BrightStar Care Leadership Team

Get to know the leaders who are shaping the future of BrightStar Care®.

Mission-Driven Leadership 

Although each member of our Executive Leadership Team (ELT) possesses their own discipline-related experience, there’s one trait they all share. And that’s their absolute passion for the mission of BrightStar Care.

Founded by Shelly Sun in 2002, BrightStar Care has been built upon her tenacious commitment to delivering a higher quality of care that makes it possible for more people to age in place gracefully. Over the next two decades, the mission has remained the same while our approaches to fulfilling it have expanded. Offering this wider range of home care services, skilled nursing services, assisted living, memory care and medical staffing requires a robust leadership team of collaborative, forward-thinking executives.

The leadership team Ms. Sun has assembled is composed of seasoned men and women who excel in their respective areas of expertise and chose to bring their passion to support ongoing growth of the BrightStar Care brand. Get to know our leaders today.

  • Shelly Sun

    Shelly Sun, Founder / Executive Chairwoman

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  • Andrew Ray

    Andrew Ray, Chief Executive Officer

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  • Dean Ulizio

    Dean Ulizio, Chief Strategy Officer

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  • Cheryl Stanton, JD

    Cheryl Stanton, JD, Chief Legal and Government Affairs Officer

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  • David Pallaschke

    David Pallaschke, Chief Financial Officer

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  • Pete First

    Pete First, Chief Development Officer

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  • Teresa Celmer

    Teresa Celmer, Chief Marketing Officer

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  • Mike Gager

    Mike Gager, Chief Technology Officer

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  • Heather Brazik Smith

    Heather Brazik Smith, Senior Vice President Human Resources

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