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
Jessica Altman
CEO
Covered California
Cathy Caldwell
Assistant Commissioner
Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services
Chris DeMars
Transformation Center Director
Interim Director, Office of Delivery Systems Innovation
Oregon Health Authority
Richard Figueroa
Deputy Cabinet Secretary for Health
State of California
Joe Flores
Senior Policy Advisor
Department of Accounts
State of Virginia
Dawn Lambert
Co-leader, Community Options Unit
Connecticut Department of Social Services
Greg Moody
Director of Professional Development
Executive in Residence
John Glenn College of Public Affairs
Ana Novais
Acting Secretary
Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Cheryl Roberts
Deputy of Programs and Operations
Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services
David Seltz
Executive Director
Massachusetts Health Policy Commission
Dena Stoner
Director of Innovation Strategy
Texas Health and Human Services Commission’s IDD / Behavioral Health Division
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 of Innovation Strategy
Texas Health and Human Services Commission’s IDD / Behavioral Health Division
Dawn Lambert (Vice Chair)
Co-leader, Community Options Unit
Connecticut Department of Social Services
Cindy Beane
Commissioner
West Virginia Bureau for Medical Services
Kim Boswell
Commissioner
Alabama Department of Mental Health
Allen Brenzel
Medical Director
Kentucky Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities
Manka Dhingra
Chair, Senate Behavioral Health Subcommittee
Senator
Washington State Senate
Jennifer Jacobs
Assistant Commissioner
Division of Medical Assistance & Health Services
State of New Jersey
Jason McGill
Assistant Director of Medicaid Program Operations
Washington State Health Authority
Anne Ramniceanu
Systems Director
Vermont Department of Corrections
Addictions and Mental Health
Dave Richard
Deputy Secretary, NC Medicaid
State of North Carolina
Moira Tashjian
Executive Deputy Commissioner
New York State Office of Mental Health
Health Care Access and Financing Steering Committee
This committee is responsible for issues related to providing health insurance coverage as well as financing, organization, and regulation for the health care system. Areas of expertise: financing, Medicaid, CHIP, coverage expansions, insurance regulation, cost containment, and purchasing strategies.
K. Joseph Flores (Chair)
Deputy Secretary of Finance
Office of the Governor of Virginia
Jessica Altman (Vice Chair)
Commissioner
Pennsylvania Insurance Department
Nate Checketts
Deputy Director
Utah Department of Human Services
Michael Conway
Insurance Commissioner
State of Colorado
Richard Gottfried
Chair, Committee on Health
New York State Assembly
Louis Gutierrez
Executive Director
Massachusetts Health Connector
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Cory King
Director of Policy
Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner
State of Rhode Island
Jay Ludlam
Assistant Secretary for Medicaid Administration and Operations
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Greg McCortney
Senator, Chair of the Senate Human Services Committee
Oklahoma Legislature
Rene Mollow
Deputy Director, Health Care Benefits and Eligibility
California Department of Health Care Services
Heather Sanborn
Senate Chair, Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Committee
Maine Legislature
Andrew Stolfi
Director and Insurance Commissioner
Department of Consumer and Business Services
State of Oregon
Jeremy Vandehey
Director of Health Policy and Analytics
Oregon Health Authority, State of Oregon
NASHP Staff Liaison:
Maureen Hensley-Quinn
Project Director
Health System Performance and Public Health Steering Committee
This committee is responsible for issues related to how health care services are delivered and how community health is promoted. Areas of expertise include public health, preventive health, health disparities, care and disease management, health care workforce, quality, and medical errors.
Cheryl Roberts, JD (Chair)
Deputy Director for Programs
Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services
Ana Novais (Vice Chair)
Assistant Secretary
Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Michelle Alletto
Health and Human Services Chief Program and Services Officer
State of Texas
Grace Arnold
Commissioner
Minnesota Department of Commerce
Chris DeMars
Deputy Director, Delivery Systems Innovation Office
Transformation Center
Oregon Health Authority
Oliver Droppers
Deputy Director of Legislative Policy Research
State of Oregon Legislature
Gail Hirsch
Director, Office of Community Health Workers
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Mary McIntyre
Chief Medical Officer
Alabama Department of Public Health
Mich’l Needham
Chief Policy Officer
Washington State Health Care Authority
Norm Oliver
State Health Commissioner
Virginia Department of Health
Lynette Rhodes
Executive Director, Medical Assistance Plans Division
Department of Community Health
State of Georgia
Linette Scott
Chief Medical Information Officer
Deputy Director of Information Management Division
California Department of Health Care Services
Jami Snyder
Arizona Medicaid Director
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System
State of Arizona
Colleen Sonosky
Associate Director, Children’s Health Services
Health Care Delivery Management Administration
Government of the District of Columbia
NASHP Staff Liaison:
Carrie Hanlon
Project Director
Long-Term and Chronic Care Steering Committee
This committee is responsible for issues related to promoting the health and well-being of people with chronic illnesses and providing an array of long-term care and support options for people of all ages who have disabilities. Special attention is given to innovative reform activities in the areas of financing, community care initiatives, consumer direction, quality, housing with services and nursing home care.
