and strategic planning experience. A Yale graduate, early on in his career he was a radio engineer and announcer for WPIX in Alexandria, Virginia. He worked at Columbia University doing naval research in electronics and logistics. Peter volunteers on the marketing and planning committees for the San Francisco Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Ballroom Dance Theater in Emeryville.

Mez Benton
Director
A retired elementary school principal, Mez Benton is a coalition builder actively involved in community work of the Monterey Peninsula. Her efforts have involved acquiring facilities for child care (Peninsula Partners for Child Care); coordinating a coalition supported scholarship fund for students who attend the Monterey Peninsula College (Panetta Scholarship Fund); promoting the reuse of former army base, Fort Ord, for educational purposes (Ft. Ord Reuse Committee); promoting establishment of curricula in local high schools and Monterey Peninsula College which meets the needs of a diverse population; honoring local governments (PROJECT: MAKING DEMOCRACY WORK) for their efforts to achieve transparency by engaging the public in the work of local governments; and currently organizing a fund raising drive to preserve a local facility and program for the Developmentally Disabled (Save Gateway Center). Mez also serves on the boards of local League of Women Voters and American Association of University Women.

Al Kenrick
Director
Al Kenrick is Senior Vice President and Manager of the Growth Technology Group at Wells Fargo Bank where he focuses on providing financing and commercial banking services to venture capital backed technology and life science companies. Al has provided wholesale banking and investment banking services to Silicon Valley companies since 1984 and has arranged financings in a variety of areas including:  technology lending, private equity placements and publicly offered fixed-income securities. 
Al earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Economics with an emphasis in accounting from the University of California at Santa Barbara and an MBA in Operations Research from San Francisco State University.

Al serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Lytton Gardens Senior Communities in Palo Alto and also serves on the Boards of Directors for the Silicon Valley Association for Corporate Growth and the University of California at Santa Barbara Alumni Association. He lives in Palo Alto with his four daughters.

John Tornquist
Bishop’s Representative
Mr. Tornquist retired from the position of Sr. Vice President for a reinsurance firm.  He also acted as Director and Chair of the Development Committee for Episcopal Charities, and as Vice President and Director of St. Dorothy’s Rest (Episcopal Church camp). Previously serving as Vice Chairman and Board Member with the Episcopal Homes Foundation, Mr. Tornquist has served as the Bishop’s representative. John received his B.S Degree in Business/Economics from Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Carl Wiuff
Director
Carl retired from J.C. Penney in 1997. He lives with his wife, Donna, in Windsor, CA. He has been a Director for the Boys and Girls Club of Windsor and a Director of the Rotary Club of Windsor. Carl attends the Church of the Incarnation in Santa Rosa.

Ann Wright
Director
Prior to retiring, Ann was the Executive Director of Design Response, a non-profit company in Campbell, CA. A member of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Saratoga, she has been active in her parish as well as the Diocese of El Camino Real, most recently serving as President of the Standing Committee and currently a member of the Board of Trustees. Ann served for five years as a Board member of Episcopal Senior Communities.

Lydia Tan
Director

Lydia Tan is Executive Vice President of Related California, with more than 25 years experience in the real estate and building industry.  As Director of Northern California Operations, she is the company’s lead on several mixed use, mixed income and affordable developments in the region.   Prior to joining Related in 2010, Ms. Tan was Executive Vice President at BRIDGE Housing Corporation, where she oversaw real estate development and finance operations that resulted in the addition of 7,900 homes and $2.4 billion to BRIDGE’s asset base over a 13 year period, and management of a $500 million portfolio on behalf of a partnership between BRIDGE and CalPERS.  

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