About the Center of Excellence
The Center of Excellence to Align Health and Social Care (COE), part of the Aging and Disability Business Institute at USAging, is supported by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through a cooperative agreement totaling approximately $12 million over a three-year period with 100 percent funding by ACL/HHS.
Our Staff
Paul Cantrell
Director, COE
Marisa Scala-Foley
Director, Aging and Disability Business Institute
Carol Bennett
Senior Program Manager
Maya Op de Beke
Senior Program Manager
Jessica Machler
Senior Program Manager
Skyler Christophersen
Program Assistant
What We Do
The purpose of the COE is to develop, expand, connect and support sustainable, high functioning aging and disability CCHs – and the networks of downstream providers that they lead – throughout the country through infrastructure funding and technical assistance.