Gavin Sym
Executive Director
Gavin Sym has served as Executive Director at Solstice at Joliet since May 2022. He previously served as Senior Business Office Director at Solstice at Palatine. Gavin brings over a decade of leadership, sales and customer service experience across a variety of industries, including higher education, hospitality and wireless communications.
Following his passions for human relations, leadership and business management, Gavin earned a Master of Business Administration degree with a focus in human resource management from Colorado Technical University. He also earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Fort Hays State University.
As an advocate for self-improvement at any stage of life, Gavin enjoys finding new opportunities to apply positive psychology in the workplace and his community. In his free time, Gavin enjoys challenging himself to learn new skills and languages, hiking with his dog, and exploring new parks and cities.
Esmeralda Castelan
Director of Sales and Marketing
Esmeralda Castelan, director of Sales and Marketing at Solstice at Joliet, has more than 10 years of business experience across various fields, including gastronomy, medicine, fitness and senior living. She received her bachelor’s degree in marketing and computer science and specializes in the world of social media. Esmeralda is passionate about the relationship between business and customer, and her goal at Solstice at Joliet is to make our residents’ experiences both personalized and unforgettable.
In her free time, Esmeralda enjoys spending time with friends and her dog, exercising, and exploring the cuisine in Chicago. She also speaks three languages and loves to travel.
Gloria Neal
Vibrant Life® Director
After 30 years of working in the administrative assistant field, Gloria Neal initially joined Solstice Senior Living at Joliet as concierge in December of 2017.
Now as the Vibrant Life® director, Gloria loves working with the residents and using her skills to make their lives a little better and more fun. In her spare time, she enjoys volunteering at her church with hospitality and assisting with the Craft Class. She also loves to bake, cook, work in her vegetable garden and do her church bookkeeping. She lives in Plainfield with her husband and son.
