Meet Our Senior Living Professionals

Faron Barton

Executive Director

As a young man, Faron joined the Army right out of High School and served for 30 years. After retiring from the Army, I returned home to Fannin County and was employed as a Human Resources Director for North Georgia Medical Hospital in Ellijay, Georgia.  When the hospital closed, he decided to enjoy retirement and enjoy his farm in Raywick, Kentucky, however retirement didn’t last long. He began working at Blue Ridge Assisted Living in 2017 and was selected as the Executive Director in 2018 and enjoys working with his amazing residents and team members.

Cindy Querry

Senior Lifestyle Counselor

Senior Lifestyle Counselor, Cindy Querry, is a proud graduate of Kennesaw College whose career has been dedicated to healthcare and serving our area’s senior population. She spent 12 years as a Senior Circle Director at Fannin Regional Hospital, and as an entrepreneur, owned a travel agency that specialized in senior adult travel.

A seventh-generation Fannin Countian, Cindy has a special connection to our area and its residents, and truly understands the many joys of living in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. She and her husband, John, have been married for 38 years, and have two sons, a daughter-in-law and two, wonderful grandchildren who bring endless joy to their lives.

Dionne Ryff, BOM

Dionne has worked in several different exciting industries with various kinds of roles including publicity and promotions for movie studios, marketing/sales assistant/promotions for a newspaper/magazine and radio station, physician liaison for a hospital, registrar/information specialist for a middle school, but none have been more rewarding then being the executive assistant/business office manager at 2 different assisted living communities. Always one to build strong relationships with others, she has most enjoyed getting to know seniors, building friendships with them and knowing that she has made a difference in their lives. What she hopes they take with them is how much they have also made a difference in in her world. Working with and around seniors truly brings her enjoyment that she wishes everyone could experience in their working career.