Meet Our Team at
Carriage Inn Katy

Antonio Rivas is the Executive Director at Carriage Inn Katy. Antonio leads the team of professionals that are here to serve your loved ones. He began his career in maintenance and transportation at a sister community. Later, he was promoted to the Business Office Manger at Carriage Inn Katy and later Assistant Executive Director before becoming the Executive Director. Antonio likes to monitor operations but loves the interaction with residents most. His goal is to make sure all our residents enjoy life.

Antonio and his wife Esmeralda have two children, Antonio (4 years) and Leonel. Antonio was born and raised in Houston Texas and is the oldest of 3.

Rebecca Borrello is a native Houstonian, where she attended the University of Houston, graduating with both a Bachelor and Master’s degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management. She has worked most of her career in hotels and brings years of service in hospitality to the community. Her focus has been on sales where she cultivated and maintained business relationships with colleagues and customers. In addition, Rebecca was a Professor at Houston Community College for several years teaching Hotel Management to future leaders of the industry. After years in hotels, Rebecca decided to join Senior Living to be part of a community with a family feel and longer term relationships. 

Rebecca enjoys taking care of her home and yard and has two dogs that she rescued from a local shelter. She is excited to be joining the community of Carriage Inn as the Director of Business Development!

Sam Flakes is the Director of Maintenance at the Carriage Inn Katy and he has over 20 years experience in Maintenance and Facilities Management. Sam and his team always comes in early and stay late to ensure Building Operations run smoothly and efficiently. Sam and his team shares the same motto “No work order left behind.”

Mandy Garrison is the Director of Dining Services at Carriage Inn Katy. Mandy showed strong interest in being in the kitchen from a young age where she learned that cooking is a way to show love. She started her career in foodservice as a prep cook nineteen years ago and later graduated with a degree in Culinary Arts from Oklahoma State University. Mandy gained valuable experience over the years working in kitchens alongside many talented people. She served as Executive Chef for a large contract foodservice company for nine years before joining the Carriage Inn Katy Team last year.

Mandy’s role as Director of Dining Services lets her further expand on her desire to make connections with those she serves. Mandy loves the opportunity to be involved in the lives of those most precious to what we do - our residents, their families, and the staff that make great hospitality possible.

Domeeka Holmes is the Life Enrichment Director of Assisted Living and Memory Care at Carriage Inn Katy. She has been working in senior living for 10 years with 5 years with Carriage Inn Katy.

Working at Carriage Inn has fulfilled Domeeka's passion to work with seniors. In her spare time she enjoys traveling and the outdoors!

Kimberley has been a nurse for over 20 years and has specialized in working in health and wellness for seniors . She has a great passion for working with the elderly and residents that are memory challenged. Kimberley’s love for geriatrics stems from caring for her grandfather who had dementia. Kimberley is excited to begin her journey here at Carriage Inn Katy.

Kimberley Magee was born in Mississippi and raised in Arkansas. Kimberley and her husband James have 3 adult sons - Clayton, Kyle and Joshua-18. 

Katja Rudyk has been with Carriage Inn Katy since July 2020, where her first role in serving our community was as the Move-In Coordinator. In that role, Katja took the time to greet our new residents and get to know them, assist in preparing their new home and help them settle in and acclimate to their new community. In this role, she began to build a strong bond with our residents and was elated to accept the position of Director of Life Enrichment. Prior to working in senior living, Katja worked in the finance realm and in fundraising and event planning for a major non-profit organization. Her biggest passions are service, community, and the well-being of others, she will always find a way to bring a smile to your face. “Caring about the happiness of others we find our own” a quote by Plato, is a mantra Katja truly believes in. Katja enjoys taking the time to get to know people. She loves history, genealogy, and geography, which lends itself well to having an ear for our residents who are in their ‘storytelling years.

Katja Rudyk was born an Army Brat and grew up all over the world. She has 3 children, 2 sons serving in the US Army and 1 daughter pursuing a degree in Agricultural Sciences.

Huy Vu takes a vision and makes it a reality through strategy development. His professional experience and managerial education at the University of Houston as well as Ton Duc Thang University provided him the right skills in order to be successful in the lodging management field. Thanks to University coursework and to several work experiences in the hospitality industry, in fact, he has able to develop and implement flexible skills which allow him to adapt quickly to senior living, improve his communication skills, and implement his leadership ability. Working with seniors has helped him realize that he loves being part of a living, loving, learning environment, as what he said “I help residents live the life they want and, every day, they make my life better. My Carriage Inn Katy team cares about supporting me in my job and my life. They are my family. And there are so many opportunities to grow.”

His passion for hospitality is not limited to his working life. During his spare time, he enjoys disappearing for weekends with friends or exploring different places to eat.