Leadership Bios
Meet Our Leadership
Wesley Living has many years of combined experience in providing support to our senior residents and our employees.
About Us
Brian Harris
President, Chief Executive Officer
Brian joins Wesley Living with over 30 years of experience in the affordable housing industry, 20 of which he held an executive level position. His experience crosses the lanes between public housing, project based rental assistance, LIHTC and HOME serving seniors, families, special needs adults and chronically mentally ill adults. As Executive Director of a local public housing authority he directed the expansion of funding sources tripling them from before his tenure. The agency also expanded the footprint and size of the agency by over 50%. He has provided consulting and executive management services to sister housing agencies in need and has also been a resource for the local HUD field office. Brian is excited to join Wesley Living and contribute to continued growth and business development.
Ron Budynas
Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Ron began his career with Wesley Living in 2004. He has worked to provide housing and home services to the elderly and multi-family low income clients since 1995. Ron obtained his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Memphis. His professional certifications include National Affordable Housing Professional Executive, Specialist in Housing Credit Management, Certified Occupancy Specialist, and the Fair Housing Certification, all from the National Affordable Housing Management Association. He is also a Licensed Home for the Aged/Assisted Care Living Facility Administrator and in 2012 received the Ed Sisson Leadership Award from the Southern Affordable Housing Management Association.
Don Ollio
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Don began his career in 1988 as a finance manager in the Pittsburgh Mercy Health System. Since then, he has worked in a variety of high level management roles in the senior housing field, including Vice President and CFO of Sherwood Oaks and Chief Operating Officer at McKendree Village, both are continuing care retirement communities. Don has a Bachelor's degree from Robert Morris University. He joined Wesley Living in 2008 as CFO, ensuring compliance across all financial aspects of the organization, including protecting assets, planning project financing, and accounting for revenue and expended funds.
Anita Darnall
Director of Housing
Anita Darnall, Director of Housing, began her career in 1998 providing housing to elderly and multi-family low-income clients with the last 16 years with Wesley Living. Anita has a degree from Dyersburg State Community College and the University of Tennessee at Martin, along with a wealth of professional certifications including Certified Occupancy Specialist from National Center for Housing Management, as well as Certified Professional of Occupancy, Specialist in Housing Credit Management, Fair Housing Certification and National Affordable Housing Professional Executive, all from the National Affordable Housing Management Association. She is also a Licensed Home for the Aged/Assisted Care Living Facility Administrator. In 2016 she received the Outstanding Volunteer Award and in 2019, the Sison/Ownby Rising Star Award from the Southern Affordable Housing Management Association. Anita currently serves on the SAHMA Tennessee State Meeting planning committee, the SAHMA Board of Directors as the Director of Elderly & Disabled Issues and the Board of Directors for the American Association of Service Coordinators.
Sonya Moorman
Director of IT and Communications
Sonya began her career of providing IT support to all Wesley Living communities and staff in 2001. She holds Bachelor’s degrees from Ole Miss and the University of Memphis. Prior to her tenure with Wesley Living, she spent several years providing pre-press support in the printing industries. It was there where she developed her interest in understanding and supporting Information Systems.
Kim Ray
Director of Human Resources
Kim has the distinct honor of beginning her career directly out of college by joining Wesley Living in 2003 as Human Resources Assistant and then became Director in 2009. She has a Bachelor’s degree from Christian Brothers University. She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management and is affiliated with the local chapter in Memphis.
Randy Spivey
Director of Accounting
Randy joins Wesley Living with over 20 years in the affordable housing industry. Randy’s experience includes all aspects of accounting and financial reporting for the communities he serves. This includes reporting to stakeholders including partners, regulators, and external auditors. Randy holds a Bachelor of Accountancy from the University of Mississippi and is a Certified Public Accountant.