Meet Our Team

Alicia is originally from Alabama, but she has been in the Miramar Beach area for over 20 years. She graduated from Northwest Florida State College 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 also enjoys the camaraderie and family atmosphere between the residents and being a part of a  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!

Ashley Gary currently resides in Crestview, Florida and has recently assumed the role of Assistant Director of Wellness at The Blake. Having obtained her nursing license in 2012, she immediately began working as a floor nurse in a Skilled Nursing Facility. While there, she received an Employee of the Quarter and an Employee of the Year award. She also worked her way onto the wound care team. Following that, she was a GI nurse for 5 years, and then moved on to home health for the next 4 years. Much of her experience comes from working with the elderly. She enjoys listening to the stories, experiences, and humor of the residents that she cares for. In her free time, she likes to work on little projects in her house, practice self-care, and devote the rest of my time to my family.

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 ADLs 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, who is 21 years old and has been in the Navy for 3 + years, while Dakota, 20, is in RN school.

Crystal is the Reunion Program Coordinator at The Blake. She is originally from Warsaw, Virginia, and recently moved to Crestview to be closer to her son, who is serving in the US Army with the 7th Group. She is CPR Certified and has a passion for working with Seniors. Crystal has previous experience in banking before transitioning to Senior living. She has worked in Activities as well as the Administrative Departments and has experience in all aspects of the community! She began her career with The Blake as a Personal Assistant, where she got to know the residents and loves hearing their stories. Her favorite part of working with seniors is helping them to feel connected to the community that they are a part of and to learn all about their history and past experiences. Crystal’s favorite part of working at The Blake is how quickly the staff and residents have become like family to her and helped her to settle into her new home! When she is not at work, Crystal loves adventure! She enjoys checking out new places and spending time with family whenever she can. She also loves relaxing at home with her dog, Holly, and her cat, Bijou!

Benjamin Ingermann was raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, and Cookeville, Tennessee before moving to Florida. He now resides in Niceville. He has a bachelor’s degree in Project Management from Northwest Florida State College, graduated Summa Cum Laude. He has taken many courses in management, business relations, business-oriented calculus, and hospitality that are beneficial to his professional position. Benjamin has previous experience in the food industry as a sous chef, line cook, and prep cook. He also has experience in the General Contracting field as a flooring technician and interning as a project manager.

His favorite part of working with seniors is being able to hear the stories from their past lives, and enjoys hearing interesting facts about the time in which they grew up and life lessons that he can use to better help himself in his life today. His favorite part about working at The Blake is the staff. Everyone is very friendly and eager to work together to achieve the status that The Blake is so well known for. In his free time, he likes to play the drums, guitar, or trumpet. In high school and his first year of college, he was a part of the marching band.

Stacey Jack was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and moved to the Emerald Coast in 2017. She started her food and beverage career in 1988 bussing tables at her best friend father’s restaurant. She has now been in the industry for 37 years, and "there’s not much I have not done within", she says.

She is now the Director of Dining Services at The Blake at Miramar Beach, and absolutely loving every minute of it. "For the first time in a very long time, I find myself working with purpose!" she says. She enjoys helping create memories and friendships over a plate of food while making sure health needs are met, and being able to interact with our wonderful residents really helps her create foods they enjoy and challenges her to try new things. "I’ve had plenty of people in my life that have coached and counseled me on the way to where I am today, but the most memorable tip that I’ve ever received is 'If you haven’t failed at least once, you really haven’t tried'", she remarks. "I will always push myself to do better than the day before."

When she's not at work, she loves spending time with family and friends in the great outdoors, a good glass of wine, and her dogs (who are like her children). She's also always the first on the microphone at karaoke.