CEO Receives Prestigious Honor
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa has named Western Home Communities CEO Kris Hansen as one of three laureates to be inducted into the Cedar Valley Business Hall of Fame in 2022.
Honorees were selected from local nominations based on meeting these criteria:
Making an impact on their industry or organization
Showing integrity as an ethical business leader
Bettering their community as a whole
Displaying leadership that allows them to be exemplary role models
Exhibiting an entrepreneurial spirit in starting or significantly advancing local business
“I’m very humbled and honored to be selected, and I want to share this recognition with everyone who has been part of my journey. I’m so fortunate to have been surrounded by supportive family, great friends, teammates, peers, board members, strategic advisors and friends more commonly called the residents of Western Home Communities. Even though this award is based on past initiatives, I’m still excited about creating the future. There’s the way things are and they way they ought to be, and that is what I continue to work toward.”
Hansen joined Western Home Communities in 1995 as vice president and became CEO in 2009. Within the senior living profession, he serves as board chair of Innovators Alliance and received the national award for outstanding advocacy from Leading Age in 2012. Locally, he has been board chair of Grow Cedar Valley and chaired Future Forward 2025, the Cedar Falls strategic planning initiative.
Hansen and fellow laureates will be inducted at a black-tie gala in October.
Congratulations, Kris!