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

Anne Montgomery

Barbara Bowers

Christopher Laxton

Advancing Excellence

Jasmine Travers

Assistant professor of Nursing, NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing

Jeanette Sullivan-Martinez

Joe Angelelli

Senior Advisor for Age-Friendly Health and Well-Being, UPMC Center for Social Impact

MEMBERS WHO REPRESENT ORGANIZATIONS

Amy Stewart

AAPACN

Deke Cateau

A.G. Rhodes

Irma Rappaport

Caregivers for Compromise

Katie Smith Sloan

CEO, LeadingAge

Kezia Scales

PHI

Laura Thornhill

Alzheimer’s Association

Lori Smetanka

National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care

Mark C. Miller

National Association of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs

Mark Prifogle

American College of Health Care Administrators

Milta Oyola Little

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

Patty Ducayet

National Association of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs

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.

Daniel Ciolek

Associate Vice President, Therapy Advocacy, American Health Care Association

Dave Sneddon

Licensed Nursing Home Administrator

David Grabowski

Professor of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School

David Stevenson

Professor, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Deanna Duffey

Director of Nursing Assistants, Redstone Highlands

Deanna Mitchell

RN, BSN, MSBA
Vice President for Health Policy and Integrated Systems, LeadingAge Michigan

Deborah Carmany

President, Ohio GAPNA Chapter
CNP Clinical Advisor, Personalized Health Partners

Deborah Dunn

Ed.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Administration, College of Nursing and Health at Madonna University

Denise Parr

MSN-IPC, RN, CIC
Infection Prevention Resource and Assessment Team Lead Manager, MI Department of Health & Human Services

Steering Committee + Advisors