Colette Currier of Waterford has been named the new executive director of Creamery Brook Retirement Village, a Brooklyn provider of independent living and assisted living services for nearly 100 residents.

Currier brings more than 25 years of experience in senior living services to Creamery Brook Village’s community. Most recently, she served as Director of Sales and Marketing for Benchmark Senior Living in Niantic. She also was charged with sales and marketing at Masonicare at Mystic, where she helped fuel the growth of the new facility.

Currier also spent more than a decade in administration and business development at Utopia Home Care, Inc. Her career began at UConn Health’s Geriatric Assessment Center.

“We are thrilled to have Colette join our team and to lead our Creamery Brook Village community,” said PierceCare President and CEO Patty Morse. “It was clear to us that Colette was the perfect fit for this role within our continuum.”

Currier is a graduate of Montville High School and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Health Science from the University of Hartford. She also is certified in Geriatric Health by the University of Hartford.

“I have always loved working directly with older people while at the same time enjoyed the challenge of the business side of healthcare,” said Currier in a release.

Currier lives with her husband Robert, their five children, and two Bernese mountain dogs.

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