Michael McHale

St. Paul’s President & CEO

Michael McHale assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at St. Paul’s Senior Services on April 11, 2022 after more than 22 years of executive management and development experience in the senior care and hospice industries.

McHale began his career in senior living administration at St. Paul’s Nursing & Rehabilitation Center (McColl Health Center) in 1999, where he served as Associate Administrator and offered support during the initial phase of the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) application process.

Before returning to St. Paul’s in 2022, McHale served as the President and CEO of TRU Community Care in Boulder, Colo., where he improved operational performance and expanded services including hospice, home health, palliative care, memory care and PACE.

Additionally, McHale has served as the President & CEO of Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care in Illinois; Chief Operating Officer (COO) and CEO of Hospice of the Chesapeake, Inc. in Maryland; Vice President of Business Development and Sales at The Washington Home and Community Hospices in Wash. D.C.; Corporate Director of Marketing and Access Services at Hospice of Michigan; and Director of Access Services at the San Diego Hospice & Palliative Care, Inc.

McHale has demonstrated success throughout his impressive 22 years of experience in hospice care, palliative care and senior healthcare services including PACE. His leadership in operational and fiscal management, strategic planning, market development and program growth consistently result in enhanced quality of care, innovative care delivery, operational efficiencies and leadership excellence.

In his role at St. Paul’s, McHale will collaborate with the Board of Directors and the leadership team to ensure the continued growth and refinement of services that fulfill the goals of St. Paul’s. He will be responsible for strategic development and growth activities that increase the scope and scale of the company, as well as overall profitability. Additionally, he will ensure the smooth and efficient operation and financial performance for all communities, programs and services.

Throughout his career, McHale has served on multiple rotary club boards and is published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management for his innovation in hospice tele-health services. McHale holds a Master of Health Care Administration from National University, a Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, in Political Science from Georgia State University, and is a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator in the State of California.

Tim Frazier

Vice President and Chief Administrator Officer

Tim Frazier has been with SPSS since 2014, first serving as Chief Operations Officer then moving to CAO in 2018.

As CAO, Tim provides corporate oversight of Compliance, Contracting, Quality Improvement, and Risk Management. In addition, he provides support for strategic initiatives; for example, he leads the Manor renovation and Bankers Hill redevelopment projects.

Tim has worked in senior services nearly 20 years; prior to SPSS, he was at a single-site life-plan community in Seattle, where he served both on the Board as Treasurer and as Chief Operating Officer.

Ellen Schmeding

Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

Ellen currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer for St. Paul’s Senior Services. In this role, she has oversight of the residential facilities including St. Paul’s Manor, John A. McColl Health Center, St. Paul’s Plaza and St. Paul’s Villa as well as the Chaplaincy Program, Dining Services, Facilities, Human Resources and Marketing/Sales.

Prior to joining St. Paul’s in 2017, Ellen worked with the County of San Diego for 30 years, most recently as the Director of Aging & Independence Services (the Area Agency on Aging for San Diego County) as well as serving as the Public Administrator, Public Guardian and Public Conservator for San Diego County.

Ms. Schmeding is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a certified Residential Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) Administrator. She currently chairs the California Commission on Aging and participated in developing the Master Plan for Aging for California. She has most recently been appointed to serve on the California Elder Justice Coordinating Council as of December 2021.

Carol Hubbard

Chief Executive Officer of Community Eldercare of San Diego/St. Paul’s PACE

Carol Hubbard has been with St. Paul’s since PACE was first brought to San Diego in 2008. Carol started as a St. Paul’s PACE Center Director and has assumed greater leadership roles as Executive Director and Chief Community Services Officer. In 2021, she assumed the Chief Executive Officer title for Community Eldercare of San Diego, which incorporates PACE, the Intergenerational Program, and any future community-based programs we may develop.

Before coming to St. Paul’s, Carol had a wonderful career as an occupational therapist and was the owner of an occupational therapy and consulting practice in San Diego for 20 years. She was also an adjunct professor at Grossmont College, teaching occupational therapy classes.

Carol has two adorable grandsons, is a “rusty” saxophone and flute player, and is a burgeoning viticulturist practicing winegrowing and winemaking at her small vineyard property in Jamul.

Todd Kaprielian

Foundation Vice President & Chief Executive Officer

Todd Kaprielian is the Foundation Chief Executive Officer of St. Paul’s Senior Services Foundation. He has worked at St. Paul’s Senior Services since October of 2004. A resident of San Diego for most of his life, Todd earned a B.A. at UC San Diego in Communications. In 2004, Todd joined St. Paul's Foundation. At the time, the Foundation was in the midst of Phase II of their $5 million capital campaign to bring the first Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly to San Diego. In June 2007, he was promoted to Executive Director and managed Phase III of the campaign to completion. St. Paul's has grown considerably in the following years and so too its fundraising needs, which have included the creation of the Reflections Memory Care Program, renovations to multiple communities, additional PACE sites, and numerous CDBG capital improvement projects.

Todd’s community involvement includes serving on the board of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, past President of the Downtown Lions Club, and past President of SmoothTalkers Toastmasters Club.

Randall Craig Sanner, MBA

Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Randall joined St Paul’s Senior Services in 2019. His career has spanned diverse industries including: Hospitality, Manufacturing and Aerospace. Also an entrepreneur, Randall is an active member of the East County Chamber of Commerce where his prior business was an honoree for business of the year.