Our Supporters
The Moving Forward Coalition is proud to work with a diverse and growing group of supporters who bring both thought and action partnership to advance our mission and vision. Through close collaboration and coordination, these organizations help align shared priorities, strengthen our work, and accelerate progress on nursing home quality.
People Who Made Moving Forward Possible
The Moving Forward Coalition is proud to work with a diverse and growing group of supporters who bring both thought and action partnership to advance our mission and vision. Through close collaboration and coordination, these organizations help align shared priorities, strengthen our work, and accelerate progress on nursing home quality.
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Acacia Herndon
Nurse, Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital
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Addie M. Abushousheh
Organizational & Environmental Gerontologist, Research Associate, The Center for Health Design
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Adrianna Nava
President, National Association of Hispanic Nurses
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Alex Federman
Professor of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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Alex Spanko
Director of Communications, The Center for Innovation – The Green House Project + Pioneer Network
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Alisa Tagg
Association Director, The National Association for Activity Professionals (NAAP)
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Amelia Smith
Graduate, Masters in Aging and Health, Georgetown University
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Amy Stewart
AAPACN
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Ann M. Kolanowski
Professor Emerita, Penn State, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
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Anna Fisher
Director-Education & Quality, Hillcrest Health Services
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April Diaz
Vice President of Clinical Services, Marquis Companies
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Aysha Kuhlor
Chief Clinical Advisor, Institute of Post-Acute Care
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Barry Barkan
Co-Founder, Live Oak Project
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Belinda Dokic
CPHT, MHA
Regional ACO/CIN Program Manager, Saint Joseph Mercy Health System -
Beth Irtz, BSN, NHA
President, Focus Consultation
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Bethany Duyser
DNP, RN, AGPCNP
Assistant Director and Trainer, IMPART Alliance, Michigan State University -
Betsy Rust
EVR Advisory; Retired Partner, Plante Moran, PLLC
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Betsy White
Assistant Professor of Health Services, Policy & Practice, Brown University School of Public Health
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Beverley Laubert
National Ombudsman Program Coordinator, Administration for Community Living (ACL)
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Bobbie Gray
VP Care Communities, Presbyterian SeniorCare Network
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C. Lynn Ruppersberger-Swisher
Senior Health Care Consultant, Saxton & Stump
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Camille Russell
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Kansas Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman
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Candace McMullen
CEO/President & Board Chair, PADONA
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Candance Hope Wise
MS
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Caroline Madrigal
Nurse Scientist, VA Boston Healthcare System Geriatrics & Extended Care
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Cassie Lopez-Jeng
PhD, MPH, MCHES, CPH
Assistant Professor, Western Michigan University -
Cathy Sunlin
RN, MS, NHA
VP Regulatory & Quality Services, Health Care Association of Michigan -
Cecilia Y. Cai
Medical Director, FutureCare Health and Adjunct Faculty, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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Charelle Barber
Human Resources Executive Assistant, AG Rhodes
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Charles Sabatino
Former (Retired) Director, American Bar Association’s Commission on Law and Aging
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Charlie Galligan
Private Investigator & Caregiver, Essential Caregiver Movement
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Cheryl Huckins
MD, CMD; Network Advisor, MFC Michigan State Team
President, Michigan Medical Directors Association
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Cheryl Phillips
Senior Program Consultant, The John A. Hartford Foundation
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Christina Caraballo
Vice President, Informatics, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
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Christina Ramsey
Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, GAPNA Owner/Operator, CE Ramsey Resources, LLC
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Christine E. Bishop
Atran Foundation Professor of Economics, Brandeis University Heller School for Social Policy and Management
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Christine Mueller (she/her)
Professor, University of Minnesota, School of Nursing
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Christine Wade
Director of Marketing and Census Development, Ciena Healthcare
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Cindy Napolitan
Consumer Advisory Council, The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care; Member: Texas Caregivers for Compromise, The Liveoak Project and Gray Panthers NYC
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Claudia Balog
Lead Researcher, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East Maryland/DC
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Colleen Quintal
Project Manager and Quality Improvement Advisor, Altarum
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Corinne Eldridge
President & CEO, Center for Caregiver Advancement
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Crystal Bowens
Vice President, Regulatory & Clinical Services, American Health Care Association
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Cynthia Morton
Executive Vice President, National Association for the Support of Long-Term Care (NASL)
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Dana Ritchie
Associate Vice President of Constituency Services & Workforce, American Health Care Association
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Daniel Ciolek
Associate Vice President, Therapy Advocacy, American Health Care Association
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Dave Sneddon
Licensed Nursing Home Administrator
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David Grabowski
Professor of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School
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David Stevenson
Professor, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
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Deanna Duffey
Director of Nursing Assistants, Redstone Highlands
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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 -
Dennis Short
Senior Policy Analyst, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
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Diane Carter
