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.

Dennis Short

Senior Policy Analyst, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East

Diane Carter

Founder and Previous CEO, American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing

Dr. Cynthera McNeill

DNP, AGPCNP-C, FAANP
Assistant Professor & Director of the Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Program, Wayne State University

Edward Mortimore

Consultant, formerly with CMS

Emily Nelson

Vice President, Healthcare Transformation, MetaStar

Eric Carlson

Director, Long-Term Services and Supports Advocacy, Justice in Aging

Faith Wiggins

Director – Long Term Care, Community Based Organizations and Pharmacy Sectors, 1199SEIU Training and Employment Funds

Frank D. Dornfest

Certified Balint Group Leader and Supervisor; (Retired) Professor of Family Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University; and Sage, The Green House Homes at Mirasol

Gail Towsley

Professor, University of Utah College of Nursing

Steering Committee + Advisors