About the Contributor: Vera Salter
Vera Salter is Director of Professional Development for the Direct Care Alliance. She leads the national credentialing effort and plays a major role in the organization's strategic planning and advocacy work.
In her last position, at PHI, Vera helped develop a definition of the work done by home care aides for a national apprenticeship program developed for the U.S. Department of Labor. Vera was the founding director of the National Clearinghouse on the Direct Care Workforce at PHI, where she worked from 2001 to 2007. Before that, she co-owned a national planning and marketing firm with clients across the continuum of health and long-term care services. She has served as vice-president of a multi-institutional healthcare system and held a number of health planning and research positions. She holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Pittsburgh, with a concentration in health services research; a Master’s degree in Social Administration from the University of Essex; and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Sussex.
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