About Monarch Gardens

Our Team

Jenny Shields

Executive Director

Dear Residents, family, and Staff,

I am so excited to be part of your community. I wanted to tell you a little about myself.

I have been married to my husband for 21 years and we have 5 children (his, mine, and our). The oldest is 27 and our youngest is 16. We have 5 grandchildren with one more on the way ranging from the ages 3 months to 8 years old.

I do a lot of gardening and I have to many hobbies, all crafts. I love to read books when I have nothing else to do which if very rare. I love to cook and bake for large groups and family functions. I love animals, I have 5 dogs and 2 cats as well as chickens.

I have worked in health care for 15 years but have been a caregiver my whole life. I was the oldest of 4 children on my moms’ side and my sister had Cerebral Palsy and I grew up taking care of her and my 2 younger brothers.

I started my career when I was 27 working as a caregiver in a memory care community. I worked as a caregiver for 6 months then moved on to be a medication aide. Within 3 months after that I moved on to be floor supervisor and trained all new staff. And then within 3 years became the executive Director of the community where I worked for 3 additional years.

I am honored to be able to serve our seniors. I am always available and if you have any questions or concerns, I will be happy to answer them, if I do not have an answer I will be happy to find one for you.