Staff

Harriette B. Fox, MSS
Chief Executive Officer

hfox@thenationalalliance.org

Harriette Fox, CEO of The National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health, is a nationally recognized expert in child and adolescent health policy -- particularly in efforts to align public and private health care financing with innovative service delivery. A widely published author, her work has focused on access to care for low-income youth and those with physical and mental health problems, federal and state health insurance reforms, managed care policies, and the design of public programs. Her expertise is a resource for federal, state, congressional, and foundation officials. Recently, she served on the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Adolescent Health Care Services and Models of Care for Treatment, Prevention, and Healthy Development. Ms. Fox received a HUD Graduate Fellowship in Urban Planning and holds a Master of Social Services degree from the Bryn Mawr Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research.

Margaret A. McManus, MHS
President

mmcmanus@thenationalalliance.org

Margaret McManus, president of The National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health, has written numerous reports and articles concerning health care delivery and financing issues for youth and their families. With Ms. Fox, she has directed several national projects on health insurance coverage of adolescents and children with special needs. Ms. McManus was a consultant to American Academy of Pediatrics on a broad range of financing policy statements for 20 years. She has considerable expertise in state policies and practice changes to promote transition from pediatric to adult health care for adolescents with special needs. Ms. McManus received a Watson Fellowship and has a Masters in Health Sciences from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.

Stephanie J. Limb, MA
Financing Policy Director

slimb@thenationalalliance.org

Stephanie Limb, financing policy director at The National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health, has worked in the health policy field for more than 10 years. She joined the staff of the Maternal and Child Health Policy Research Center in 1999. She is an expert in the areas of Medicaid, CHIP, and managed care and has conducted numerous state surveys and on-site program assessments of financing policies affecting children's access to care. Ms. Limb received a University Policy Studies Fellowship and holds a Master of Arts in philosophy and public policy from George Washington University's Columbian College of Arts and Sciences.

Katherine Rogers, MPH
Senior Policy Analyst

krogers@thenationalalliance.org

Katherine Rogers, senior policy analyst at The National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health, brings a range of policy and education experience. After teaching high school science and health for two years, Ms. Rogers earned her Master's degree in Public Health while completing internships in state health policy and international alcohol policy. She also holds a Master's degree in liberal arts from the University of Pennsylvania, and is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in public policy and administration.

Marian Sandmaier
Health Editor and Writer

Marian Sandmaier, health editor and writer at The National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health, has more than 30 years experience writing for health-related and other publications, including The Psychotherapy Networker, The New York Times Book Review, and The Washington Post. She has written for numerous NIH agencies, including NHLBI, NICHD, NIAAA, and NIMH. Ms. Sandmaier is the recipient of the June Roth Memorial Award for Medical Journalism from the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) and the ASJA award for essay writing and is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.

Lauren Pollack
Research Assistant

lpollack@thenationalalliance.org

Lauren Pollack, research assistant at The National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health, has mentoring and peer health education experience with adolescents and young adults and has worked in community health clinics researching best practices to improve patient care. She recently received her Bachelor's degree in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.

Cara Sprague
Research Assistant

csprague@thenationalalliance.org

Cara Sprague, research assistant at The National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health, has extensive research experience studying the history of emergency medicine and has worked for several years gaining clinical medicine experience in a hospital setting. She recently received her Bachelor’s Degree in History and Science from Harvard University.

Corinne Dreskin
Executive Assistant

cdreskin@thenationalalliance.org

Corinne Dreskin, executive assistant at The National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health, has extensive administrative and project management experience. Ms. Dreskin received her Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland.