Brian P. Durbin, President of Arcadia Communities, has over 25 years of management experience in healthcare and senior living. He founded Arcadia Communities in 2004 with Chairman Bruce Lunsford, and has served as President of the Company since its inception. Prior to joining Arcadia, Brian spent the majority of his career working for one of the largest Senior Living Companies in the Country. His career in Senior Living began as an Executive Director over a single community and progressed to a senior level Executive position overseeing Assisted and Independent Living operations in multiple states. During his tenure with his prior company, Brian received a number of honors including being recognized as one of five individuals named “Executive Directors of the Year.” He was awarded this designation on three different occasions.
Since Arcadia’s founding, Brian has guided the company through substantial growth as well as achieving a number of honors and acknowledgments including membership into Business First’s Fastest Growing Private Companies on 4 occasions, the very competitive Emerging Business of the Year in Louisville award, as well as multiple designations as an Essential Partner in Healthcare for the State of Kentucky. Brian is also very proud that many of the company’s communities have received multiple awards for Best Senior Living Community (5 of our communities have won this award a combined 15 times), Best Employer of the Year (3 occasions) as well as a number of other acknowledgments. Brian prides himself on building loyal and lasting relationships with his peers and team members and has worked very hard to build a positive company culture which has resulted in great continuity for the company and very little turnover.
Brian’s guiding philosophy in operating the company is his belief that to truly succeed in business you must first operate from the perspective of serving others with honesty, humility, integrity and compassion.
Brian holds a Bachelors Degree in Psychology from the University of Louisville, and a Masters Degree in Public Health Administration from the University of Kentucky. Brian is an active volunteer in his community and also serves on the Board of Directors of a number of organizations including the Bluegrass Center for Autism, Kentucky Senior Living Association, and is a founding member and Vice President of the Kris Landers Foundation. He resides on the family farm outside of Louisville with his wife Mary Jo and their three daughters.
