Featured Candidates

Take a look at just a few of the great candidates we are working with.

Operations

Executive Director  – Life Plan Communities

Seasoned senior living executive with 30+ years of experience leading CCRC operations and hospitality, driving sustained improvements in occupancy, NOI, workforce retention, and resident satisfaction.

  • Turned underperforming CCRC operations from a $1M loss to $2.4M positive NOI within 16 months.
  • Increased occupancy to 92%, accelerating lease-up from 57% to 89% in under six months.
  • Increased revenue by nearly $2M within six months.
  • Reduced employee turnover by 30–50%.
  • Open to opportunities in the Southwest

Executive Director – Life Plan Communities

Senior living executive with 20+ years of experience leading large-scale CCRCs and health centers, recognized for driving census and NOI growth, enhancing operational efficiencies, regulatory excellence, and workforce stability across large complex campuses.

  • Provides executive leadership for a 375-resident CCRC with 275+ employees and a $22M+ operating budget, overseeing all operational, clinical, and ancillary services.
  • Increased Net Operating Income by 52%.
  • Improved employee retention by 12%.
  • Open to relocation across the East Coast.

Vice President of Operations

19+ years of senior living leadership experience overseeing multi-site operations, strategic planning, and financial performance. 

  • Demonstrates success executing data-driven, goal-oriented initiatives that deliver sustainable profitability in highly competitive markets, while overseeing budgets exceeding $10 million.
  • Highly skilled in business plan development, marketing and sales strategy, and financial performance optimization. Known for a disciplined approach to expense management while consistently driving revenue growth.
  • Demonstrates elevating resident satisfaction scores to 90%+, and achieving best-in-class employee retention, reducing turnover by 20–30% through leadership development, culture-building, and performance accountability.
  • Known for a disciplined approach to expense management, reducing controllable costs by 5–12% without compromising care quality of service and hospitality standards.
  • Open to nationwide executive roles, leveraging travel flexibility to drive turnaround, growth, and operational excellence across multi-site portfolios.

SENIOR LIVING COO

Brings over 20 years of progressive leadership experience across complex, multi-site CCRCs and full-continuum services.

  • Currently overseeing a diversified portfolio generating nearly $100M+ in revenue and serving 1,000+ residents, this candidate is known for transforming operations, strengthening financial performance, and leading organizations through growth, change, and turnaround situations.
  • A strategic and hands-on leader, this candidate has successfully stabilized distressed communities, led large-scale redevelopment and integration initiatives, and built high-performing, engaged teams.
  • Background includes both corporate and on-site executive leadership, along with consulting and interim executive work supporting organizations in transition.
  • This person excels in board relations, compliance, and enterprise-wide alignment, bringing a leadership style grounded in accountability, collaboration, and results.
  • Improved NOI year-over-year in a financially challenged CCRC
  • Oversaw operations across full continuum services including IL, AL, MC, SNF, Hospice, and Home Health
  • Led capital redevelopment, platform integrations, and organizational restructuring across multi-site portfolio
  • Promoted and developed multiple internal leaders over the years, strengthening succession and retention

With a strong blend of operational expertise and strategic vision, this candidate is well-positioned to lead a mission-driven organization seeking a high-impact COO who can drive performance, stabilize operations, and support long-term growth.


CCRC CEO

Brings over 25 years of progressive senior living leadership experience, with a proven track record of transforming organizational cultures, optimizing financial performance, and driving complex campus expansions.

  • He currently leads a large prestigious Life Plan Community, 400+ employees, and has worked with budgets ranging from $10M-60M.
  • Prior to this, he rose through the ranks of a large nonprofit senior living provider, ultimately overseeing a multi-site portfolio and spearheading strategic growth across his portfolio.
  • A turnaround specialist with deep board and stakeholder management expertise, this candidate is known for stabilizing operations during periods of leadership volatility and driving measurable results across every area of operations.
  • His leadership style balances financial acumen, innovation, and compassionate service delivery.
  • He thrives in collaborative, mission-driven environments and brings extensive experience with IL, AL, memory care, SNF, and home- and community-based services.
  • Reduced organizational turnover 40% within 2 years
  • Improved operating ratios and more than doubled debt service coverage
  • Led launch of a large expansion project with over 100 priority sales in under a year
  • Directed large new campus developments for multiple new communities

With a rich portfolio of leadership awards and civic involvement, this candidate is ideally suited for a mission-driven organization seeking a bold, visionary CEO who brings both head and heart to the role. He is ready to lead a forward-thinking CCRC into its next era of innovation and impact.


