IRVINE, Calif. — Sabra Health Care REIT Inc. (NASDAQ: SBRA) has appointed Clifton J. Porter II to its board of directors.
Porter currently serves as senior vice president of the American Healthcare Association/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), where he is responsible for leading and executing the association’s policy and legislative agenda impacting both the skilled nursing and assisted living sectors.
Porter has over 31 years of experience in the long-term care profession, starting in operations as an administrator in training in 1989, ultimately leading to the oversight of multiple facilities in a large urban market. In 2004, he developed and led the government relations function for one of the largest post-acute companies in the country and covered both state and federal policy, as well as legislative oversight. In 2013 he assumed his current duties at AHCA/NCAL.
Porter has been involved in landmark legislation including the IMPACT Act, Physician SGR repeal, SNF Value Based Purchasing, Medicaid reform legislation and most recently the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Porter is a 1989 graduate of the Medical College of Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor’s degree in healthcare management. He also serves in varying volunteer endeavors focused on the leadership development of African-American college students.
“I have known Clif for over 30 years,” says Rick Matros, CEO and chairman of Sabra. “His expertise in the policy arena and his relationships on Capitol Hill are unique to the Sabra board and invaluable as we continue to grow the company’s existing asset classes.”