The AFRH Advisory Council provides direction.
The AFRH Advisory Council provides guidance and recommendations to the AFRH on its administration and the quality of care provided to Residents. Membership on the Advisory Council is stipulated per Federal legislation in the United States Code and includes AFRH staff, DoD leadership, local Veterans’ Affairs representatives, and former military.
The Council is established under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and documents related to the AFRH Advisory Council can be found on the FACA database. Council members attend two meetings a year and submit an annual report to the AFRH.
Reports have not been finalized since 2015 and all DoD-sponsored committees were halted in 2021 by the Secretary of Defense pending review. We have re-established the Advisory Council and will publish any reports received from the current panel on this page.
Council Establishment Charter 2023-2025
Council Member Balance Plan 2023-2025
Membership Roster
Chairperson and regional representative of the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington, DC) | COL Michael S. Heimall, U.S. Army (Ret.) |
Expert in nursing home or retirement home administration and financing | Dr. JoAnne Reifsnyder, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN |
Expert in gerontology | Dr. Alice Bonner, PhD, RN, FAAN |
Expert in financial management | Dr. Leon W. Hutton, DBA, MBA, CPA |
Regional representative of the Department of Veterans Affairs (Gulfport) | Pending appointment |
Chairperson of the Resident Advisory Committee, AFRH-Washington | CW3 Hilary J. Rosado, U.S. Army (Ret.) |
Chairperson of the Resident Advisory Committee, AFRH-Gulfport | Ms. Diana L. S. Dopp, U.S. Navy (Ret.) |
Enlisted representative of the Services' Retiree Advisory Council | CSM Leon Caffie, U.S. Army (Ret.) |
Senior noncommissioned officer of one of the Armed Forces | JoAnne S. Bass, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force |
Senior representative of military medical treatment facility (Washington, DC) | LTC Jason M. Blaylock, U.S. Army |
Senior representative of military medical treatment facility (Gulfport) | Pending appointment |
Senior judge advocate from one of the Armed Forces | CPT Randy C. Bryan, U.S. Navy |
Senior representative of one of the chief personnel officers of the Armed Forces | LTC Maria G. Bentinck, U.S. Army (Ret.) |
Other members as the Secretary of Defense may designate | Mrs. Katie Smith Sloan |
Other members as the Secretary of Defense may designate | Dr. Ann M. Kolanowski, PhD, RN, FAAN |
Other members as the Secretary of Defense may designate | MSgt William Kent Burns, U.S. Army (Ret.) |
Administrator AFRH-Washington | Pending appointment |
Administrator AFRH-Gulfport | Pending appointment |
Advisory Council Annual Reports
- 2015 Advisory Council Annual Report
- 2014 Advisory Council Annual Report
- 2013 Advisory Council Annual Report
- 2012 Advisory Council Annual Report
- 2011 Advisory Council Annual Report
Meeting Documents
For more information, contact our Public Affairs office:
Public Affairs
3700 North Capitol Street NW
Washington, DC 20011
Public.affairs@afrh.gov
Phone: (800) 422-9988
Fax: (202) 541-7519