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.
Martin D. Allen
Senior Vice President – Reimbursement Policy, American Health Care Association & National Center for Assisted Living
Mary K. Ousley
Chief Strategy Officer, PruittHealth
Mary Lou Ciolfi
Senior Program Manager, University of Maine Center on Aging
Melissa B. Honig
Executive Director, Valle Verde – a HumanGood Community
Merle Houston
Nursing Home Resident, A.G. Rhodes Cobb
Michael K. Lin
Senior Scientist, Telligen
Michael Wasserman
Chair, Public Policy Committee,
California Association of Long Term Care Medicine
Michelle Dionne-Vahalik
Associate Commissioner for Long Term Care Regulation, Texas Health and Human Services
Michelle Dougherty
Senior Manager, Health Information Technology Policy, Center for Health Informatics, RTI International; Convener, LTPAC Health IT Collaborative
