Staff

Jonelle joined the team at The Ridgewood at Shenango Valley as our new administrator in March 2024. She has been an LPN since 2007 and a Personal Care Administrator since 2011. Jonelle also teaches personal care administrator classes at Penn State Beaver and Penn State DuBois. She has been married to her loving husband Justin since 2010 and they have two children. Jonelle is a busy mom—she supports her faith-based family by serving as a religious education instructor teaching Sunday School. She also is a Girl Scout Leader and a soccer coach.

Samantha Solyan is the Resident Care Coordinator at The Ridgewood at Shenango Valley where she has worked since 2010. She holds an associate’s degree from LTI and earned her LPN from Choffin Career and Technical Center in Youngstown, Ohio. She has served the residents as a personal care attendant and the head nurse and accepted her current position winter 2019. "I am thrilled to put my education and experience into practice to better serve our residents and families."

She lives in Sharon where she enjoys baking, cooking and watching movies.

Amy became part of The Ridgewood at Shenango Valley family in September 2023 and feels that this job is the best "professional fit" she's had. Amy enjoys supporting the residents with activities that involve music, which is a passion of hers. "Dancing and singing make people happy!" Amy enjoys learning about the residents' interests so that she can develop meaningful activities and events that they enjoy. Amy lives in Sharon, Pa., and loves to travel.

Cheryl Redmond, administrative assistant, joined The Ridgewood Shenango team in 2014. Cheryl has two daughters, a son-in-law, and three grandsons. She enjoys swimming and working outside — mowing, weeding, and gardening. She also loves music, especially live performances. Cheryl resides in Hermitage. She likes her job because, “I get to meet new people all the time. I always stay busy and the days fly by. I leave at night knowing I haven’t changed the world, but maybe made someone else’s day easier.”