PINES - Key Persons


Amy Williams

Job Titles:
  • Director
Amy has nearly two decades of experience in the day to day running of long- term care facilities with experience working in challenging nursing homes and working in meaningful roles at the Alabama school for the blind. Amy currently works as the director of Whispering Pines where she has a reputation for care, diligence and detail- oriented professionalism.

Crawford K. McDonald - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Administrator
  • Founder
Crawford Founded Taggart Atlantic Healthcare in 2019 with his wife for the purpose of bringing the dream of affordable healthcare into reality by tackling the most costly of its industries, long-term care. Crawford's experience in lowering the costs of major necessities stems from real estate where he specialized in affordable housing. Upon purchasing his first long-term care facility, he literally ate, slept and breathed assisted living by moving into the facility, eating the food, and serving as the administrator for a year.

Dr. Shujuan Tao McDonald

Job Titles:
  • Co - Owner
  • Managing Member
Shujuan or SJ is a scientist by training with a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from UGA, following which she completed her post-doctoral studies at Columbia University in New York City. After school she joined Pfizer as it's youngest Senior Scientist where she developed vaccines including Covid-19's. SJ remains active in the regulatory side of healthcare research and was recently published in the prestigious scientific journal, Nature, in London, England.

Mason Spancake

Mason graduated from Mercer with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Mason is qualified and attentive to the medical needs of the residents and has experience anticipating what further needs will be.

Shan Powers

Job Titles:
  • Lead Caregiver
Shan, resident lead caregiver at Whispering Pines has over two decades of experience in healthcare, ranging from memory care to nursing assistance, as a certified med technician she ensures accurate and reliable disbursement of medications, prescription management and strong adherence to care guidelines.