Kimberly Hodges joined NASHP in November 2021 as a policy associate on the Aging and Disability team. Her work focuses on long-term services and supports, specifically the respite and family caregiving service models. Prior to her tenure at NASHP, she served as a New York State Excelsior Service Policy Fellow for the NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities, where she assisted NYS with Medicaid policy for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities live in home and community-based settings. Kimberly is passionate about the ways in which both research and dialogue play in promoting best practices within state health policy. Kimberly holds a BA from the State University of New York College at Fredonia and a MA from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.