Founder and Previous CEO, American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing
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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
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Emily Nelson
Vice President, Healthcare Transformation, MetaStar
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Eric Carlson
Director, Long-Term Services and Supports Advocacy, Justice in Aging
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Faith Wiggins
Director – Long Term Care, Community Based Organizations and Pharmacy Sectors, 1199SEIU Training and Employment Funds
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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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Gail Towsley
Professor, University of Utah College of Nursing
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Garry Pezzano
President and CEO, LeadingAge PA
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Genice Hornberger
Director, Regulatory Affairs – Skilled Nursing, PointClickCare
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Gesila Loquellano Koven
Director of Clinical Reimbursement, A.G. Rhodes
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Greg Arling
Professor, Purdue University, School of Nursing
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Gregory Alexander
Helen Young Alumni Professor, Columbia University
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Hannah Maxey
Associate Professor and Director, Indiana University Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Hawley Hunt
LNHA Director, Regulatory and Quality Services, American Health Care Association
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Heidi W. Steinecker
Global Healthcare Epidemiology DrPH Candidate, Medical College of Wisconsin & Associate Director of Public Health Government Consulting, EY
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Irma Rappaport
Caregivers for Compromise
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James McGregor
Director of Research, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
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James Pieffer
President and CEO, Presbyterian SeniorCare Network
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Jamie Sanford
Administrator, Aldersbridge Communities
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Jane C. Pederson
Chief Medical Quality Officer, Stratis Health
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Jasmine Travers
Assistant professor of Nursing, NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing
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Jeff Jerebker
Co-Founder, Live Oak Project
BOD Member, Kallimos Communities
BOD Member, Hover Senior Living (CCRC) -
Jeff Wellman
Director of Education, National Association of Health Care Assistants
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Jenna Kellerman
Director of Workforce Strategy and Development, LeadingAge
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Jenni Brockman
Family Member & Advocate; Vice President, Health Quality Innovators
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Jennie Chin Hansen
Independent Consultant, former CEO, American Geriatrics Society
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Jennifer L. Smeltzer
Nursing Home Administrator, Marquis Mill Park
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Jennifer Pyne
Vice President, Clinical Operations & Nursing Informatics, Genesis HealthCare
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Joan Weiss
Deputy Director, Division of Medicine and Dentistry, Health Resources and Services Administration
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Joanne Lynn
Health and Aging Policy Fellow Clinical Professor of Geriatrics and Palliative Care, The George Washington University
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Joanne Rader
Co-founder, Pioneer Network Member, Live Oak Project
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Joe Angelelli
Senior Advisor for Age-Friendly Health and Well-Being, UPMC Center for Social Impact
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John F. Derr
Strategic Clinical Technology, JD & Associates Enterprises, Inc.
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Jordi Luke (they & he)
CEO, Haus of Transcendent
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Julie Britton
Senior Clinical Officer, Genesis HealthCare
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Kari Conn
Executive Director, NHA at Michigan Masonic Home
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Karren Ganschinietz
CNA, NAHCA Board of Directors
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Kathy Bradley
Founder and CEO, Our Mother’s Voice
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Kathy Cubit
Advocacy Director, Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of Elders (CARIE)
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Katie Smith Sloan
CEO, LeadingAge
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Katie Woloszyn
Occupational Therapist, Quality Improvement Specialist
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Kealohaku’ualohaku’upoki’i “Poki’i” Balaz
Kōkua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services Health Center, DNP Geriatric and Memory Clinic; Board Member, Alzheimer’s Association
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Kezia Scales
PHI
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Kim Bergen-Jackson
Administrator, Oaknoll Retirement Residence; Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Iowa, College of Nursing and School of Social Work
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Kim McCoy
Senior Program Manager, Stratis Health
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Kimberly Hadson
Graduate Student, NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing
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Krissy Azeem
MPH, PMP
Senior Director, Altarum -
Kristen Campbell
Chief Strategy Officer, Ingham County Medical Care
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Laci J. Cornelison
Interim Director Center on Aging and PEAK Coordinator, Kansas State University
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Laura Thornhill
Alzheimer’s Association
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Linda J. Keilman
DNP, MSN, GNP-BC, FAANP
Associate Professor, Michigan State University -
Lisa Morris
Executive Director of Clinical Services, Consana
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Lizett Leandro
Director of Clinical Services & Quality, Episcopal Communities and Services Member, National Association of Hispanic Nurses
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Lori Walsh
Pennsylvania Long Term Care Ombudsman; Program Director, Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of Elders
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Mairead Painter
Connecticut State Long-Term Care Ombudsman; First Vice President, NASOP
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Mamata Yanamadala
Assistant Professor, Duke University School of Medicine
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Marc Cohen
Co-Director, LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston Research Director, Community Catalyst
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Margaret Calkins
Board Chair and Director of Research, IDEAS Institute
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Margarite Grootjes
Nursing Home Resident, Ohio
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Maria D. Moen
Senior Vice President, Innovation & External Affairs, ADVault, Inc.
