Our Family

Marquita McCarty

Executive Director

Marquita is the Executive Director for Providence Place Assisted Living and The Gardens Memory Care in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. She has been with Providence Place since 2010 and started out as a full-time nurse. In 2017 she became the Clinical Director for Providence Place and in 2018 she moved on to become the Executive Director for both Providence Place and The Gardens.

Marquita lives in Mt. Juliet with her husband and two children, along with their 20 goats, three dogs, and two cats. In her free time, she loves to spend time with family, go to the beach, walk, and read.

Holly Tayse, LPN

Clinical Director

Holly is the Clinical Director at Providence Place Assisted Living and The Gardens Memory Care and has been with the company for almost two years. She has been a nurse for over 19 years and has worked in a few different healthcare settings including Progressive Care, Cardiac Lab, and Assisted Living.

Holly is a lifelong resident of Lebanon, Tennessee, and is happily married with two kids, one beautiful granddaughter, and a grandson on the way!

Tommie Estraca

Administrative Assistant

Tommie started in the healthcare profession as a Nurse Assistant in 1986 where she worked for four years. After the loss of her oldest daughter Ashleigh, who was placed in Hospice Care for a short time at the age of 15 months, she knew then that Hospice Care and Comfort Care was indeed where her heart was. It was 10 years later when she decided to go into the Administration side of healthcare where she is currently.

Tommie moved to Mount Juliet in 2015 from Kansas City, Missouri. She is a mother of two beautiful girls, Saly and Destiny. She spends her free time with family and friends and loves to sing, cook, and read.

Lori Guzman

Activities Director

Lori is the Activities Director for Providence Place Assisted Living in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. She worked for the Lebanon Special School District for 13 years.

She is a lifelong resident of Wilson County. She has two amazing boys – one who is still living at home and keeps her busy with sports. Lori spends her free time attending sports events with her son and spending time with family and friends.

Shawn Hodges

Food Services Director

Shawn is the Food Service Director for both Providence Place Assisted Living and The Gardens Memory Care. He moved from Arkansas 10 years ago. Shawn is married to his beautiful wife, Debbie, who also works at Providence Place. They have three beautiful boys and one boy on the way!

Mitch Holland

Business Manager

Mitch is the Business Manager for Providence Place Senior Living (and Carrick Glen). Mitch has been with GoodWorks Unlimited since he was 14 years old, and has been a dishwasher, groundskeeper, receptionist, bus driver, caregiver, and was the assistant/interim director for Carrick Glen. Mitch has two dogs and loves stay-cations!