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Center for Excellence in Assisted Living CEAL@UNC

Advancing the well-being of the people who live and work in assisted living through research, practice, and policy.

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Strategic Advisors

The CEAL@UNC Strategic Advisors were formed in 2005; membership evolves over time. The Advisors include a diverse representation of the assisted living stakeholder community. The Advisors meet with the full CEAL@UNC leadership on a quarterly basis, and serve a critical role in advancing the vision and mission of CEAL@UNC.

To advance quality in assisted living, the CEAL@UNC Strategic Advisors:

  • Provide diverse expertise on topics important to assisted living
  • Discuss advisors’ activities that are relevant to and inform CEAL@UNC’s efforts
  • Serve as a liaison to organizations and networks as indicated for given efforts
  • Participate in CEAL@UNC through engagement in core activities as desired and appropriate

Members

Sadiya Abjani

SAGE

Anna Song Beeber

Johns Hopkins University

Shawn Bloom

National PACE Association

Michael Brown

Milken Institute Alliance to Improve Dementia Care

Christine Caffrey

National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Aleni Campos

Senior Living Care and Compliance Council, Direct Supply

Paula Carder

Portland State University

Debra Dobbs

University of South Florida

Thomas Fairchild

University of North Texas

Carole Fisher

National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation

Brendan Flinn

AARP

Michelle Grachek

National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards

William Haltermann

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, US Department of Health and Human Services

Patrick Harrison

National Alliance for Care at Home

Jessica Hausauer

National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care

Chris Herman

National Association of Social Workers

Mauro Hernandez

ITA Partners

Patricia Hunter

National Association of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs

Robert Jenkens

Retired

Alfred Johnson

National Association for Regulatory Administration

Heather Jones

Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Candace Kemp

Georgia State University

Vicki Kowal

National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Bill Lamb

Friends of Residents of Long-Term Care

Bob Lane

American College of Health Care Administrators

Beverley Laubert

National Ombudsman Program, Administration for Community Living

Michael Lepore

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Sandy Markwood

National Association of Area Agencies on Aging

Lisa McCracken

National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care

Rachel Neely

ADvancing States

Sapna Patel

The Joint Commission

Landon Pollack

Ignite Venture Partners

Don Redfoot

Retired

Emily Rosenoff

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, US Department of Health and Human Services

Marianne Shaughnessy

US Department of Veterans Affairs

Tetyana Shippee

University of Minnesota

Lori Smetanka

The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care

Dan Stewart

Human Rights Campaign Foundation

Barbara Sylvester

Accreditation Commission for Health Care

Avra Thomas

American Society of Consultant Pharmacists

Kali Thomas

Johns Hopkins University

Sarah Thomas

Delight by Design

Marisa Vancos

Direct Supply

Jack York

TaleGate

David Zimmerman

Retired

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325 Pittsboro Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3550
Email: CEAL@office.unc.edu
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