Kevin Coughlin

Kevin Coughlin has spent the last 30 years in the private and public sector working in home and community based services (HCBS) and assisted living field as an operator, a regulator, and a public funder. He currently is a Policy Initiatives Advisor-Executive in the Wisconsin Division of Medicaid Services. He has been a speaker at numerous state and national conferences presenting about workforce, assisted living regulatory reform, and long-term care quality improvement. In 2007, Mr. Coughlin was the Recipient of the “Public Official of the Year” by Governing Magazine for collaborating with key partners and collaborators and reforming Wisconsin’s assisted living regulatory process by rewarding assisted living communities striving for excellence.