Our Leadership.
Meet our team of caring, seasoned professionals—working every day to make Lutheran Life Communities the very best in senior living.
Executive Leadership
Sloan Bentley
President & CEO
Sloan brings over 35 years of senior living housing and care experience to Lutheran Life Communities. She is passionate about bringing new products and systems to Lutheran Life to ensure the perpetuity of the Mission. Sloan has personally developed a new program that what launched in 2022; an enterprise-wide culture program named Grace in Action [GIA]. GIA is modeled after a hospitality structure customized for Lutheran Life Communities, founded on Grace-Filled Living, a component of its Mission. On weekends, Sloan enjoys time on the golf course with her husband, Dan. Fitness and well-being are important to Sloan, evidenced by the many Zoom calls and meetings conducted from the treadmill desk in her office or during walks with her dogs, Chicagoland weather permitting!
Abdul Shakoor
Chief Legal Officer
Abdul Shakoor joined Lutheran Life Communities in June 2021 after most recently serving as deputy general counsel for a top 10 not-for-profit senior housing provider. In that capacity, Abdul was responsible for transactional matters, compliance, board and governance, litigation and supporting strategic growth opportunities. He is passionate about Lutheran Life’s core values and believes in delivering excellent quality and compassionate care to our residents. During his time away from Lutheran Life, Abdul enjoys traveling to new destinations with his family, and learning about local customs and cultures.
Joe Anderson
President, Lutheran Foundation for the Aged
Joe brings many years of experience in senior housing, and recently served as Vice President for Caspar.AI. Joe’s career also includes serving as CEO of SQLC, President of Seniority, Inc., President of the ABHOW Foundation and Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for ABHOW. Joe began his career in advertising, owning an agency that served senior living clients.
Dan Noonan
Chief Financial Officer
Dan Noonan joined Lutheran Life in March 2023 as Chief Financial Officer. Dan brings 30-plus years of progressive, financial leadership to Lutheran Life. He has six years of Chief Financial Officer experience in the Senior Living space. Prior to joining Lutheran Life, Dan spent five years with an eight community Senior Living organization based in the Chicago area. In this capacity, Noonan successfully guided the organization through the pandemic, raising over $30 million in CARES Act funds which helped offset the impact of the pandemic on operations. Dan led the restructuring of the organization’s capital stack through a series of refinancings and unproductive asset sales which reduced debt service by $4 million or 35% annually. As a result of these actions, the organization received a debt rating upgrade – one of the few upgrades that Fitch awarded during the pandemic. Dan also has financial leadership experience in the Technology and Retail industries. During his time with Forsythe Technologies as Sr. Vice President – Chief Accounting Officer, Noonan was part of the deal team that successfully sold the firm for $350 million, realizing a 194% return for its employee owners. Dan began his career with the public accounting firm of KPMG as a certified public accountant and holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Chicago.
Amy LaCroix
Chief Operating Officer
Amy joined Lutheran Life Communities in October 2022. Amy brings 20-plus years of experience in the field of health care and senior housing management to include skilled nursing, assisted living, memory care, adult day programming, home care and continuing care retirement communities. Prior to joining Lutheran Life, Amy was Senior Vice President of Community Operations of a large not-for-profit senior living organization with 19 communities throughout the United States. Amy has served in many roles throughout her career including nursing home administrator, community executive director and regional director of operations. Amy works closely with senior leaders in operations, clinical, human resources, sales, marketing and communications, project development, strategy and financial services. Amy received a Bachelor of Science – Health Administration from the University of South Dakota and holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. Amy practiced as a licensed nursing home administrator (currently inactive) in Virginia and Maryland.
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Lutheran Life Communities has been serving older adults and their families for more than 130 years. It is a legacy of always moving forward with intention, founded on the core value of our faith-based mission while being inclusive of people of all faiths, backgrounds and traditions. We enrich everyday experiences for residents, families and team members who believe life is better when lived together in the community.
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