CEO/COO

Senior living executive with 30+ years of experience leading operations, clinical services, and sales across IL, AL, and SNF settings. Most recently the CEO of a multi-state senior living company, he has also served as COO and RVP for national providers — overseeing as many as 104 communities.  He is not interested in CEO or even COO roles – just wants to get back to working with communities.  He’s a builder and a fixer. He scales occupancy, drives EBITDAR margins north of 45%, and bridges operations, sales and clinical teams with ease. He’s recently exited his ownership stake and is exploring Regional VP of Operations opportunities where he can lead teams and drive results.

  • Turned 9 struggling communities into positive EBITDAR in under 24 months
  • Opened & developed 40+ communities (AL, IL, SNF)
  • Reduced bad debt by nearly $2M as COO
  • Maintained 97%+ occupancy across multiple portfolios
  • Sold multiple portfolios while exceeding investor expectations

CEO

Extensive senior healthcare and CCRC executive leadership experience across nonprofit senior living communities, behavioral health, acute care, and multi-site healthcare organizations. Brings a strong background in mission-driven leadership, operational improvement, financial stabilization, strategic planning, and organizational growth.

  • Proven CEO and executive leadership experience within complex healthcare and senior living environments, partnering with Boards on strategy, governance, and long-term sustainability.
  • Experienced leading organizational turnarounds, improving financial performance, strengthening operations, and driving census growth through disciplined execution.
  • Strong background overseeing capital projects, regulatory readiness, employee engagement initiatives, and cross-functional teams in highly regulated environments.
  • Skilled at building trusted relationships with residents, families, employees, and stakeholders while advancing mission and organizational priorities.
  • Particularly well suited for CEO and senior executive leadership roles with nonprofit senior living organizations seeking a strategic, values-driven leader with broad healthcare experience.

This candidate is selectively exploring executive leadership opportunities with organizations seeking an experienced CEO who can provide operational excellence, financial discipline, and steady leadership through growth and change.


Administrator/ED

Nearly five years of senior living leadership experience with a strong background in skilled nursing operations and a desire to advance into Regional Vice President of Operations or Executive Director leadership within a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC). Brings hands-on operational experience, a commitment to resident-centered care, and the ability to lead teams in complex healthcare environments.

  • Experienced senior living leader with a strong understanding of daily operations, team leadership, quality outcomes, and regulatory expectations.
  • Demonstrated commitment to operational excellence, staff engagement, and creating positive experiences for residents and families.
  • Seeking expanded leadership opportunities within CCRCs, with interest in guiding communities through strategic initiatives, team development, and operational improvement.
  • Open to relocation throughout the Southeast and motivated by opportunities that provide long-term growth and increased organizational impact.
  • Particularly well suited for Executive Director or Regional Operations leadership roles with organizations seeking an engaged, service-focused leader with strong operational experience.

This candidate is selectively exploring senior living leadership opportunities with organizations seeking a dedicated operator who can build relationships, support teams, and drive consistent operational success.


Interim ED

20+ years of senior leadership experience within not-for-profit, faith-based Life Plan Communities, serving as an Executive Director and interim executive leader for complex CCRCs. Brings proven expertise in operational improvement, financial stewardship, board partnership, and organizational turnaround.

  • Experienced leading large, multi-level Life Plan Communities with oversight of independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, and complex operational environments.
  • Proven ability to stabilize organizations in transition, rebuild leadership teams, improve culture, and restore trust with residents, staff, and boards.
  • Strong financial and operational background, including margin improvement, census growth, capital project oversight, and disciplined budget management.
  • Trusted partner to Boards of Trustees with experience supporting governance, strategic planning, fundraising, and long-term organizational priorities.
  • Particularly well suited for Executive Director opportunities with not-for-profit Life Plan Communities seeking a steady, values-driven leader who can quickly assess challenges and deliver measurable results.

This candidate is selectively exploring executive leadership opportunities with organizations seeking an experienced operator who can provide stability, strengthen operations, and guide communities through periods of transition and growth.


Sales and Marketing

CCRC Sales Leader

  • Award-winning CCRC Sales Director brings excellent leadership, unparalleled closing ability, and uncommon ability to build relationships.
  • Worked with both new and established communities to hit record occupancy levels. 
  • Hospitality orientation with magnetic warmth and personal attributes.
  • Open to relocation within the Southeast. 

Multi-Site CCRC Sales Leader

  • Former VP of Sales for life plan portfolio is confidentially open to moving back into the field: open to regional roles or Director roles with large, upscale communities.
  • Entry fee closing expert with more than 20 years of experience boosting occupancy in life plan communities.
  • Proven difference-maker with all the verifiables. 
  • Open to relocation.

Vice President of Marketing

We are working with a candidate that is a proven marketing executive with over 25 years of success across various industries, including senior living, Independent Living, 55+ communities, and multi-family housing. Here are five key achievements that demonstrate their impact:

  • Increased Lead Volume by 25% – Led a 25-person marketing team to achieve a 25% year-over-year increase in qualified leads for a national senior living provider.
  • Doubled Online Conversions – Optimized acquisition costs and doubled conversions through enhanced website UX, targeted audience refinement, and refreshed messaging.
  • Launched 100+ Products – Drove successful go-to-market strategies, introducing over 100 new products across digital and retail channels, strengthening brand presence and revenue.
  • Directed marketing efforts for 35,000 apartment units nationwide, achieving brand visibility and occupancy gains through multi-channel campaigns.
  • Comprehensive Technology Integration – Implemented an enterprise-wide technology roadmap, enhancing customer engagement through smart access, virtual management, and resident portals.

These accomplishments highlight the candidate’s strategic leadership, innovative thinking, and measurable results, making them a top contender for VP and C-Suite marketing roles.


Senior Sales & Marketing Executive

Senior sales and marketing executive with 15+ years leading revenue strategy, market execution, and sales across senior living, supporting IL, AL, MC, skilled nursing, and PACE.

  • Led strategy and sales execution for startup and early-stage senior living projects across multiple U.S. markets.
  • Built and led national sales teams for senior living organizations.
  • Delivered a 22% increase in lead generation, 14% growth in move-ins, and 12.5% revenue growth year-over-year within the first year at a multi-community operator.

Director of Sales and Marketing – Life Plan Communities

High-performing senior living sales leader with 15+ years of experience driving occupancy growth and revenue increases across CCRCs and high-end rental communities. Known for consistent sales execution, strong referral development, and consistent census improvement.

  • Grew occupancy by 24% in a stabilized CCRC.
  • Led lease-up from construction through first year of opening, achieving 97%.
  • Exceeded budgeted new rent revenue by 80% in a single fiscal year.
  • Consistently ranked as a top-three national sales performer closing complex CCRC sales.
  • Open to opportunities in the MidAtlantic.

Sales and Marketing Executive

Sales and Marketing leader with 15+ years of experience growing census in troubled or struggling communities with previous experience in operations as an Executive Director.

  • Proven track record of growing census with aggressive sales strategies and comprehensive sales training for Sales Counselors.
  • Expertise is team building and sales culture enhancement to utilize all positive assets of a community to assure optimum success. Polished public speaker.
  • Ability to work well with the operations team to develop a “sales minded” culture within communities due to previous work as an Executive Director.
  • Experienced in using key data from KPIs to assess deficiencies in the sales process and use for coaching.
  • Digital marketing, SEO, and website enhancement experience in maximizing the online space to maximize inbound leads.
  • Willing to relocate.

Entry Fee Sales Expert

  • CCRC Sales and Marketing Director (10+ years), boasts phenomenal blue-sky sales success, PLUS years as Regional/Corporate Marketing Director. 
  • Seeking leadership role with large, upscale life plan portfolio. 
  • Engaged, hard-working difference maker. 
  • Currently in the Northeast, open to relocation for next challenge. 

VP, Sales and Marketing

  • Sophisticated sales and marketing leader, with outstanding occupancy growth and dynamic marketing initiatives for life plan and upscale IL/AL portfolios. 
  • Multi-site/corporate leadership for both NFP and FP, across 20 years in senior living. 
  • Recently spearheaded new programs and training which resulted in nearly $20M in entry fee revenue growth for a NFP portfolio.
  • Intelligent, impressive, mission-oriented candidate with a keen business sense is open to relocation to SE or Midwest.

Senior Living Sales Consultant

  • 20+ years of senior living sales and marketing leadership experience driving occupancy growth, brand positioning, and market differentiation for communities nationwide.
  • Demonstrated success executing data-driven marketing and sales strategies that improve lead generation, strengthen conversion performance, and accelerate move-ins in competitive markets.
  • Expertise in market research, multi-channel marketing strategy, and CRM optimization, aligning consumer insights with measurable ROI and sustainable census growth.
  • Proven leader in transforming underperforming communities through strategic planning, sales team coaching, and performance-driven marketing initiatives that deliver measurable results.
  • Based in VA, and open to opportunities with travel expectations below 60%, with flexibility for regional engagement.

