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.

Steering Committee Members

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

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS

Anna Fisher

Anne Montgomery

Barbara Bowers

Jasmine Travers

Jeanette Sullivan-Martinez

Joe Angelelli

MEMBERS WHO REPRESENT ORGANIZATIONS

Amy Stewart

AAPACN

Christopher Laxton

Advancing Excellence

Deke Cateau

A.G. Rhodes

Douglas Pace

Alzheimer’s Association

Irma Rappaport

Caregivers for Compromise

Janine Finck-Boyle

LeadingAge

Katie Smith Sloan

LeadingAge

Kezia Scales

PHI

Lori Smetanka

National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care

Margaret Barajas

Pennsylvania Ombudsman for Long-Term Care

Mark Prifogle

American College of Health Care Administrators

Milta Oyola Little

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

Sarah Nolan

SEIU

Sue Polis

Lutheran Services in America

Susan Ryan

Center for Innovation

Theresa Williams

Open Doors

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.

Betsy White

Assistant Professor of Health Services, Policy & Practice, Brown University School of Public Health

Beverley Laubert

National Ombudsman Program Coordinator, Administration for Community Living (ACL)

Bobbie Gray

VP Care Communities, Presbyterian SeniorCare Network

C. Lynn Ruppersberger-Swisher

Senior Health Care Consultant, Saxton & Stump

Camille Russell

State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Kansas Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman

Candace McMullen

CEO/President & Board Chair, PADONA

Candance Hope Wise

Caroline Madrigal

Nurse Scientist, VA Boston Healthcare System Geriatrics & Extended Care

Cassie Lopez-Jeng

PhD, MPH, MCHES, CPH
Assistant Professor, Western Michigan University

Steering Committee + Advisors