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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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Anna Fisher
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Anne Montgomery
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Barbara Bowers
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Jasmine Travers
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Jeanette Sullivan-Martinez
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Joe Angelelli

MEMBERS WHO REPRESENT ORGANIZATIONS

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Amy Stewart

AAPACN

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Christopher Laxton

Advancing Excellence

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Deke Cateau

A.G. Rhodes

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Douglas Pace

Alzheimer’s Association

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Irma Rappaport

Caregivers for Compromise

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Katie Smith Sloan

LeadingAge

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Kezia Scales

PHI

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Lori Smetanka

National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care

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Margaret Barajas

Pennsylvania Ombudsman for Long-Term Care

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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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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.

Rowena Sheppard

CNA, Member, NAHCA

Sacasha Brown

Senior Director of Health Services, East Ridge Retirement Village Inc

Salli Pung

Michigan State Long Term Care Ombudsman

Sam Brooks

Director, Public Policy, The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care

Sarah Nolan

SEIU

Sarah Slocum

Chair, National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care

Sarah Tracy

Director of Nursing, Marywood Nursing Care Center

Se Hee Min

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Columbia University School of Nursing

Shannon Gadd

Senior Director, Collaborative Safety, LLC

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