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Our Committees

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!

Our Steering Committee

We’re fortunate to have the guidance of a fantastic group of long-term care practitioners, advocates, community members, and leaders. Wise, dedicated, and collaborative – meet our rock.

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Anne Montgomery

Principal, AHM Enterprises

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Barbara Bowers

Past Chair, Advancing Excellence in Long Term Care Collaborative

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Christopher Laxton

Independent Consultant, Aging Services

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Deke Cateau

CEO, A.G. Rhodes

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Holly Harmon

Sr. Vice President, Quality, Regulatory & Clinical Services, American Health Care Association

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Janine Finck-Boyle

Vice President of Health Policy, LeadingAge

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Jeanette Sullivan-Martinez

President Emeritus, Connecticut Coalition of Resident Council Presidents

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Lori Smetanka

Executive Director, National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care

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Margaret Barajas

Pennsylvania Ombudsman for Long-Term Care

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Milta Oyola Little

AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine

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Tina Sandri

CEO, Forest Hills of DC

Our Committee Members

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

Douglas Pace

Senior Director, Long-Term & Community-Based Care, Alzheimer’s Association

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

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