Pamela Truscott, MSN, RN, DNS-CT, QCP is the Director, Clinical and Regulatory Services with the American Health Care Association (AHCA).  She joined the AHCA family in June 2019 and has been actively involved with a variety of education, tools, and resources such as: trauma-informed care, behavioral health, functional outcomes improvement, and infection prevention and control.  Prior to joining AHCA, Pam worked for the Nebraska Health Care Association as the Vice President of Professional Development for seven years.  She is an active member of the American Nurses Association as well as the American Association of Post-Acute Care Nurses.  Pam has over 20 years of long-term care experience and shares a passion for growing education and cultivating new leaders in long-term care.  

Dr. Anna Fisher,  DHA, CMDCP, CDP, is a Certified Montessori Dementia Care Practitioner and Director of Quality & Education at Hillcrest Health Services and is responsible for quality and education services for assisted living, memory support, adult day services, in-patient rehabilitation, outpatient therapy, home health care, private duty, telehealth, hospice, and skilled nursing care. She is also an adjunct professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at Bellevue University.

Dr. Fisher is a Clinical Practice Committee Member, Emergency Preparedness Committee Member, and Silver Quality Award Senior Examiner for the American Health Care Association (AHCA) / National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL). Most recently, she serves as a leadership member of the Pioneer Network Artifacts 2.0 Advisory Group, Nebraska Culture Change Coalition, and the Developmental Disabilities Aging Coalition.

Denise is a curriculum development specialist for AAPACN. She started her career as a nursing assistant and has served in a variety of roles, including ADNS, DNS, LNHA, regional consultant, and divisional consultant. She has extensive experience in providing clinical oversight, monitoring, and education. She has been instrumental in developing and implementing policies and procedures for multiple long-term care companies. Denise also has over 10 years of experience as a legal nurse consultant, including review of litigation cases and trial appearances. She received her bachelor of science in nursing from Ohio Wesleyan University and her nursing home administrator core of knowledge from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Alexis is a curriculum development specialist for AAPACN. She started her career as a certified nurse assistant and has served in a variety of roles including DNS, MDS Coordinator, and nursing instructor. Alexis was a Program Manager for the QIO, Primaris assisting skilled communities with their quality improvement efforts. During her tenure at the QIO she developed tools, resources, and presented to various stakeholders on a variety of clinical and workplace topics. Alexis has served as a regional nurse and a clinical consultant assisting skilled communities with clinical operations, compliance, and risk management. She is passionate about post-acute care and has held a board member position with her state AHCA affiliate and her state’s board of nursing home administrators. Alexis also teaches a leadership development program for the University of Missouri.