State Executives

Staff Liaison

Julie Painter
Julie Painter
American Health Care Association

Staff Liaison

Committee Officers and Members

Rick Abrams
Rick Abrams
Wisconsin Health Care Association

President/CEO

Andrew Aronson
Andrew Aronson
Health Care Association of New Jersey

President/CEO

Matthew Barrett
Matthew Barrett
Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities

President/CEO

Connie Beemer
Connie Beemer
Alaska Hospital and Healthcare Association (AHHA)

VP of Post-Acute Care and Finance

Phil Bentley
Phil Bentley
Oregon Health Care Association

President/CEO

Mark Berger
Mark Berger
Louisiana Nursing Home Association

President

Steven Buck
Steven Buck
Care Providers Oklahoma

President/CEO

Rachel Bunch
Rachel Bunch
Arkansas Health Care Association

Executive Director

Jalene Carpenter
Jalene Carpenter
Nebraska Health Care Association

President/CEO

Robert Choy
Robert Choy
Healthcare Association of Hawaii

Director, Post Acute Care

Travis Clardy
Travis Clardy
Texas Health Care Association

President/CEO

Angela Cole Westhoff
Angela Cole Westhoff
Maine Health Care Association

President/CEO

Mark Deak
Mark Deak
South Dakota Health Care Association

Executive Director

Chris Downing
Chris Downing
Georgia Health Care Association

President/CEO

Cassie Dunham
Cassie Dunham
California Association of Health Facilities

President/CEO

Brandon Farmer
Brandon Farmer
Alabama Nursing Home Association

President/CEO

Doug Farmer
Doug Farmer
Colorado Health Care Association

President/CEO

John  Gage
John  Gage
Rhode Island Health Care Association

President/CEO

Tara Gregorio
Tara Gregorio
Massachusetts Senior Care Association

President

Stephen Hanse
Stephen Hanse
New York State Health Facilities Association

President

Keith Hare
Keith Hare
Virginia Health Care Association

President

Kevin Heffner
Kevin Heffner
LifeSpan Network

President/CEO

Cheryl Heiks
Cheryl Heiks
Delaware Health Care Facilities Association

Executive Director

Meghan Henderson
Meghan Henderson
Missouri Health Care Association

Executive Director

Helen Labun
Helen Labun
Vermont Health Care Association

Executive Director

Randy Lee
Randy Lee
South Carolina Health Care Association

President

Adam Mather
Adam Mather
Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities

President

Carma Matti-Jackson
Carma Matti-Jackson
Washington Health Care Association

President/CEO

Linda MowBray
Linda MowBray
Kansas Health Care Association

President/CEO

Carolyn Paseneaux
Carolyn Paseneaux
Wyoming Health Care Association

Executive Director