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OHCA Announces 2026 Cohort for the Long Term Care Leadership Program

February 3, 2026

Last week, the 2026 OHCA Long Term Care Leadership Academy Program officially launched with a two-day leadership training intensive. Participants from across the state gathered in Portland, Oregon and heard from long term care sector leaders on topics ranging from leadership, financial management, operational strategies, advocacy, and more.

Throughout the year, program participants will engage in follow-up group activities, with the goal of fostering peer relationships, enhancing leadership skills, and becoming more engaged with the Oregon long term care industry through deepening their understanding of stakeholder impacts, including in regulatory, public policy, and advocacy areas. Thanks to grant funds from the Oregon Department of Human Services, this year-long program comes at no cost to participants. You can read more about the Leadership Academy here.

OHCA is excited to officially announce the members of the 2026 Leadership Academy Cohort:

  • Anissa Salinas, Edgewood Point Senior Living
  • Caroline Aldan, The Springs at Wilsonville
  • Chelsea Stockton, Avamere at Park Place
  • Emily Taghon, Marquis Eugene
  • Jacob Heiman, Independence Health and Rehabilitation Center
  • Jana Amparo, Rivera Mansions Residential Care Facility
  • Jayce Tappert, Providence Brookside Manor
  • Jennie Johnson, Cascades of Bend
  • Jessica Sinclair, Rosewood Park Assisted Living
  • Kathleen Evetts, Marquis Piedmont Post Acute Rehab
  • Kaytlan Garcher, Senior Housing Managers
  • Kellie Sanford, Oaklane Residential
  • Kyle Thornton, Sapphire Liberty Pointe
  • LaMer Reif, Green Valley Rehabilitation
  • Maritza Kritz, Porthaven Post Acute
  • Marshall Martinez, Manor Terrace Care Suites
  • Monica Chapman, Insight Senior Living
  • Sadie Campos, Parkview Memory Care at Cherrywood Village,
  • Shaundel Martinez, Prestige Care
  • Stephanie Roderick, Avamere at Waterford Assisted Living

The application for the 2027 Leadership Academy Program will open in October 2026. If you have any questions, please contact mwalter@ohca.com.

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