Our Executive Team

Cindy’s diverse nursing experience and true passion for learning, teaching, and helping others are key to her role as Regional RN for Columbia Cottage communities. Her focus includes planning, developing, evaluating, and directing the nursing staff and ensuring resident care is exceptional and consistent with regulations.

Ray joined the Horst Group in August of 2022 as a Talent Acquisition Specialist.  Working diligently to support the staffing needs of Columbia Cottage, he soon transitioned into the HR Business Partner role where he is able to leverage his prior experience and education to support our dedicated caregivers and talented support staff.  Ray is relentlessly passionate about building great teams focused on making a positive impact on the lives of our residents and their loved ones.  Outside of work, Ray enjoys spending time with his family, coaching his daughter’s ice hockey team, attending concerts, and doing anything he can outside!

Robert “Zac” Hurst graduated from the Academy of Culinary Arts at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), December 2003.  Following graduation Zac worked for Chef Glenn Wright at the Ritz-Carlton on Amelia Island, Florida. Here he not only worked in the banquet kitchen preparing meals for as many as fifteen hundred guests, but he also learned plating techniques and center of the plate presentations at the hotels "Café 4750."

Zac moved back to Pennsylvania to take a position as Chef de Cuisine at the Pittsburgh Athletic Association, a private club in downtown Pittsburgh, where he mentored under Executive Chef Ed Nagy.  Later, this team moved on to the 713 room Pittsburgh Hilton Hotel where they successfully ran a twelve million dollar a year catering operation as well as the daily meal services for the guests.

 After his time at the Hilton Zac again followed his mentor, Chef Nagy, back to IUP and handled Campus Dining preparing daily meals for some three to five thousand students.  Using this experience as a springboard, Chef Zac branched out on his own with jobs on several college campuses in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Maryland.  Finally, turning in a new direction, Zac discovered his own niche environment with employment first at Holiday Retirement and later with Hawthorne Senior Living.  As Executive Chef he found a real love in serving these communities. Most recently he has continued to serve as Food Service Director for Inhouse Rehabilitation Facilities and Senior Living/Continuing Care Retirement Communities.

On a personal note, Chef Zac was born and raised in Lansdale, PA and attended North Penn High School.  Currently Zac resides in Sinking Spring, PA. When he is not working Zac enjoys riding his Harley Street Bob, golfing, and travel.

Randall is part of Horst’s fifth generation of ownership, though he joined Horst in 1983. Before taking over as President & CEO, Randall was President and General Manager of Horst Construction and Horst Excavating subsidiaries, as well as Senior Vice President of the Horst Group. He became President & CEO of Horst Group in 2001. Horst Group has owned and managed Columbia Cottage since 1998