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
Steering Committee Members
Committee members represent either themselves or an organization with which they are affiliated.
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS






MEMBERS WHO REPRESENT ORGANIZATIONS

AAPACN

Advancing Excellence

A.G. Rhodes

Alzheimer’s Association

Caregivers for Compromise

LeadingAge

LeadingAge

PHI

National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care

Pennsylvania Ombudsman for Long-Term Care

American College of Health Care Administrators

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

SEIU

Lutheran Services in America

Center for Innovation

Open Doors

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