LTC-CN Steering Committee

To help guide the project mission, assure equal representation across the Commonwealth, and provide feedback to the core research team, a steering committee has been established. This committee is composed of representatives (a physician and an advanced practice provider) from the five health planning regions across the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Carl J. “Christian” Bergman, MD, CMD, FACP
Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine, VCU
Principal Investigator, Virginia LTC Clinician Network
Chair, Steering Committee
Carl.Bergman@vcuhealth.org

Laura Finch, GNP, MS, RN
Clinical Adjunct Faculty, Virginia Center on Aging, VCU
Clinical Coordinator, Virginia LTC Clinician Network
Vice-Chair, Steering Committee
LFinch@vcu.edu

Katherine L. Coffey-Vega, MD
Associate Professor
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
klcoffeyvega@carilionclinic.org
Region: Southwest

Shawlawn Freeman-Hicks, NP
Shawlawn_Freeman-hicks@teamhealth.com
Region: Central

Tangela Hardy, MSN, APRN, AGNP-C
Nurse Practitioner
SNF/LTC Partners of Virginia
tangelahardy73@gmail.com
Region: Central

Aabha Jain, MD
Infectious Diseases Physicians, Inc
aabha.jain@gmail.com
Region: Northern

Mary Mallory, AGPCNP-BC
Primary Care Provider, MALTC
mmallory@maltc.net
Region: Eastern

Noelle Pierson, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner and Practice Manager
Virginia Internal Medicine, Inc.
noelle.pierson@gmail.com
Region: Northern

William Reed, MD
Physician
Legacy Care
billyreed23@yahoo.com
Region: Central

Jamie Smith, FNP-C, CCP
Chief Education and Compliance Officer
Premier Geriatric Solutions PLLC
jsmith@premiergeriatric.com
Region: Southwest

Rob Walters, MD, CMD
Medical Director and Attending Physician, MALTC
rwalters@maltc.net
Region: Eastern

Jonathan Winter, MD
Physician
Front Royal Family Practice and Multispecialty Clinic, Valley Health
jwinter@valleyhealthlink.com
Region: Northwest