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Marilyn Rantz
Curators’ Professor Emerita, MU Sinclair School of Nursing
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Marissa Bergh
Graduate Student, NYU Meyers College of Nursing
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Mark Aaron Unruh
Associate Professor, Division of Health Policy and Economics, Weill Cornell Medical College
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Mark Prifogle
American College of Health Care Administrators
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Martin D. Allen
Senior Vice President – Reimbursement Policy, American Health Care Association & National Center for Assisted Living
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Mary K. Ousley
Chief Strategy Officer, PruittHealth
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Mary Lou Ciolfi
Senior Program Manager, University of Maine Center on Aging
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Melissa B. Honig
Executive Director, Valle Verde – a HumanGood Community
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Merle Houston
Nursing Home Resident, A.G. Rhodes Cobb
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Michael K. Lin
Senior Scientist, Telligen
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Michael Wasserman
Chair, Public Policy Committee,
California Association of Long Term Care Medicine -
Michelle Dionne-Vahalik
Associate Commissioner for Long Term Care Regulation, Texas Health and Human Services
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Michelle Dougherty
Senior Manager, Health Information Technology Policy, Center for Health Informatics, RTI International; Convener, LTPAC Health IT Collaborative
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Michelle Moccia
DNP, ANP-BC, GS-C
Geriatric Independent Consultant/City of Livonia Commission on Aging
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Molly Langford
PMDA, PA Society for Post Acute and Long Term Care, Past President & Executive Board Member
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Nancy D. Zionts
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Program Officer, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
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Nancy Kusmaul
Associate Professor, University of Maryland Baltimore County School of Social Work
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Nancy Swierz
MSN, RN, CMC, Program Director, MFC Michigan State Team
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Natalie Basinger
Undergraduate in Public Policy, University of Delaware, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration
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Nicholas Castle
Professor, West Virginia University
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Nicole Howell
Director of Workforce Policy, LeadingAge
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Nicole Osevala
Chief, Division of Geriatric Medicine; Harry Albertman Endowed Chair of Geriatric Medicine;
Medical Director, Penn State Health Post-Acute Care Service;
Director, South Central RISE (Resiliency, Infrastructure Support, and Empowerment)
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Nora Super
CEO, NS Ideas, LLC
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Paige Yontz
State Advocacy Manager, AARP Iowa
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Paul Saucier
Director, Office of Aging and Disability Services, Maine DHHS
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Paul Winkler
Retired Senior Living CEO
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Penny Cook
Former President & CEO, The Pioneer Network
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Peter B. Schuna
CEO, Pathway Health
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Peter Yearwood
Reality Poets Manager & Co-Producer of Fire Through Dry Grass, OPEN DOORS
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R. Tamara Konetzka
Louis Block Professor, The University of Chicago, Department of Public Health Sciences | Department of Medicine
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Rachel Broudy
Lead Faculty Eldercare, Ariadne Labs
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Rachel M. Werner
Professor of Medicine and Executive Director, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania
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Renee Beniak
PhD, RN, CNHA, CPHQ
Executive Director, Michigan County Medical Care Facilities Council -
Richard Gamache
CEO, Aldersbridge Communities
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Robert “Bob” Latz
CIO, Trinity Rehab Services
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Robin DeLieto
Owner/Broker, DeLieto Real Estate
Past Recording Secretary, Connecticut Statewide Family Council goes here
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Rowena Sheppard
CNA, Member, NAHCA
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Sacasha Brown
Senior Director of Health Services, East Ridge Retirement Village Inc
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Salli Pung
Michigan State Long Term Care Ombudsman
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Sam Brooks
