Pear Valley Senior Living
Our Team

Allyson started her career in Senior Living when she was a senior in high school as a CNA working in a skilled facility. While working as a caregiver, she quickly realized her love and passion for working with seniors and changed her degree to a health management degree. Allyson wanted to continue to grow and learn how best to serve the Senior Living population. She graduated from Oregon Institute of Technology with her bachelor’s degree and was offered the Marketing and Sales position, which soon transitioned into the Memory Care Director position. Allyson has been working in Senior Living since 2015 and continues to have a growing passion and looks forward to helping make a difference.

In her free time, Allyson enjoys hiking, running 5K’s, and spending time with her family. She enjoys the outdoors and helping within the community.

Shannon Harris has worked in dementia care for about 10 years. She comes with a dog named KIKI who has worked with dementia residents for about a year and a half. Shannon enjoys spending time with her family, residents, and her dogs. Outside of work she enjoys gaming, anime, movies, camping, reading and doing activities with her residents. It is not uncommon to find Shannon with her dogs visiting on her days off so her residents can enjoy the companionship of the animals and seeing her outside her setting as the administrator.

Joseph Lords was born in Orange, California and moved to Grants Pass, Oregon in 1975. He began his career in the Golf industry then worked in sales and service for 25 plus years. In 2010, Joseph began a new career working with senior citizens. Helping others quickly became his passion. With his sales and service experience he wanted to become an advocate for seniors helping them find a forever home. Joseph has a great passion for this industry and is now part of the team here at Pear Valley. He looks forward to developing relationships within the community in the years to come. In his spare time he enjoys spending time in the great outdoors fishing, camping, rafting, and spending time with his family.

Robb has lived in Southern Oregon his entire life and has a background is in human resources and operations management. Robb acquired a Bachelor of Science and a Master’s in Business from Southern Oregon University. He has also earned certifications in the Management of Human Resources, Mediation and Conflict Management including a certification in Administration for resident care facilities. Robb has been happily married now since 2001 and has two wonderful children. Him and his family love the outdoors at any time of year and are concert goers/music lovers to the fullest. Robb has been a volunteer for the 549C school district and SOU since 2005 and is a multi-sport coach for numerous teams in their area. In his free time, Robb really enjoys working out, snowboarding, and dancing with his lovely wife. He’s been repeatedly told throughout his life that his greatest strength is to be in service to others. “My true passion is to lift people up while showing them all the possibilities they bring to the table. I am first and foremost a servant leader for all those who I encounter!”

Michelle Norris has been in the health care field since 2005. She became a CNA in California in 2003 working in the hospital setting to SNF, assisted living, home health care, county mental health, adult day care and more. Michelle has spent time working in as an activities director and kitchen manager in Adult Day Care. Michelle and her husband have been married since 2011 and share two sons, two stepdaughters and four grandchildren. In her spare time, she enjoys the outdoors and any adventure with her family. Michelle is artistic, enjoys painting the most and most of the time you can find her enjoying a good book.

AJ has worked and managed in the Food & Beverage industry since 1996 working in many different restaurant environments over that time, most notably in the casino industry for 15 years and the US Coast Guard for 7 years. He has transitioned into senior living care to focus more on giving back to those who are in need as well as provide morale and nutritional needs through food. Outside of work he is an avid sports fan rooting for his teams from his hometown of Boston and can be found on the golf course year-round, rain or shine, during his time off. His true passion for life and what fills his heart, lies within his three daughters, which he will always say are his biggest accomplishments he has achieved. AJ is also a dog lover and his labradoodle, Paisley, will always have him wrapped around her paw.

Gallie graduated from Sacramento State University with a Bachelor of Science in Recreation Therapy. Gallie has been working in Recreation since 2013 and finds working with seniors to be very rewarding. She loves taking residents on adventures and bringing entertainment of all kinds to Pear Valley. Outside of work you can find Gallie singing karaoke with her friends or hiking around the valley with her dog.

Willow started working in senior living in 2013. She has a passion for bringing people together through community building activities such as art, movement, music, group interaction, health and wellness and celebrations of all kinds. Her past training and experience include working as an Enrichment Coordinator in senior living, practicing massage therapist, yoga instructor, expressive art facilitator, grief group leader and artist. 

Willow says “I am happiest when I am in nature and with my sweet dog Finn.  Put a paintbrush in my hand and I get excited! I am hoping some of my artsy and creative enthusiasm will resonate and generate some infectious delight with my Juniper Springs family.”