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
Steering Committee Members
Committee members represent either themselves or an organization with which they are affiliated.
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS



Advancing Excellence

Assistant professor of Nursing, NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing


Senior Advisor for Age-Friendly Health and Well-Being, UPMC Center for Social Impact
MEMBERS WHO REPRESENT ORGANIZATIONS

AAPACN

A.G. Rhodes

Alzheimer’s Association

Caregivers for Compromise

CEO, LeadingAge

PHI

National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care

National Association of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs

American College of Health Care Administrators

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

National Association of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs

SEIU

Lutheran Services in America

Center for Innovation

Open Doors

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.
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
Michelle Moccia
DNP, ANP-BC, GS-C
Geriatric Independent Consultant/City of Livonia Commission on Aging
Molly Langford
PMDA, PA Society for Post Acute and Long Term Care, Past President & Executive Board Member
Nancy D. Zionts
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Program Officer, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
Nancy Kusmaul
Associate Professor, University of Maryland Baltimore County School of Social Work
Nancy Swierz
MSN, RN, CMC, Program Director, MFC Michigan State Team
Natalie Basinger
Undergraduate in Public Policy, University of Delaware, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration