Sheets to Spearhead Action Plan for People with Limb Loss

Knoxville, Tennessee – The Amputee Coalition of America is proud to announce the hiring of Morgan Sheets as campaign director for the Action Plan for People with Limb Loss (APPLL).

The APPLL campaign will work with stakeholders, activists and coalition partners throughout the country to develop policy recommendations to address the healthcare needs of people with limb loss.

“With Morgan in place, the ACA will be able to offer strategic planning, guidance and assistance in parity legislation to grassroots activists and industry partners nationwide,” states Paddy Rossbach, ACA President/CEO.

ACA has grown to a point where it needs to expand its national presence. Therefore, the ACA national campaign policy office will be located in Washington, D.C.

“An office in Washington will provide the ACA with a higher profile and will allow us to advance federal legislation in the long-term,” adds Sheets.

Morgan Sheets is no stranger to state and federal advocacy efforts. She managed a national field program around women’s health issues, and ran a statewide political organization involving access to care and equitable insurance coverage.

Sheets also coordinated a national training program which included strategic planning, a mentoring program, nonprofit staff development, and training grassroots activists’ organization skills. Sheets states, “I am excited to join the Amputee Coalition of America and build on their amazing work in empowering amputees to improve their quality of life.”

Activists and those interested in supporting ACA’s parity efforts may contact Sheets by calling the ACA’s headquarters toll-free at 888/267-5669, directly at 202/302-4373 or via e-mail at msheets@amputee-coalition.org.

To learn more about APPLL, please visit the web site at www.amputee-coalition.org/aca_advocacy.html or call the ACA toll-free 888/AMP-KNOW (888/267-5669).

Founded in 1986, the Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee. The ACA’s mission is to reach out to people with limb loss and to empower them through education, support and advocacy. The ACA is partially supported by cooperative agreement No. E11/CCE419270 from the National Center on Birth Defects and Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). No funding from the CDC is used to support ACA advoccy efforts.