Our Team

James T. Guffee is the founder of Radiant Senior Living, Inc. and serves as its President and CEO overseeing the general management of the company.  Mr. Guffee along with his wife and Chief Operating Officer, Jodi Guffee, are proud to continue their family’s 44-year tradition of providing high-quality healthcare and innovative lifestyle choices for seniors.  For over 12 years, Mr. Guffee has served as an executive responsible for development, acquisition, capital restructuring, financing, and disposition of over 32 senior housing projects.  Prior to entering the senior housing industry, Mr. Guffee was an award-winning musician, composer, songwriter, producer, and performer, including seven years as the bass player for the critically acclaimed rock group The Tories. Mr. Guffee earned a Bachelor of Music, magna cum laude, from Berklee College of Music in Boston.

At an early age volunteering in Senior Care Communities, Jodi L. Guffee developed a passion for seniors and experience in the Senior Care industry. Her passion led her to obtain a Bachelor's of Science from the University of Oregon and a Master's of Science in Gerontology from the University of Southern California. Jodi began her career in healthcare administration as a licensed administrator in both Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing facilities. While in California, Jodi was involved in the planning, construction, marketing and management of both new and existing Senior Care communities.

Jodi L. Guffee is the owner and Chief Operating Officer of Radiant Senior Living, based in Portland, Oregon, where she leads the operations and oversight to all aspects of the business of 17 communities throughout 6 states, ranging from Independent Living to Memory Care.

Technology has been an integral part of her mission to create comfortable, caring environments for the staff, residents, and family members of Radiant Senior Living. In her role, Jodi has had the opportunity to explore, test, and implement state-of-the-art technology that touches each part of the Senior Care business. Her desire is to bring multi-purpose tools to her teams to help aid them in providing the best in Senior Care.

As an industry leader for over 20 years, Jodi is often asked to participate on industry panels and think-tanks for insight into most recent trends and future foresight.

Tom has been in the Senior Living Industry for over 25 years and brings hands-on financial experience to the CFO position.  Not only has Tom been in the finance role as a CFO and Vice President of Accounting, he has also been an Administrator in both memory care assisted living and skilled nursing.   Tom participated in the growth of a Senior Living company from twenty to sixty plus communities with a national and international presence.  There he developed many of the accounting and finance platforms, at one point managing a team of thirty employees.  Tom has placed construction, bridge, permanent and agency debt, and led restructures.  His experience includes the acquisition and disposition of communities.  Tom holds a Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Arts, Theology from the University of Portland.  Tom and his wife have four children, exposing him to such experiences as Veterinarian medicine, motocross and SCUBA.

Donna Frasier joined our team in 2002. She started her accounting career in high school, worked her way through college, and earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Portland State University. Donna became a Certified Public Accountant in 1984 around the same time that she began working in the senior care industry. She has experience with all aspects of accounting and has been responsible for overseeing an accounting staff for over 25 years.

Teddi Neilson started her career at Farmington Square as a Med Aide and worked her way into a Resident Care Coordinator position. Teddi’s passion for Alzheimer’s and Memory Care soon landed her the role of Assistant Director and as of April 1st 2015 she has stepped into the role of Executive Director. Teddi accepted the role of Regional Director of Operations in February of 2019. 

Teddi has walked in the shoes of line staff which allows her the opportunity to know what they do every day. She is trusted by her staff and they feel that her leadership skills are unmatched because she knows firsthand what they do every day. 

Teddi was Radiant Senior Livings’ Outstanding Employee of the Year for 2014. Teddi shares her love of swimming and outdoors with her two sons and husband.

Sue Mooney has been with the company for over 25 years in a variety of positions with a broad range of experience including recruitment, retention, policy and procedure development, performance management, safety administration, workers compensation, and auditing HR compliance. Sue received her Associate Degree from Portland Community College and earned her Professional in Human Resources certification in 2006 and is a current active member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Sue Mooney started her career in Senior Living as a part-time caregiver in September 1992. Over the years she has advanced and held a variety of positions within the company. She has gained solid operational and HR experience from her variety of positions held.