Director, Public Policy, The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care
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Sarah Nolan
SEIU
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Sarah Slocum
Chair, National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care
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Sarah Tracy
Director of Nursing, Marywood Nursing Care Center
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Se Hee Min
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Columbia University School of Nursing
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Shannon Gadd
Senior Director, Collaborative Safety, LLC
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Shari Carson
RN, BSN, CDP, CDONA, FACDONA, IP-BC
Regional Coordinator, Ciena Healthcare
Vice President, NADONA
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Sharon Wilson
Chief Clinical and Compliance Officer, Cassia
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Sheena Bumpas
CNA, Vice-Chair, NAHCA Board of Directors
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Stacey Bergmann
Director of Community & Network Relations, Center for Innovation: The Green House Project and Pioneer Network
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Steven Eberth
OTD, OTRL, CDP
Assistant Professor School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs, Western Michigan University
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Sue Polis
Lutheran Services in America
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Susan Mullaney
Vice President, Center for Clinician Advancement, United Health Group
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Susan Ryan
Center for Innovation
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Suzanne E. Messenger
WV State Long-term Care Ombudsman, NASOP
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Tania Daniels
PT, MBA
Chief Executive Officer, Superior Health Quality Alliance
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Tara McMullen
Adjunct Faculty, Georgetown University Master’s of Aging and Science Program
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Terrence O’Malley
Corresponding Faculty, Harvard Medical School
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Tetyana Shippee
Associate Professor, University of Minnesota School of Public Health
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Theresa Williams
Open Doors
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Tonya Roberts
Associate Professor and Karen Frick Pridham Professor in Family-Centered Care, University of Wisconsin – Madison, School of Nursing
Addressing Residents' Goals, Preferences & Priorities
Greg Alexander, Greg Arling, Charelle Barber, Barry Barkan, Kim Bergen-Jackson, Stacey Bergmann, Christine Bishop, Crystal Bowens, Julie Britton, Jenni Brockman, Rachel Broudy, Sacasha Brown, Cecilia Cai, Jennie Chin Hansen, Dan Ciolek, Mary Lou Ciolfi, Penny Cook, Laci Cornelison, Frank Dornfest, Michelle Dougherty, Anna Fisher, Genice Hornberger, Beth Irtz, Ann Kolanowski, Aysha Kuhlor, Nancy Kusmaul, Bob Latz, Michael Lin, Jordi Luke, Caroline Madrigal, Tara McMullen, Se Hee Min, Maria Moen, Lisa Morris, Cindy Napolitan, Adrianna Nava, Terry O'Malley, Jennifer Pyne, Christina Ramsey, Tonya Roberts, Jamie Sanford, Peter Schuna, Tetyana Shippee, Alisa Tagg, Amelia Smith, Gail Towsley, Lori Walsh, Mamata Yanamadala
Strengthening Resident Councils
Anna Fisher, Mairead Painter, Janine Finck-Boyle, Karren Ganschinietz, Christine Mueller, Peter Yearwood
Improving Certified Nursing Assistant Wages & Supports
Marissa Bergh, Sam Brooks, Michelle Dionne-Vahalik, Corinne Eldridge, Margarite Grootjes, Nicole Howell, Kezia Scales, Dennis Short
Expanding Certified Nursing Assistant Career Paths
Deanna Duffey, Kimberly Hadson, Jenna Kellerman, Hannah Maxey, Susan Mullaney, Dana Ritchie, Jennifer Smeltzer, Jasmine Travers, Joan Weiss, Elizabeth White
Enhancing Surveyor Training on Person-Centered Care
Kathy Bradley, Shannon Gadd, Merle Houston, Hawley Hunt, Bev Laubert, Ed Mortimore, Douglas Pace, Jane Pederson, Joanne Rader, Camille Russell, Rowena Sheppard
Designing a Targeted Nursing Home Recertification Survey
Kathy Bradley, April Diaz, Alex Federman, Ed Mortimore, C. Lynn Ruppersberger-Swisher, Heidi Steinecker, David Stevenson, Sharon Wilson
Increasing Transparency & Accountability of Ownership Data
Martin Allen, Joe Angelelli, Claudia Balog, Eric Carlson, Nick Castle, Charlie Galligan, Bobbie Gray, Jeff Jerebker, Lizett Leandro, James McGregor, Cheryl Phillips, Betsy Rust, Mark Unruh, Mike Wasserman, Nancy Zionts
Developing a Nursing Home Health Information Technology Readiness Guide
Greg Alexander, Christina Caraballo, John Derr, Michelle Dougherty, Gesila Koven, Bob Latz, Lisa Morris, Cynthia Morton, Emily Nelson, Terry O'Malley, Peter Schuna
Financing Household Models & Physical Plant Improvements
Addie Abushousheh, Poki’i Balaz, Sacasha Brown, Sheena Bumpas, Maggie Calkins, Diane Carter, Marc Cohen, Robin DeLieto, Rick Gamache, David Grabowski, Acacia Herndon, Melissa Honig, Tamara Konetzka, Joanne Lynn, Suzanne Messenger, Mary Ousley, Susan Ryan, Charlie Sabatino, Paul Saucier, David Sneddon, Alex Spanko, Nora Super, Rachel Werner, Paige Yontz