CCRC Sales Leader

  • Candidate boasts ten years of documented success selling entry fee communities, including new communities and regional work. 
  • Results-oriented leader has tallied more than $70M in entry fees.
  • Experienced relationship builder and closer.  
  • Life change allows her to relocate, with particular interest in the Southwest, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, or Northeast.

Human Resources

Human Resources Director

17+ years of human resources leadership experience across senior living and luxury hospitality, with more than a decade leading HR operations for premier Life Plan Communities. Highlights include:

  • Broad HR leadership experience within senior living and related people-intensive environments, including oversight of core HR functions for a sizable employee population.
  • Trusted advisor to executive leadership on employee relations, regulatory compliance, workforce planning, leadership development, compensation, benefits, payroll, and organizational effectiveness.
  • Strong background modernizing HR infrastructure, improving processes, supporting HR technology initiatives, and creating scalable systems that improve consistency and accountability.
  • Known for building credibility with leaders and staff, strengthening employee engagement, developing high-performing teams, and bringing practical, solutions-oriented judgment to complex workforce matters.
  • Particularly well suited for regional, divisional, or corporate Human Resources leadership roles where culture, compliance, recruitment, retention, and operational execution are critical to long-term success.

This candidate is selectively exploring senior Human Resources leadership opportunities with organizations seeking a strategic, steady, and highly experienced HR partner who understands the people challenges of senior living and service-based operations.


Clinical

SVP Operations and Health & Wellness/VP Clinical Operations

Senior Living and healthcare professional with 25+ years’ experience in IL/AL/MC and SNF clinical operations for owned, managed, start-ups and turnaround situations.

  • Clinical professional with multi-state, multi community experience in Life Plan and standalone communities.
  • Results oriented, consistently focused on regulatory compliance, quality assurance, positive survey outcomes and exceeding quality of care expectations.
  • Focused on Risk Management and a proven track record of consistently reducing identified risks through system evaluation and process implementation.
  • Highly collaborative and strategic, working closely with Chief Medical Officer to create clinical programming and Sales and Marketing to market to providers.
  • Consistently focused on strict labor and budget controls.
  • Open to Relocation.

Regional Clinical Director

  • Sharp leader with multi-site clinical and single site ED experience with thriving communities.
  • Chicago-based leader and RN seeking multi-site opportunities – confidentially. 
  • Smart, warm, strategic candidate has experience across IL, AL, and MC communities.
  • Excellent tenure and references.

Other

CFO

25 years of senior living finance and accounting leadership experience across real estate development, senior living operators, and multi-state portfolios. Brings extensive expertise in financial strategy, growth planning, debt financing, operational finance, and building scalable systems that support long-term organizational success.

  • Proven CFO and finance leadership experience supporting multi-community senior living organizations, including development, expansion, budgeting, forecasting, and investment analysis
  • Extensive background managing complex capital strategies, lender relationships, and large-scale financing transactions, including construction, refinancing, and growth initiatives.
  • Strong track record building and evolving finance functions, developing teams, improving processes, and providing clear financial guidance to executive teams and stakeholders.
  • Collaborative, operations-focused leader known for translating financial strategy into actionable insights while partnering closely with CEOs and operational leaders.
  • Particularly well suited for CFO and senior finance leadership roles with mission-driven senior living organizations seeking a strategic partner to support growth, financial sustainability, and organizational evolution.

This candidate is selectively exploring senior finance leadership opportunities with organizations seeking an experienced financial executive who combines strategic vision, hands-on operational knowledge, and a strong understanding of the senior living industry.


Tenured Director of Finance & Analytics

Strategic finance and analytics leader with 10+ years of experience leading FP&A, operations, reporting, and transformation initiatives in large, complex healthcare organizations.

  • Leads enterprise planning, forecasting, and executive decision support for a $1B+ organization.
  • Direct CFO partner with experience supporting executive leadership and board-level planning and reporting.
  • Proven record of building scalable financial and data systems that improve visibility, decision-making, automation, and efficiency.
  • Delivered tens of millions in savings through automation workflows related to coding, billing, payments, and authorizations.
  • Combines financial leadership with strong technical and systems-oriented problem solving.
  • Open to relocation within the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.