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Session 25 | Mega Session: Membership Meeting and Election of Officers: AHCA/NCAL National Update
Time: 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Type/Topic: Mega Session
Session Summary
Join your colleagues for more Long Term Care Achievement Award presentations, committee reports and the election of officers for 2026-2027, followed by a keynote presentation by the leaders of AHCA/NCAL. We are honored to have American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living President and CEO, Clif Porter, and National Center for Assisted Living Executive Director, LaShuan Bethea, join us for on overview of national legislation, regulations and developments impacting the profession and the latest initiatives that are helping to enhance quality care.
Sponsored by Incite Strategic Partners, LLC.
Presenters
Clif Porter
President and CEO | American Health Care Association /National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL)
About the Presenter
Clifton (Clif) Porter II is the President and CEO of the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), representing over 14,000 long-term care providers. With more than 35 years of experience in the field, he played a key role in securing critical resources during the COVID-19 pandemic. Porter began his career in 1989 as an administrator-in-training and later held senior roles at skilled nursing centers and HCR ManorCare. He has earned numerous awards, including the Industry Ally Award from McKnight's Long-Term Care News and recognition on The Hill?s Top 100 Lobbyists list. Porter holds a Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and co-founded the Porter Legacy Scholarship to support students in the College of Health Professions.
LaShuan Bethea
Executive Director | National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL)
About the Presenter
LaShuan Bethea is the executive director of the National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) - the assisted living voice of the American Health Care Association (AHCA). Bethea joined NCAL from Genesis Healthcare, Inc. where she served in various leadership roles from 2007 - 2021. Bethea, a registered nurse and attorney, has a depth of long term care experience. She began at Genesis HealthCare in February 2007 and quickly advanced to the director of regulatory and program development before being promoted in 2015 to vice president of legislative affairs. She assumed a dual role as vice president of reimbursement in 2020 and was appointed to chair of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee in June 2020. Bethea received her law degree from Widener University School of Law, Harrisburg, PA. She earned a Master's degree in Education from American Intercontinental University and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from University of Phoenix.
Chris Wright
Chairman | American Health Care Association (AHCA)
About the Presenter
Chris Wright is the current Chair of the American Health Care Association Board of Governors, having served previously as Vice Chair, Secretary-Treasurer and was a former president of the Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities. He is the co-founder and current chairman of iCare Health Network and has nearly four decades of leadership in long-term and post-acute care. iCare manages 12 skilled nursing facilities in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont and is known for providing a wide range of services including placement and care for resident with complex and challenging conditions and those underserved. In 2024, he received the Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities' Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing his extensive contribution to advancing the industry and ensuring resident access to compassionate care.