Our Committees
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!
Our Steering Committee
We’re fortunate to have the guidance of a fantastic group of long-term care practitioners, advocates, community members, and leaders. Wise, dedicated, and collaborative – meet our rock.
Principal, AHM Enterprises
Past Chair, Advancing Excellence in Long Term Care Collaborative
Independent Consultant, Aging Services
CEO, A.G. Rhodes
Sr. Vice President, Quality, Regulatory & Clinical Services, American Health Care Association
Vice President of Health Policy, LeadingAge
President Emeritus, Connecticut Coalition of Resident Council Presidents
Executive Director, National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care
Pennsylvania Ombudsman for Long-Term Care
AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine
CEO, Forest Hills of DC
Our Committee Members
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.
Mairead Painter
Connecticut State Long-Term Care Ombudsman; First Vice President, NASOP
Mamata Yanamadala
Assistant Professor, Duke University School of Medicine
Marc Cohen
Co-Director, LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston Research Director, Community Catalyst
Margaret Calkins
Board Chair and Director of Research, IDEAS Institute
Margarite Grootjes
Nursing Home Resident, Ohio
Maria D. Moen
Senior Vice President, Innovation & External Affairs, ADVault, Inc.
Marilyn Rantz
Curators’ Professor Emerita, MU Sinclair School of Nursing
Marissa Bergh
Graduate Student, NYU Meyers College of Nursing
Mark Aaron Unruh
Associate Professor, Division of Health Policy and Economics, Weill Cornell Medical College
