Meet Our Team

Azilee is originally from Waverly Hall, Georgia, but has spent most of her life in Northwest Florida. She attended WCDC in Defuniak Springs for her LPN, as well as Fortis College in Pensacola Florida for her RN. She is also VOHRA wound care certified, BLS, and has experience in LTC Infection Prevention. Azilee has 16 years in LTC/SNF including Medical Records, MDS, Charge Nurse, Evening Supervisor, Unit Manager and Director of Nursing. Her favorite part of working with seniors is helping them return and maintain their prior level of function. She loves seeing them progress in their ADL’s, while building confidence. Her favorite part of working at The Blake is building relationships with the residents and families.

When not working, she can be found reading or playing with her 2 dogs and 3 cats. She is also a mother to 2 boys. Montana, whoc is 21 yo and has been in the NAVY for 3 + years , while Dakota 20, is in RN school.

Jackie is a Walton County native and is currently serves as Assistant Director of Wellness. She has an Associate Degree in nursing from Fortis College, Associate Degree General from NWFSC Niceville, and BLS and ACLS from the American Heart Association. She has previous experience as a shift leader at an assisted living facility, case manager, medical surgical nurse, and hospice nurse.

Jackie’s favorite part of working at The Blake is being part of a team who appreciates and makes you feel like you are part of the team. The Blake also values and prioritizes safety, which is important for team members and residents.

When Jackie is away from work, she enjoys spending time with her family and helping new nurses become confident and safe addition to the nursing profession. She plans to start working towards her MSN in Healthcare Administration by Fall 2021.

Alicia is originally from Alabama, but she has been in the Miramar Beach area for over 20 years. She graduated from Northwest Florida State with a degree in Business Administration and is also Florida Core Certified. She has 20+ years experience in all aspects of senior living. 

Her favorite part of working with seniors is getting to know the residents and listening to their stories and history. Alicia is also looking forward to the camaraderie and family atmosphere with the residents and the great team at The Blake. 

When Alicia is not working, she loves spending time with her “littles” (grandchildren) and enjoying the beautiful beaches in the Miramar Beach area. She is a professed ‘Beach Bum’ most weekends and feels that she is so very BLESSED!

Mike is responsible for maintenance, repair, housekeeping, landscaping, and safety at The Blake at Miramar Beach. He transplanted from Wisconsin 5 years ago, where he had a career in building and grounds maintenance. He attended college at UWSP, majoring in Forestry Recreation.

Mike’s career journey began in golf course operations, and he also maintained historic cemeteries. He worked at the National Park Service, superintended airport operations and maintained a luxury hotel. Along the way, he worked at a college food service, ice cream shop and drove a Zamboni.

His favorite part of working with seniors is listening to stories about their past journeys as told by them. In his spare time, he enjoys working on landscape projects, water activities, riding his mountain bike and traveling. He is looking forward to providing a high class, properly maintained community facility that is safe and pleasurable to live at and looks forward to meeting new residents.

Keith serves as the Executive Chef / Director of Dining Services at The Blake at Miramar Beach. He is originally from Louisville, KY.

He has owned 2 restaurants in the local area, both of which he designed and developed. In addition, he has been a private hired chef for weddings and special occasions. He was taught by a classically trained European chef from Germany at his restaurant in Bonn Germany. In I was nominated as best chef on the Emerald coast for 5 consecutive years in Emerald Coast Magazine!

Keith’s favorite part of working with seniors is seeing how appreciative they are to experience a positive dining experience. He appreciates how professional The Blake is and how dedicated they are to being and doing things at a high level. The leadership team he has met are all a joy to know and work with.

Keith loves to travel abroad, cooking (of course) and gardening. He is truly thankful and blessed for the opportunity to be with The Blake and he is driven to be the best Blake Chef possible!

Michelle is originally from Miami, FL, but lived in Georgia for 37 years. She is a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist with a B. S in Therapeutic Recreation from Georgia Southern University and possesses a Real Estate License in Georgia and Florida. She worked at Emory’s Rehab Hospital in Atlanta as a Recreation Therapist for 24 years and had the pleasure of serving patients with Stroke, Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, and a variety of other rare diagnosis.

Michelle started her career at Emory in 1998 on the Geriatric Psych and Neuro Psych units and Geriatric Rehab, where she enjoyed working with seniors. Michelle says, “they have worked hard and survived a lot at this stage, and they just want to enjoy the rest of their years. I want to provide that for them.” She believes The Blake has a wonderful team and has enjoyed her time with everyone, especially the residents. The residents are so thankful for all she does for them, and that is such a huge reward.

Michelle has three children, 2 in college and one a freshman in high school at Freeport High School.