Shawn Terrell

Proven innovator in Home and Community-Based Services.

LocationWashingtonUnited States
Current roleOwnerShawn Terrell Consulting, LLC · since Jul 2025

About

25+ years of experience shaping federal and state Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) for individuals with disabilities and older adults. Expert in designing person-centered systems, leveraging Medicaid policy, and developing quality measurement frameworks to drive improved outcomes. Recognized for translating national policy into local practice, ensuring scalable, culturally centered, community-informed, and equitable improvement efforts.

Roles

Jul 2025–Present
Current role

Owner

Shawn Terrell Consulting, LLC

Washington, District of Columbia

Social Services Aid and AssistantConsultingPublic Policy

Key Expertise:

  • Person-Centered Planning & Practice

  • Medicaid Waivers & State Plan Policy

  • Value-Based HCBS Quality

  • Translating Medicaid Policy into Practice

  • State Medicaid HCBS consulting

  • Medicaid Managed Care

Jun 2025–Jul 2025
Former role

Health Insurance Specialist

Administration for Community Living

Washington, District of Columbia

Contracts / ContractingSocial Services Aid and AssistantPlanning, Policy, Strategy

  • Created and directed the National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Planning and Systems (NCAPPS), providing consultant services to over 20 state Medicaid agencies.   

  • Primary author of DHHS Secretary’s Guidance on Person-Centered Planning and Self Direction

  • Led ACL quality measurement in HCBS, including serving as the HHS Technical Lead for the ACL

  • Subject Matter Expert on the National NQF HCBS Quality Measures workgroup, resulting in quality measure domains that drive HCBS measure development across HHS.

  • COR for Grassroots Project, creating national, state, and local cross-disability coalitions to improve HCBS quality

  • COR and HCBS policy liaison for AoA Title VI Older Native American programs.