Original Steering Committee Members-Systems Transformation 

Agency Representation 

Anita Albright 

Department of Public Health 

Annette Shea 

Office of Medicaid 

Karen Langley 

Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission 

Loran Lang 

Massachusetts Commission for the Blind 

Margaret Chow-Menzer 

Department of Mental Retardation 

Michael O’Neill 

Department of Mental Health 

Sandy Tocman 

Executive Office of Elder Affairs 

Members 

Al Norman 

Massachusetts Home Care 

Anne Fracht 

Massachusetts Advocates Standing Strong (CPIG) 

Beth Babcock 

Helping Elders at Risk Through Homes 

Bill Henning 

Statewide Independent Living Council 

Carol Menton 

Deaf and Hard of Hearing self advocate (CPIG) 

Charlie Carr 

Northeast Independent Living Program 

Charlie Sisson 

Coastline Elderly Services (CPIG) 

Deb Davidson 

Nursing home transition advocate and mental health disability advocate  (CPIG) 

Deb Delman 

M-Power 

Edna Pruce 

Family and Elder Advocate 

Boston Senior Home Care (CPIG) 

Elissa Sherman 

Massachusetts Aging Services Association 

Emeka Nwokeji 

Independent Living Advocate (CPIG) 

Jennifer Mitsch 

Family Advocate (CPIG) 

Jessica Costantino 

American Association of Retired Persons 

Joseph Tringali Stavros Center for Independent Living

Keith Jones 

Soul Touchin’ Experiences (CPIG) 

Laura Dillingham-Mailman 

Massachusetts Council on Aging 

Ling Xia Zeng 

Brain Injury Advocate 

Pat Kelleher 

Home and Health Care Association 

Paul Spooner 

Metrowest Center for Independent Living (CPIG) 

Reggie Clark 

Department of Mental Retardation- Consumer Board (CPIG) 

Rick Malley 

Office of Disabilities (CPIG) 

Rita Claypoole 

ADRC Consumer Advisory Panel and Elder Representative (CPIG) 

Rob Park 

Boston Center for Independent Living (CPIG) 

Rob Sneirson 

Disability Policy Consortium (CPIG) 

Sandy Houghton 

Massachusetts Advocates Standing Strong Developmental Disabilities Council 

Scott Plumb 

Massachusetts  Extended Care Federation 

Sue Temper 

Massachusetts Home Care Network 

Valerie Konar 

Massachusetts Assisted Living Federation 

 


Principal Investigators: 

 


Laurie Burgess, Office of Disability and Community Services 

Dee O’Connor, UMMS/Center for Health Policy and Research 

Ellie Shea-Delaney, Executive Office of Elder Affairs