Statewide aging expert gets new gig in Sarasota

NORTH PORT — Michelle Capogrosso, a former top official with the Council on Aging Florida in Tallahassee, has been named executive director of The Springs at South Biscayne in south Sarasota County.

The Springs is an assisted living and memory care community scheduled to open later this year in North Port. The lead developer of the project is Birmingham, Ala.-based Omega Communities, which is building up to a dozen assisted-living communities from Tampa and Orlando to Naples.

Capogrosso, according to a release, was previously the chief operating officer for the Council on Aging, a statewide advocacy group for seniors. Capogrosso also ran multiple health care centers in West Palm Beach for MorseLife Health System, the release adds.