Parsons House Preston Hollow

Lori Griffo serves as the executive director at Parsons House Preston Hollow and is responsible for day-to-day operations. With over 20 years of experience in operations and marketing, Lori provides our community with a wealth of knowledge, leadership, and genuine love and compassion for the generation we serve.

“It is an honor and a privilege to care for those who have cared for us. The opportunity to spend time with our elders is a gift and always brings me joy,” says Lori. She is a native Texan and enjoys the outdoors, traveling, music, and theater. She also loves to curl up with a good book. Lori says spending quality time with family is her favorite pastime.

Chaitali graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a special education degree and has always had a passion for teaching. Growing up, Chaitali loved her grandparents and was a very spoiled grandkid. That’s one of the reasons she loves to serve seniors—she always enjoys helping people. Her parents are her inspiration.

Chaitali has been with Parsons House since 2017. She feels blessed to work with such a great team. There is a learning experience every day at Parsons House, a new beginning every day, holding great significance, which contains boundless potential for new insights and greater vision.

Mario joined Parsons House Preston Hollow in 2012. Mario has over 10 years of experience in the restaurant industry. He has served as head chef at Nordstrom Cafe and sous chef at the acclaimed Zodiac Room at Neiman Marcus.

Suzy has been with Parsons House Preston Hollow for over 6 years. She started working on the weekends at the front desk. Since then, she has worked in almost every department! Suzy was promoted to resident services director in 2015. She enjoys caring for, teaching, and interacting with residents every day. Her favorite part of her job is the loving and close relationships she has built with many wonderful residents and their families. Suzy has been married for 27 years, has 3 sons, and 2 grandchildren.

Jose has been with Parsons House Preston Hollow since 2014. Before joining our team, he was the maintenance director at John Paul II High School for 10 years. Jose helps to keep our community safe every day. Jose is a master chicken tender and sees to their every need, his saying being, “Happy chickens, happy life.” If you see him around, be sure to say hello!

Jasmine joined Parsons House in the Summer of 2019 as our memory care program supervisor. Jasmine graduated from Grambling State University in December 2012 and moved to Dallas in 2013. Growing up, both of Jasmine’s grandparents were diagnosed with dementia, and both passed due to complications of the disease in the early 2000s.

Jasmine has a passion for learning more about dementia and working in the field, contributing to the cause and helping to educate people about it. In her spare time, Jasmine enjoys spending time with her 1-year old daughter, her partner, and her family. Jasmine also loves to cook, and her favorite hobby is reading. Jasmine feels grateful to continue enriching the lives of seniors and bringing them joy every day.

Prior to moving to Texas at the end of 2018 from Mansfield, Ohio, KaTrece worked at a national non-profit organization that provided low-income individuals and families with all their basic needs. She was a supervisor of the social services department for 6 years after being an office assistant for 1 year. She enjoys working with children and seniors.

The most rewarding task for her is working with seniors, facilitating a senior nutrition program. She always makes it a point to take care of others the way she would want someone to treat and take care of her loved ones and herself. The reputation of Parsons House for providing quality care to seniors made her interested in joining the team.

She enjoys watching documentaries, reading, and learning something new daily.