Elaine F H Chhean joined NASHP in June 2021 as special assistant to the executive director. Since April 2024, she is a senior policy associate with the Behavioral, Population, and Public Health team where she leads projects on housing and supporting individuals returning from incarceration. She also works on payment and delivery system reform as part of the Coverage, Cost, and Value team. Prior to joining NASHP, Elaine provided technical assistance to state health policy leaders as part of the National Governors Association, Center for Best Practices and the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy. Elaine began her career at Maryland's Medicaid agency, working on behavioral health policy. Elaine has a Master of Public Health from the University of Maryland, where she also worked in the Dean's office, and has a BS in Biological Sciences and BA in Cultural Anthropology from UMBC.