Mrs. Carvajal has spent her twenty-year career in senior living managing the strategic development and day-to-day operations in the affordable and middle market senior living space. Currently, she is developing through acquisitions, an owner-operated senior living portfolio of middle market communities in the State of Florida. Profits with a conscience is a core tenet of her company Innovation Senior Living and it drives the growth of her company.
Prior to creating Innovative Senior Living, Mrs. Carvajal was the Chief Operating Officer of Mia Senior Living Solutions. Prior to this, Mrs. Carvajal worked as a management consultant for the leading management consulting firms of Accenture and IBM Global Business Services in New York City. As such she helped national and international organizations manage change while developing new processes and strategies to create competitive advantages and achieve high performance.
Mrs. Carvajal has a Master of Science degree from the London School of Economics and Bachelor of Arts from Smith College. She is a Goldman Sachs 10000 Small Business Program Alumni and Miami Chamber of Commerce Leadership Graduate.
In March 2019, Mrs. Carvajal was inducted into the inaugural McKnight’s Women of Distinction Hall of Honor. In 2018 and 2019, Mrs. Carvajal was awarded The Commonwealth Institute Top 10 Women-Leaders in Florida Awards. In March 2017, she received a “Key to the County” from the Miami-Dade Beacon Council.
Mrs. Carvajal sits on the Florida Assisted Living Association (FALA) Board. She was a member of the Miami Chamber of Commerce Healthcare Committee, The Beacon Council Small Business Committee and City of Miami Beach Affordable Housing Committee prior to moving her headquarters from Miami Beach to Winter Park, Florida. Mrs. Carvajal is a regular speaker at senior living conferences including Senior Living 100, Leading Age and Florida Assisted Living Association.