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NASHP Academy Members
NASHP is a nonpartisan organization of, by, and for state policymakers, committed to developing and advancing health policy innovations and solutions. NASHP provides a unique forum for the productive exchange of strategies across state government, including the legislative and executive branches. NASHP’s work is guided by the Academy’s executive committee and four steering committees.
Executive Committee
Jane Beyer (Chair)
Senior Health Policy Advisor
Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner
Jason McGill (Vice Chair)
Assistant Director of Medicaid Program Operations
Washington State Health Authority
Jessica Altman
CEO
Covered California
Cathy Caldwell
Director
Alabama Children’s Rehabilitation Service Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
Nate Checketts
Deputy Director
Utah Department of Health and Human Services
Chris DeMars
Director, Delivery System Innovation Office
Oregon Health Authority
Richard Figueroa
Deputy Cabinet Secretary
California, Office of Governor Newsom
Ana Novais
Assistant Secretary
Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Cheryl Roberts
Director
Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services
David Seltz
Executive Director
Massachusetts Health Policy Commission
Dena Stoner
Director
Behavioral Health Innovation Strategy, Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Norm Thurston
State Representative
Utah House of Representatives
Ex Officio
Hemi Tewarson
Executive Director
National Academy for State Health Policy
Steering Committees
Behavioral Health, Aging, and Disability Steering Committee
Dena Stoner (Chair)
Director
Behavioral Health Innovation Strategy, Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Jason McGill (Vice Chair)
Assistant Director of Medicaid Program Operations
Washington State Health Care Authority
Dale Adair
Medical Director
Pennsylvania Office of Mental Health/ Substance Abuse Services
Drew Adkins
Assistant Commissioner
Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services
Cindy Beane
Commissioner
West Virginia Bureau for Medical Services
Daisy Berbeco
Representative
Vermont House Committee on Health Care
Kim Boswell
Commissioner
Alabama Department of Mental Health
Allen Brenzel
Medical Director
Kentucky Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities
Manka Dhingra
Senator, Chair, Senate Behavioral Health Subcommittee
Washington State Senate
Carmen Heredia
Director
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System
Valerie Huhn
Director
Missouri Department of Mental Health
Jennifer Jacobs
Assistant Commissioner
Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services
State of New Jersey
David Jones
Chief Behavioral Health Officer
Office of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker
Judy Lee
Senator
North Dakota
Ursel McElroy
Director
Ohio Department of Aging
Anne Ramniceanu
Director
Vermont Department of Corrections
Addictions and Mental Health Systems
Barbara Smith
Administrator
Montana Senior and Long Term Care Division
Moira Tashjian
Executive Deputy Commissioner
New York State Office of Mental Health
Child and Family Health Steering Committee
Cheryl Roberts (Chair)
Director
Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services
Cathy Caldwell (Vice Chair)
Director
Alabama Children’s Rehabilitation Service Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
Lonnie Barnett
Director
Michigan Children’s Special Health Care Services, Department of Health and Human Services
Hannah Bonsu
Division Manager
Treatment and Recovery, South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services
Christina Commons
Director
First Steps, Indiana Bureau of Child Development, Division of Disability Rehabilitation
Elaine Fitzgerald Lewis
Director
Massachusetts Title V Maternal and Child Health
Jacqueline Johnson
Section Chief
Tennessee Division of Family Health and Wellness, Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
Lisa Lee
Commissioner
Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services
Shin-Yi Lin
Program Manager
New Jersey Division of Medical Assistant and Health Services
Annabelle Martinez
Deputy Director
Medical Assistance Division, New Mexico Human Services Department
Edie Mayeshiro
Medical Assistance Program Officer
Hawaii Department of Human Services
Laura Phelan
Policy Director
Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
Colleen Sonosky
Associate Director
Children’s Health Services,
DC Department of Health Care Finance
Wendy Tiegreen
Director
Office of Medicaid Coordination and Health System Innovation, Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Development Disabilities
Robert Werthwein, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor
Colorado Behavioral Health and Access, Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
Coverage, Cost, and Value Steering Committee
Jessica Altman (Chair)
CEO
Covered California
Nate Checketts (Vice Chair)
Deputy Director
Utah Department of Health and Human Services
Amir Bassiri
Medicaid Director
New York State Department of Health
Jimmy Blanton
Director of Value-based Initiatives
Texas Health and Human Services
Joylynn Fix
Director Life and Health
West Virginia Office of the Insurance Commissioner
Sonya Jacquez Lewis
Senator
Colorado State Senate
Cory King
Chief of Staff
Rhode Island Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner
Jay Ludlam
Assistant Secretary for Medicaid Administration and Operations
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Greg McCortney
Senator, Chair, Senate Human Services Committee
Oklahoma State Senate
René Mollow
Deputy Director, Health Care Benefits and Eligibility
California Department of Health Care Services
Shabnam Salih
Director
New Jersey Office of Health Care Affordability and Transparency
Andrew Stolfi
Insurance Commissioner
Director, Department of Consumer and Business Services
State of Oregon
Renee Walk
Programs and Policy Director, Strategic Health Policy
Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds
Population and Public Health Steering Committee
Ana Novais (Chair)
Assistant Secretary
Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Chris DeMars (Vice Chair)
Director, Delivery System Innovation Office
Oregon Health Authority
Michelle Alletto
Health and Human Services Chief Program and Services Officer
State of Texas
Grace Arnold
Commissioner
Minnesota Department of Commerce
Nathan Chomillo
Medical Director
Minnesota Medicaid
Oliver Droppers
Deputy Director of Legislative Policy Research
State of Oregon Legislature
David Lakey
Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Chief Medical Officer
The University of Texas System
Charles Lee
Title VI Civil Rights Attorney
Mississippi Department of Health
Mamie Locke
Senator
Virginia State Senate
Mich’l Needham
Chief Policy Officer
Washington State Health Care Authority
Joseline Peña-Melnyk
Maryland State Delegate
Maryland House of Delegates
Lynette Rhodes
Executive Director, Medical Assistance Plans Division
State of Georgia
Michelle Robinson
Director
Wisconsin DHS Office of Health Equity
Linette T. Scott
Chief Medical Information Officer, Deputy Director of the Information Management Division
Ian Yaffe
Director, Office of Population Health Equity
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Mona Zuffante
Chief Public Health Officer
Winnebago Public Health Department