Acknowledgements

The Commission and staff are grateful to the following individuals for their expertise and research skills under temporary assignment to the Commission:

Carissa Janis, Housing Project Manager, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Enid Kassner, Senior Policy Advisor, AARP
Sylvia Martinez, Associate Director, Policy Development and Analysis, Federal Housing Finance Board
Joanna Ramani, Masters Degree Candidate, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

The Commission and staff are appreciative to the following consultants for the research and products they created specifically for the Commission:

Lisa Alecxih, Vice President, The Lewin Group
Michael Bodaken, President, National Housing Trust
Donna Butts, Executive Director, Generations United
Joseph Foote, Joseph Foote Communications
Stephen Golant, Ph.D., Professor, University of Florida
Kathryn Lawler, Masters Degree Candidate, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Robyn Stone, Ph.D., Executive Director, Institute for the Future of Aging, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
Robert Wilden, Wilden & Associates

The Commission and staff would also like to thank the following individuals for their contributions to the work of the Commission:

Leonard Allen, Senior Space Management Specialist, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Diana Aviv, Vice President for Public Policy, United Jewish Communities
Julio Barreto, Jr., Director, Legislation and Program Development, National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
Peter Bell, President, National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association
William Benson, President, The Benson Consulting Group
Marc Berk, VP, Health Policy Research, Director, Center for Health Affairs, Project HOPE
John Biechman, Vice President, Government Affairs, National Fire Protection Association
Robert Blancato, President, Matz, Blancato & Associates
Colleen Bloom, Senior Policy Analyst, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
Delores Braxton, Computer Specialist, Office of Information Technology, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Kyra Brown, Public Policy and Outreach Director, National Housing Trust
Nelson Burros, Director, Resident Support Programs, The Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale
George Caruso, Executive Director, National Affordable Housing Management Association
Gordon Cavanaugh, Reno and Cavanaugh
Mary Clarkson, Division of Benefits Coverage and Payment, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesU.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Elizabeth Clemmer, Associate Director, Public Policy Institute, AARP
Richard Corlin, MD, President, American Medical Association
Linda Couch, Senior Legislative Representative, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
Harris Davis, Deputy Director, The Elderly Housing Development and Operations Corporation
Mary Jean Duckett, Director, Division of Benefits Coverage and Payment, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Laurie Mintzer Edberg, Esq., United Jewish Communities
Elderly Housing Coalition:

Alliance for Retired Americans
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
Association Nacional Pro Personas Mayores
Assisted Living Federation of America
B'nai B'rith International
Catholic Health Association
Council of Large Public Housing Authorities
Housing Research Foundation
Lutheran Services in America
National Affordable Housing Management Association
National Association of Area Agencies in Aging
National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
National Association of State Units on Aging
National Caucus and Center on Black Aged
National Council on the Aging
United Jewish Communities
Volunteers of America

Judith Feder, Dean of Public Policy, Georgetown Public Policy Institute, Georgetown University
Ronald Field, Vice President, Public Policy, Volunteers of America
Sharon Gamache, Executive Director, Center for High-Risk Outreach, National Fire Protection Association
William Gilmartin, Vice President, Jefferson Government Relations
Marianna Kern Grachek, Executive Director, Long-term Care/Assisted Living Accreditation Programs, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health care Organizations
Debby Greenstein, Consultant
Mary Harahan, Consultant
Sue Harris-Green, Deputy Director, Multi-Family Housing Processing, Rural Housing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Darryl Hicks, Associate Editor, National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association
Joanne Hoffman, Director of Housing, UJA-Federation of New York
John Hodge, Executive Director, Brunswick Housing Authority
Lisa Hoos, Executive Assistant, Erickson Retirement Communities
Gerard Howard, Executive Vice President/CEO, National Association of Home Builders
Loral Hullinger, Home-In-Stead, Inc.
Robert Jenkens, Vice President, NCB Development Corporation
Ruth Jones, Ph.D.
Ruth Katz, Deputy to Deputy Assistant Secretary for Disability Aging and Long-term Care Policy, Department of Health and Human Services
Kara Kaufman, National Council of State Housing Agencies
William Kelly, Jr., Attorney, Latham & Watkins
Gavin Kennedy, Social Science Analyst, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Karen Kennedy, Computer Specialist, Office of Information Technology, U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Patricia Kohnke, Regional Manager, The Elderly Housing Development and Operations Corporation
Lisa Kosow, Law Librarian, HUD Library, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Joan Lawrence, Director, Ohio Office of Aging
Susan Lanspery, Ph.D., Senior Researcher, Center on Youth and Communities, Brandeis University
Jeffrey Lubell, Director, Policy Development Division, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Donald Libretta, Attorney, Krooth and Altman
Larry McNickle, Director of Housing Policy, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
Leslie Marks, Executive Director, National Council on Seniors Housing, National Association of Home Builders
Michael Mazer, Attorney, Krooth and Altman
Shelly Miezwa, Resident Service Coordinator, Boulder Housing Partners
W. Larry Minnix, President and CEO, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
Janice Monks, Executive Director, American Association of Service Coordinators
Denise Muha, Executive Director, National Leased Housing Association
Frederick Murphy, Executive Director, Syracuse Housing Authority
Robert Murray, Director of Housing, Association of Ohio Philanthropic Homes, Housing & Services for Aging
Jerold Nachison, Director of Housing, Wesley Housing Corporation of Memphis, Inc.
Kathryn Nelson, Economist, Office of Policy Development, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Michelle Norris, Chief Operating Officer for Development, National Church Residences
Janet O'Keeffe, Ph.D., Research Triangle Institute
Carol O'Shaughnessy, Specialist in Social Legislation, Congressional Research Service
Christine Owens, Deputy Director, Public Policy Department, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
Jack Payne, Project Manager (Health Facility Specialist), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Jaia Peterson, Public Policy Coordinator, Generations United
Donald Redfoot, Ph.D., Senior Analyst, AARP
Daniel Reingold, Executive Vice President, The Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale
Nicolas Retsinas, Director, Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University
Robert Rapoza, Executive Secretary, National Rural Housing Coalition
Robert Sahadi, Vice President, New Products and Technology, Fannie Mae
Sheila Salmon, Attorney, Coan and Lyons
David Schless, President, American Seniors Housing Association
Edward Sheehy, Vice President, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Assisted Living Federation of America
Priscilla Shoemaker, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, American Health Care Association
Timothy Smith, Printing Specialist, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Judith Sollars, Chief, Space Design, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Barbara Thompson, Executive Director, National Council of State Housing Agencies
Donald Trilling, Associate Director, Team Leader, Office of Transportation Policy
Development, U.S. Department of Transportation
Joseph Ventrone, Federal Housing Finance Board
Paul Weech, Director, National Housing Impact Division, Fannie Mae
Susan Weiss, Senior Vice President, Advocacy, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
Aretha Williams, Housing Project Manager, Office of Business Projects, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Joshua Wiener, Principal Research Associate for the Health Policy Center, The Urban Institute
Diane Wigle, Policy Analyst, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation
Roberta Youmans, Federal Housing Finance Board
Barry Zigas, Senior Vice President, National Housing Impact Division, Fannie Mae

*We are also grateful to the many seniors across the Nation who attended our field hearings, particularly seniors from the housing facilities of the Elderly Housing Development and Operations Corporation.

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