Dena Stoner (Chair)
Director, Innovation Strategy
IDD and Behavioral Health Services, Health and Human Services
State of Texas
Cindy Beane
Commissioner
West Virginia Bureau for Medical Services
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services
Kim Boswell
Commissioner
Alabama Department of Mental Health
Donna Bradbury
Associate Commissioner
Division of Integrated Community Services for Children and Families
New York State Office of Mental Health
Cathy Caldwell
Assistant Commissioner
Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services
Manka Dhingra
Senator
Washington Legislature
Jennifer Jacobs
Assistant Commissioner
Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services
New Jersey Department of Human Services
Dawn Lambert
Project Director
BIP, Community Options Unit
Connecticut Department of Social Services
Jason McGill
Assistant Director for Medicaid Programs Division
Washington Health Care Authority
Moira Tashjian
Acting Office of MH Executive Deputy Commissioner
Office of Mental Health
State of New York
NASHP Staff Liaison:
Kitty Purington
Senior Program Director
Child and Family Health Steering Committee
Cheryl Roberts (Chair)
Deputy of Programs and Operations
Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services
Cathy Caldwell (Vice Chair)
Assistant Commissioner
Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services
Hannah Bonsu
Treatment and Recovery Division Manager
South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services
Donna Bradbury
Associate Commissioner
Office of Prevention and Health Initiatives
New York Office of Mental Health
Nicole Comeaux
Director, Medical Assistance Division
New Mexico Department of Human Services
Lisa Lee
Commissioner
Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services
Shin-Yi Lin
Policy Officer
New Jersey Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services
Edie Mayeshiro
Medical Assistance Program Officer
Hawaii Department of Human Services
Colleen Sonosky
Associate Director
Children’s Health Services
DC Department of Health Care Finance
Wendy Tiegreen
Director
Office of Medicaid Coordination and System Innovation
Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
Charlene Wong
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families
NC Department of Health and Human Services
Executive Director, NC Integrated Care for Kids
Coverage, Cost, and Value Steering Committee
Joe Flores (Chair)
Senior Policy Advisor
Department of Accounts
State of Virginia
Jessica Altman (Vice Chair)
CEO
Covered California
Nate Checketts
Executive Director
Utah Department of Health
Michael Conway
Colorado Insurance Commissioner
Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies
Richard Gottfried
Chair, Committee on Health
Assembly Member
New York State Assembly
Louis Gutierrez
Executive Director
Massachusetts Health Connector
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
Chair, Senate Human Services Committee
Senator
Oklahoma State Senate
Rene 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
Heather Sanborn
Senate Chair, Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Committee
Senator
Maine State Senate
Andrew Stolfi
Insurance Commissioner
Director, Department of Consumer and Business Services
State of Oregon
Jeremy Vandehey
Director of Health Policy and Analytics
Oregon Health Authority
Population and Public Health Steering Committee
Ana Novais (Chair)
Assistant Secretary
Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Chris DeMars (Vice Chair)
Transformation Center Director
Interim Director, Office of Delivery Systems Innovation
Oregon Health Authority
Michelle Alletto
Health and Human Services Chief Program and Services Officer
State of Texas
Grace Arnold
Commissioner
Minnesota Department of Commerce
Oliver Droppers
Deputy Director of Legislative Policy Research
State of Oregon Legislature
Karrah Herring
Chief Equity, Inclusion & Opportunity Officer
Governor Eric Holcomb’s Administration
State of Indiana
Gail Hirsch
Director, Office of Community Health Workers
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Mary McIntyre
Chief Medical Officer
Alabama Department of Public Health
Mich’l Needham
Chief Policy Officer
Washington State Health Care Authority
Norm Oliver
State Health Commissioner
Virginia Department of Health
Joseline Peña-Melnyk
Maryland State Delegate
Maryland House of Delegates
Lynette Rhodes
Executive Director, Medical Assistance Plans Division
State of Georgia
Linette T Scott
Deputy Director and Chief Data Officer
Enterprise Data and Information Management
California Department of Health Care Services
Ian Yaffe
Director, Office of Population Health Equity
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention