Prior to Solstice, Shelia Orozco held the position of Resident Services Director for a senior community and was also acting Regional Resident Services Director for California. She has been a licensed nurse for many years and prior to that worked in the music industry in Ohio. Shelia has dedicated her life to enhancing the well-being of others through her career and volunteer work. She believes in servant leadership and strives to empower people to rise to meet their full potential of leadership. Shelia was born and raised in northern Ohio and moved to California in 2013. She has been happily married for many years, and she and her husband share eight children. When Shelia is away from work, she enjoys the outdoors with her family, as well as boating, exercising and singing worship at church.  

Angele Laib is the director of Sales and Marketing for Solstice at Apple Valley. She’s been with the community for 10 years and enjoys coming to work every day. Previously, she held the title of Vibrant Life director for five years.

Her background is in early childhood education, and she spent nearly 10 years in various teacher and director roles at schools in Alhambra and Victorville.

She enjoys building relationships with her residents and their families – she considers it very rewarding work. Her tagline is “I once called the parents about the kids, but now call the kids about the parents!”

She looks forward to meeting potential residents and being able to help explain and navigate senior living options.

Kevin Hundric has served as Culinary Services director with Solstice at Apple Valley since November 2021. Prior to this position, Kevin worked at a country club for over 10 years, holding the position of cook, sous chef and eventually executive chef, while also working as a barista at Starbucks. 

His love for cooking began at a summer camp helping in the kitchen with meals. He graduated from the restaurant management program at Victor Valley Community College before furthering his career by graduating from Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Art Institute in Pasadena.  

Kevin is dedicated to creating new and exciting dishes for residents and making each dining experience memorable. 

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Yvette Velez moved to California in the early 1980s, but originally hails from New York. She started in property management in 1996 and moved into senior living in 2017. She is happily married with four children and enjoys dancing and cheering on the New York Giants.

Steven Anaya became the Building Services director for Solstice at Apple Valley because he is passionate about providing great service and enjoys building a rapport with each of our residents. 

He has a background in property management and is a certified multi-family housing specialist with over 10 years’ experience as both a maintenance technician and community director. In his spare time, Steven enjoys listening to music and attending live performances.