Donna Benton, PhD, Director, University of Southern California USC Family Caregiver Support Center; Associate Research Professor of Gerontology, USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology 6
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Confirmed Members June 2021
The Alliance to Improve Dementia Care is supported by steering committee members AARP,
Alzheimer’s Association, Bank of America, Biogen, BrightFocus Foundation, Cognivue, Edward Jones, Eisai, Eli Lilly and Company, GE Healthcare, Genentech, The John A Hartford Foundation, Home Instead, Humana, and Washington University in St Louis, with matching funds from the Milken
Institute The Alliance convenes members from industry, government, philanthropy, research,
advocacy, and health systems, including:
1 James Appleby, CEO, Gerontological Society of America
2 John Auerbach, President & CEO, Trust for America’s Health
3 Matthew Baumgart, Vice President of Health Policy, Alzheimer’s Association*
4 Orion Bell, President and CEO, Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging
5 Donna Benton, PhD, Director, University of Southern California (USC) Family Caregiver Support Center; Associate Research Professor of Gerontology, USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
6 Shawn Bloom, CEO, National PACE Association
7 Alice Bonner, PhD, RN, Director of Strategic Partnerships, CAPABLE Program, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing; Senior Advisor for Aging, Institute for Healthcare Improvement
8 Malaz Boustani, MD, Richard M Fairbanks Professor of Aging Research, Center for Health Innovation and
Implementation Science, Indiana University
9 Katie Brandt, Director of Caregiver Support Services, Massachusetts General Hospital; National Alzheimer’s Project Act (NAPA) Non-Federal Advisory Council Co-Chair
10 Shawna Callaghan, Senior Manager, Healthcare Initiative, Meals on Wheels America
11 Fiona Carragher, Chief Policy and Research Officer, Alzheimer’s Society UK
12 Debra Cherry, PhD, Executive Vice President, Alzheimer’s Los Angeles; NAPA Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s Research, Care and Supports, Chair, LTSS Subcommittee
13 Joshua Chodosh, MD, Michael L Freedman Professor of Geriatric Research in Medicine and Interim Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Care, New York University Grossman School of Medicine
14 Teresa Cronin, Senior Director, Corporate Advocacy, Eisai US*
15 Yanira Cruz, DrPH, President & CEO, National Hispanic Council on Aging
16 Lenise Cummings-Vaughn, MD, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science, Washington University in St Louis*
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18 Jisella Dolan, JD, Chief Global Advocacy Officer, Home Instead*
19 William H Dow, PhD, Director, Center on the Economics and Demography of Aging, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
20 Michael Ellenbogen, International Dementia Advocate & Connecter
21 Gary Epstein-Lubow, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and Associate Professor of Medical Science, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
22 Phyllis Barkman Ferrell, Global Head, External Engagement, Alzheimer’s Disease and Neurodegeneration, Lilly BioMedicines, Eli Lilly & Company*
23 Ellen Flaherty, PhD, Director, Dartmouth Centers for Health & Aging, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College
24 Marla Fronczak, CEO, AgeGuide Northeastern Illinois
25 Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, President, The John A Hartford Foundation*
26 Robyn Golden, Professor, Associate Vice President of Population Health and Aging, Rush University Medical Center
27 Aaron Greenstein, MD, Chief Resident, McLean Hospital
28 Meredith Hanley, Director, Community Capacity Building, Dementia Friendly America, National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
29 Jennie Chin Hansen, Independent Consultant, Hirsch Philanthropic Advisors
30 Karin Hellsvik, Head of Patient Advocacy and External Communications, Alzheimer’s Disease, Biogen*
31 Ula Hwang, MD, Professor, Clinician Scientist, Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale School of Medicine;
Co-PI Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative and Co-PI Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network
32 Judit Iles, Director, Strategic Alliances, The Gerontological Society of America
33 Peggy Jacober, Senior Strategist, Reputation Management–Corporate Citizenship, Edward Jones*
34 Karyne Jones, President & CEO, National Caucus and Center on Black Aging
