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Our Champions
Barry Barkan
Ashoka Fellow, Co-director,
Live Oak Institute, and Co-founder Pioneer Network
Jeff Jerebker
Founder, Piñon Management; Author, "Oh Mercy, The Coming of Age of a Nursing Home Pioneer"
Rose Marie Fagan
Co-Founder, Pioneer Network; Culture Change Network of Georgia Advisory Council
Allison Cook
Founder,
Better Aging & Policy Consulting
Cathy Lieblich
Former Director of Network Relations, Pioneer Network
Evy Cugelman
Educator & Community Builder,
Eden Alternative
Jennifer Carson
Director, Dementia Engagement, Education and Research Program
Jonas Weitzman
CNA & Administrator in Training, Phoenix Rehab
Tina Taylor
Project Coordinator, The Eden Alternative
Dr. Michael Wasserman
World-renowned geriatrician, long-term care expert, COVID-19 advocate, and influential policy advisor.
Anne Montgomery
Principal, AHM Enterprises;
Steering Committee,
Moving Forward Coalition
Claire Lucas
Consultant & Educator on Person Directed Care
Gail Meehan
Principal, Agewise Advisors Founder, Senior Health Advocates Colorado
Joanne Rader
Co-Founder,
Pioneer Network
Kate Poppenhagen
LTC Ombudsman, Larimer County, CO
Holly Raymer
40-year nursing home vet, CEO Hover Senior Living, Eden & Green House educator.
Erin Maruzzella
Executive Director of Innovations in Aging Collaborative
Beth Irtz
President
& Chief Guide,
Focus Consultation, Inc.
Deke Cateau
CEO, A.G. Rhodes.
Author, "Brush Fire COVID-19 & Our Nursing Homes"
Jack Kupferman
President,
Gray Panthers NYC
Joe Angelelli
Senior Advisor, UPMC Center for Social Impact, UPMC Health Plan
Nancy Stevens
Cultural Community Liaison, Riverside County People with Disabilities. SNF Resident.
Hannah Kaufman
UW Postdoc Scholar, Health and Aging Policy Fellow, expert in health equity and ageism