PHI Experts
PHI’s trainers, researchers, and policy experts provide a well-rounded perspective on how to strengthen the direct care workforce and advance quality long-term care.
Emily Dieppa Colo (she/her)
Areas of expertise: Job Quality, Recruitment and Retention, Training and Advanced Roles, Urban-Rural, Workforce Supports
Private: Robert Espinoza (he/him)
Areas of expertise: Direct Support Professionals, Diversity/Inclusion/Equity, Expanding Access and Cultural Competence, Home and Community-Based Services, Job Quality, Long-Term Care, Urban-Rural
Kathleen Graham (she/her)
Areas of expertise: Long-Term Care, Managed Care, Medicare and Medicaid, Nursing Assistants
Peggy Powell (she/her)
Areas of expertise: Job Quality, Personal Care Aides, Recruitment and Retention, Training and Advanced Roles, Turnover, Workforce Supports
Kezia Scales, PhD (she/her)
Areas of expertise: Alzheimer’s/Dementia, Consumer Direction, Credentialing, Elder Abuse and Neglect, Home and Community-Based Services, Nursing Homes, Recruitment and Retention
Jodi M. Sturgeon (she/her)
Areas of expertise: Core Competencies, Financing, Home and Community-Based Services, Recruitment and Retention, Training and Advanced Roles, Workforce Supports