Jon-Paul Venoit

Jon-Paul (JP) Venoit began his career at Masonicare at the age of 16, working in dining services. Thirty years later, he stands at the head of the largest not-for-profit senior care company in the state. Leading an organization through an industry in flux, turned upside down by a global pandemic, to one of the organization’s most successful years in operation, Venoit has been recognized and celebrated as a distinguished leader. 

JP holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Insurance from the University of Hartford. He earned his Retirement Housing Professional license in 2003 from the University of North Texas, and a Leadership AAHSA [now LeadingAge] Fellowship certification in 2007.  In 2016, he received his Masters of Science in Healthcare Management from Post University. JP, a native of Wallingford, CT, resides in his hometown with his wife of 24 years, his two sons and three Siberian Huskies.

JP is the vice chair of the Wallingford Planning and Zoning Commission and serves as Commissioner of the Wallingford Ethics Committee. He is a former chair of the Wallingford Education Foundation and former chair of Connecticut Assisted Living Association Board and their Institute for Senior Living Education. He is also a past surveyor for the Continuing Care Accreditation Commission (now known as CARF) and was appointed as Vice President to serve on the Board of LeadingAge's Connecticut Chapter.  JP serves as a Board of Visitors for the University of Hartford and a member of the School of Health Sciences Advisory Board at Quinnipiac University.

Recently, JP was recognized as the CEO of the year for a large organization by The Hartford Business Journal.