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Steering Committee + Advisors

The Coalition is as strong as the people at its tables. Nursing home residents, direct-care staff, providers, advocates, care partners, researchers, policymakers, regulators and more have built this Coalition from the ground up. Thank you!

About Our Steering Committee

The Moving Forward Steering Committee sets the nursing home policy agenda for the Coalition as a whole. Representing diverse stakeholders from across the field, the committee develops policy statements on nursing home topics—drawing from the NASEM report, the nine original Moving Forward Action Plans, and current federal and state policy movement. Steering Committee statements serve as the basis for collaborative advocacy, education, and leadership.
How Are Decisions Made?

Steering Committee Members

Committee members represent either themselves or an organization with which they are affiliated.

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS

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Anne Montgomery
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Barbara Bowers
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Christopher Laxton

Advancing Excellence

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Jasmine Travers

Assistant professor of Nursing, NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing

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Jeanette Sullivan-Martinez
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Joe Angelelli

Senior Advisor for Age-Friendly Health and Well-Being, UPMC Center for Social Impact

MEMBERS WHO REPRESENT ORGANIZATIONS

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Amy Stewart

AAPACN

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Deke Cateau

A.G. Rhodes

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Irma Rappaport

Caregivers for Compromise

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Katie Smith Sloan

CEO, LeadingAge

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Kezia Scales

PHI

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Laura Thornhill

Alzheimer’s Association

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Lori Smetanka

National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care

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Mark C. Miller

National Association of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs

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Mark Prifogle

American College of Health Care Administrators

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Milta Oyola Little

Post-Acute and Long Term Care Medical Association (PALTMed)

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Patty Ducayet

National Association of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs

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Sarah Nolan

SEIU

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Sue Polis

Lutheran Services in America

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Susan Ryan

Center for Innovation

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Theresa Williams

Open Doors

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Tina Sandri

Forest Hills of DC

People Who Made Moving Forward Possible

Since our launch in 2022, the Coalition has been a place for big ideas, meaningful conversation, and collaborative action. Meet the people who have been leaning in with us since day one.

Jennie Chin Hansen

Independent Consultant, former CEO, American Geriatrics Society

Jennifer L. Smeltzer

Nursing Home Administrator, Marquis Mill Park

Jennifer Pyne

Vice President, Clinical Operations & Nursing Informatics, Genesis HealthCare

Joan Weiss

Deputy Director, Division of Medicine and Dentistry, Health Resources and Services Administration

Joanne Lynn

Health and Aging Policy Fellow Clinical Professor of Geriatrics and Palliative Care, The George Washington University

Joanne Rader

Co-founder, Pioneer Network Member, Live Oak Project

Joe Angelelli

Senior Advisor for Age-Friendly Health and Well-Being, UPMC Center for Social Impact

John F. Derr

Strategic Clinical Technology, JD & Associates Enterprises, Inc.

Jordi Luke (they & he)

CEO, Haus of Transcendent

Moving Forward Coalition launched to bring diverse leaders, stakeholders and experts together to advance practical solutions to long-standing nursing home quality issues.

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