35 Scott Kaiser, MD, Director of Geriatric Cognitive Health, Pacific Brain Health Center; Chief Innovation Officer, Motion Picture & Television Fund
36 Kathleen Kelly, Executive Director, Family Caregiver Alliance
37 Ian Kremer, JD, Executive Director, Leaders Engaged on Alzheimer’s Disease Coalition
38 Helen Lamont, PhD, Long-Term Care Policy Analyst, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
39 Michael Lepore, PhD, Executive Vice President & Founding Director, LiveWell Institute
40 Allan Levey, MD, PhD, Director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Emory University; NAPA Non-Federal Advisory Council Co-Chair
41 Shari Ling, MD, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
42 Sarah Lenz Lock, JD, Senior Vice President, Policy & Brain Health; Executive Director, Global Council on Brain Health, AARP*
43 Erin Long, Team Lead, Alzheimer’s Disease Programs Initiative, Administration for Community Living
44 Karen Love, Executive Director, Dementia Action Alliance
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46 Nancy Lynn, Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, BrightFocus Foundation*
47 Kedar Mate, MD, President and CEO, Institute for Healthcare Improvement
48 Soeren Mattke, DSc, Research Professor of Economics and Director, Center for Improving Chronic Illness Care, University of Southern California Dornsife
49 Lisa McGuire, PhD, Lead, Alzheimer’s Disease and Healthy Aging Program, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
50 Diane E Meier, MD, Director Emerita and Strategic Medical Advisor, Center to Advance Palliative Care
51 John Morley, MD, Dammert Professor of Gerontology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
52 Thomas P O’Neill, President & CEO, Cognivue® Inc
53 Leslie Pelton, Senior Director, Institute for Healthcare Improvement
54 Susan Peschin, President & CEO, Alliance for Aging Research
55 Elena Portacolone, PhD, Associate Professor, Institute for Health & Aging, University of California San Francisco
56 Melinda Power, ScD, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Director of the George Washington University Institute for Brain Health and Dementia
57 Kevin Prindiville, JD, Executive Director, Justice in Aging
58 Andrew Renda, MD, Associate Vice President, Bold Goal and Population Health Strategy, Office of Health Affairs and Advocacy, Humana*
59 David B Reuben, MD, Director, Multicampus Program in Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Chief, Division of Geriatrics, University of California Los Angeles
60 Meghan Rourke, Field Marketing Leader, MI Pharmaceutical Diagnostics, GE Healthcare*
61 Marwan Sabbagh, MD, Director, Center for Brain Health, Cleveland Clinic
62 Marisa Scala-Foley, Director, Aging and Disability Business Institute, National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
63 Ka’imi A Sinclair, PhD, Associate Professor and Co-Director of Partnerships for Native Health, Institute for
Research and Education to Advance Community Health, College of Nursing, Washington State University
64 Katie Smith Sloan, President and CEO, LeadingAge; Executive Director, The Global Ageing Network
65 Don Smith, President & CEO, Texas Healthy at Home
66 Regina E Sofer, Board Secretary, Dementia Action Alliance; CEO, The Sofer Consulting Group
67 Eric Sokol, Vice President, Public Policy, Alzheimer’s Foundation of America
68 Mary Ann Spanos, Director, Office for the Aging, Chautauqua County Government
69 Erin Mulcahy Stein, Executive Director and Director of Development, Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement
70 MaryAnne Sterling, Advocate and Family Caregiver; Executive Vice President, Caregiver Experience, Livpact
71 Scott St Germain, Vice President, Access & Policy Strategy, Genentech*
72 Alan Stevens, PhD, Centennial Chair in Gerontology, Baylor Scott & White Health; RAISE Family Caregiving Non-Federal Advisory Council Member
73 Angela Taylor, Senior Director of Research and Advocacy, Lewy Body Dementia Association
74 Martha Villanigro-Santiago, JD, Advocate and Caregiver
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76 Kai Walker, Director, Head of Inclusion Transformation, Retirement & Personal Wealth Solutions, Bank of
America*
77 Joan Weiss, PhD, RN, Deputy Director, Division of Medicine and Dentistry, Health Resources and Services
Administration
78 Grace Whiting, JD, President & CEO, National Alliance for Caregiving
79 Nancy Wilson, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine–Geriatrics, Huffington Center on Aging, Baylor College of Medicine
*Steering Committee Members