Mr. Cottrell leads the professional staff of ANHA and serves as spokesman for the organization on long term care issues of concern to Alabama families. He advises the Executive Board on policy, strategic planning, budget priorities and program development. Mr. Cottrell represents the Association on the national level as liaison to the American Health Care Association, where he serves on a number of committees and task forces.

Sandra Sims-deGraffenried, Ed. D., Associate Executive Director
ssims-degraffenried@anha.org

Dr. Sims-deGraffenried assists the ANHA Executive Director in the day-to-day operation of the association. In addition, she is involved in governmental relations, professional development, fund-raising and the coordination of various ANHA projects.

Nancy Thomas, Executive Assistant
nthomas@anha.org

Ms. Thomas manages the office and property of ANHA. She coordinates and schedules all meetings of the ANHA Executive Board, conference calls, broadcast faxes and meetings of other ANHA Committees. As the staff liaison to ANHA's Executive Board, Ms. Thomas communicates regularly with the Board Members and coordinates interaction between the Board and office staff members. She also serves as personnel manager for the Association, organizing staff health and life insurance, reviewing policies and procedures and staff development.

Jackie Ayers, Director of Governmental Relations
jayers@anha.org

Mr. Ayers coordinates all state legislative activities for ANHA. He represents the Association and its members at the state level, promoting positive long term care legislation and opposing any bills detrimental to Alabama's long term care industry. He regularly meets with state representatives and state senators on behalf of ANHA to discuss and solve long term care issues.

Katrina Magdon, Director of Professional Development and Regulatory Affairs
kmagdon@anha.org

Ms. Magdon analyzes and reports Medicaid reimbursement policy changes, nursing home survey issues, certification and licensure issues and conducts research on a variety of health policy and long term care regulatory issues. She serves as liaison to state and local agencies such as the State Ombudsman, Commission on Aging, Alabama Medicaid Agency, OBRA Screening Office, EDS, and the State Health Planning & Development Agency. Ms. Magdon also coordinates the ANHA Education Committee, ANHA Facility Standards Committee and the ANHA Assisted Living Task Force.

John Matson, Director of Communications
jmatson@anha.org

Mr. Matson coordinates the communications and media relations activities for ANHA. He works with members of the media to tell the story of positive events taking place in Alabama’s nursing homes. He also meets with various organizations and state agencies to represent the view point of the long-term care profession.

Pat Williams, Business Manager
pwilliams@anha.org
Fax: (334) 271-2184

Ms. Williams serves as bookkeeper for ANHA. She manages the accounts payable and receivable, information about member facility dues, payments for seminars and conventions, and she handles credit and refund issues. Ms. Williams efficiently maintains all ANHA financial reports and coordinates financials for CareComp, ANHA's workers compensation fund, and the ANHA Foundation.

Daneen Sheffield, Membership Services / Website Coordinator
dsheffield@anha.org

Ms. Sheffield answers all incoming calls and directs them to the appropriate ANHA department. She coordinates all mailings for ANHA, processes Trade Show information and Associate Member applications, and she conducts yearly membership updates of information. Ms. Sheffield maintains the ANHA product inventory for the membership and serves as general office assistant to all department heads. She also manages the ANHA Website.