About
Meet Our Founder
Marianne Fisher, President/CEO
University of Cincinnati, 1978-1979
Ohio College of Applied Sciences
Civil Engineering/Construction Management 1979-1982
Marianne Fisher attended the University of Cincinnati, majoring in Civil Engineering, and the Ohio College of Applied Science, majoring in Construction Management. She has served as a Certified Professional Guardian since 2018.
Marianne first worked for HealthSouth Corporation as a member of its corporate acquisition team. Constant travel convinced her to move back to Florida fill time, where she became the Chief Operating Officer for Florida Community Cancer and Imaging Centers. After three years of overseeing eighteen outpatient centers, their physicians, and two-hundred seventy-five employees she became the Chief Executive Officer for Oakhurst Medical Clinic and East Bay Medical Center, a primary care group of internal and geriatric medicine physicians with two large clinics and a staff of forty-five. After twenty years, in December of 2017, she successfully sold the group. Marianne presently is President and CEO of Safe Harbor Eldercare Services, LLC which is a consulting company helping seniors and their families navigate the complex issues they encounter in todays aged lifestyle. Using thirty years of resources and networks she has established in the Pinellas/Hillsborough area provides our clients an experienced CEO to act in their best interest. She currently serves on the GAPC Board of Directors, Seminole Chamber Foundation, and the Seminole Lake Rotary Foundation.
Fisher Named Ms. Seminole at 61st Annual Chamber Awards
What Clients Have to Say
Jeffry M. Finkel
“It is my pleasure both to
commend and recommend Marianne and Safe Harbor Eldercare Services for their comprehensive and exemplary assistance guiding seniors and their families through the complex maze of medical, financial and legal challenges they constantly encounter. With more than twenty years’
experience as a healthcare executive Marianne has access to an excellent network of medical, financial and legal professionals. She also has a strong financial background. Additionally she has a desire to treat every client like they are
family members.
Marianne possesses that rare gift of knowledge, skills, and love of seniors that will provide you and your family with the peace of mind you need especially during those times when helping elderly family members can
seem overwhelming. I am personally aware of a number of people Marianne has helped. Having recently experienced the illness and passing of a close cousin I cannot thank Marianne enough not only for the love and help she provided but for the comfort she provided my family who are many hundreds of miles away. Just knowing she was there to serve as a liaison between my cousin and her doctors was hugely important. She also was constantly updating us on the situation. While most people see issues as problems to be “solved” Marianne through her positive attitude, dogged determination, comprehensiveness, and creativeness views issues simply as “challenges looking for solutions”. Whether you and your elderly
family members live near Marianne or many miles away she will expertly and
compassionately guide you through the process of providing all the necessary
and required services. Thank you, Marianne.”
Sioux Y.
“Safe Harbor Elder Care Services has graciously and timely met my needs and requests. I am so appreciative of having discovered their services, without which I would probably be in dire straits. I feel as though I can trust their advice and trust them to perform the functions for which I have contracted. I would recommend Safe Harbor Elder Care Services to any senior person looking for a caring, trustworthy and proficient advocate.”
Ken Burke
Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller
Pinellas County, FL
“In my professional and personal dealings with Ms. Fisher, she has impressed me with her knowledge, wisdom, and integrity. She is a person of the highest ethics who is well respected in the Seminole community as the CEO for approximately 20 years of a multi-million dollar healthcare organization.”
Dr. James Olliver
Past Provost, Presently a member of the Seminole City Council St Petersburg College Seminole Campus
“I was excited to learn that Marianne Fisher had assembled such a great team and launched Safe Harbor Eldercare Services. Marianne has a strong history of healthcare advocacy and empathy for the elderly, which she’ll take to the next level at Safe Harbor. She has always served with intelligence and heart, and this new opportunity is perfect for combining her knowledge, compassion and organizational skills to assist individual elderly men and women as they struggle to navigate the complexities of eldercare services.
She instinctively recognizes the difficulty of accessing and coordinating appropriate medical, legal and financial services. All the information may be “out there” but making sense of it all, especially when there may be health and technology challenges adding to confusion and stress, is a uniquely valuable skill and service.”
Gary Wintermeier President
Wintermeier Retirement Consultants
“Marianne Fisher is a respected professional within our community. She is truly a sincere and extremely caring individual. Marianne is the one person that can get the job done efficiently and seamlessly. I’ve dealt will Marianne over the past ten years and have been delighted with her results. She continues to exceed all expectations. She has the exceptional ability to assess situations quickly and offer concrete modes of action. Marianne is very efficient at navigating through any issue. Be
assured that Marianne will satisfy your needs and concerns while simultaneously demonstrating compassion for all.”
Tom Limroth, CPA
Donovan & Limroth, CPA’s, PA
“I have known and worked with Marianne Fisher for over 10 years most of which while she was CEO of a successful multi-million-dollar healthcare
group. Always professional and gracious, she consistently demonstrates the moral compass to do what is right for all concerned and when need be, the tenacity to make sure it gets done. Marianne is active in the community and has developed an extensive network of professional and organization relationships that provides her the resources to find the right solution for any situation that may arise.”
Ritva Venalainen
Kitimat, BC
“My husband and I live in Vancouver Canada. My aunt and uncle have lived in Florida for
over thirty years. My uncle passed away about eight years ago and my aunt has been by
herself ever since. I am her closest living relative. She still has an older sister in Europe. My aunt always told me she’d be able to take care of herself. That statement was simply not true. Her health has failed dramatically over the last four years. One day she realized she could not take care of herself.
Family members live thousands of miles away. Although she didn’t want to worry me she didn’t know what to do. Now she was compelled to follow the instructions of professionals who did not pay attention to her questions, feelings, or fears. Neither she nor I understand the language of complicated medical, financial or legal businesses. I reached out to Marianne because I knew she would be able to help my aunt. Can you possibly understand how astounding it is to find a dedicated professional who respects the patient and listens to his/her opinions. She is compassionate not only with the patient but the extended family as well. I am so grateful to Marianne for the emotional relief she has brought to both my aunt and me.”