---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-245583"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SNDA"
cik: "0001043000"
company_name: "SONIDA SENIOR LIVING, INC."
filed_at: "2024-10-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T09:34:42.737980+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sonida appoints Tabitha Bailey as Chief Legal Officer; David Brickman resigns after 32 years

## Summary
- David Brickman resigns as SVP, General Counsel & Secretary effective Dec 31, 2024 to pursue other opportunities.
- Tabitha Bailey appointed SVP & Chief Legal Officer effective Jan 1, 2025; previously CLO at Avantax (completed $1.2B take-private).
- Brickman receives separation allowance equal to 2x base salary plus annual bonus, paid over two years.
- Brickman enters 6-month consulting agreement at $20,000/month from Jan 1 to Jun 30, 2025.
- Departure not related to any disagreement with the Company's operations, policies or practices.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-245583
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SNDA
- cik: 0001043000
- company_name: SONIDA SENIOR LIVING, INC.
- filed_at: 2024-10-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043000/000119312524245583/0001193125-24-245583-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043000/000119312524245583/d799843d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Tabitha T. Bailey was appointed as Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at SONIDA SENIOR LIVING, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
  source text: the Company has appointed Tabitha T. Bailey as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, effective January 1, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043000/000119312524245583/0001193125-24-245583-index.htm
- Executive change
  David R. Brickman resigned as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at SONIDA SENIOR LIVING, INC..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
  source text: David R. Brickman, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Sonida Senior Living, Inc. (the “Company”), informed the Company that he is resigning to pursue other opportunities, effective as of December 31, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043000/000119312524245583/0001193125-24-245583-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.