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Each organ and tissue donor saves or improves the lives of as many as 50 people. Giving the "Gift of Life" may lighten the grief of the donor's own family. Many donor families say that knowing other lives have been saved helps them cope with their tragic loss. For more information, please visit www.organdonor.gov.

Take a look at how an organ donor gave Rick Hunsicker a new heart and new life!

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The Journey


New Life
After recovering from a heart transplant on New Year's Eve of 2007, Rick decided that the best contribution to enhance seniors' lifestyles across America would be to share his experience and successful track record with those who serve seniors in Senior Living communities across the country.

Residential Real Estate
Rick began his career in residential real estate after graduating from UTEP in El Paso, Texas in 1973.  In 1977, after 4 years of successful real estate sales at one of the leading Realtors in El Paso, Rick founded Hunsicker & Hunsicker, Inc. Realtors.  This company grew to become the 3rd largest Realtor in El Paso.

Move into Senior Living
In 1985, Rick and his family decided it was time to see the bigger world, so they sold Hunsicker & Hunsicker and moved to Dallas, where Rick began his career in Senior Living.

Retirement Housing Transition Program  
Rick worked for over a year with a start-up company in senior living, then founded The Retirement Housing Transition Program for Equitable Relocation (purchased by Travelers Relocation).  This division of Travelers Relocation provided relocation services for Senior Living communities to assist their residents in the process of selling their home and making the move to the community.  The Trammel Crow Company of Dallas was the first of several clients in 1987.

Forum Group  
In 1988, one of the relocation clients, Forum Group, Inc., out of Indianapolis, recruited Rick to become a Regional Director of Sales serving Texas and New Mexico.  At Forum Group, Rick's responsibilities grew to include sales and marketing support for over 15 of Forum's upscale full-service rental retirement communities across the country.

Marriott Senior Living Services
After an acquisition of Forum Group, Rick joined Marriott Senior Living Services and moved to headquarters in Washington, D.C.  At Marriott, Rick provided management support for sales and marketing for many of Marriott's communities as a Vice President of Sales.  At any one time, Rick would have up to 15 Regional Directors of Sales reporting to him.  During Rick's time at Marriott, they grew from about 18 to over 75 communities.  Rick was involved in Marriott's CCRC's and Brighton Gardens.

Greystone Communities
In July 2001, Rick was recruited by Greystone Communities as a Vice President of Marketing.  Rick's role was to help Greystone reorganize and grow its Marketing Department.  After two years of significant growth, Rick was promoted to Corporate Vice President of Marketing.  During his time there, Greystone's communities grew from about 30 to over 60 active client accounts.

Hunsicker Consulting
In January 2007, Rick's heart condition forced him to leave Greystone and wait for a heart transplant.  After about 11 months of waiting for the new heart, it finally came on New Year's Eve of 2007.  Rick had a year to ponder his future after the transplant.  His dream of forming Hunsicker Consulting and SellingSeniorLiving.com has become a reality.

Now, he is here to serve you with a new strong heart, and the wisdom and experience of over 23 years in Senior Living sales,  marketing, and customer service.