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Harriette B. Fox, MSS
Chief Executive Officer

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. Most 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

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. For more than 20 years, Ms. McManus has been a consultant to American Academy of Pediatrics on a broad range of financing policy statements concerning Medicaid, SCHIP, and private health insurance. She recently directed a federally funded project on improving access to pediatric subspecialty care. 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

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, SCHIP, 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
Policy Analyst

Katherine Rogers, 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.



Allison Grossman
Research Assistant

Allison Grossman, research assistant at the National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health, has quantitative and qualitative research experience in adolescent sexual health behaviors, and has worked with adolescents and young adults as a mentor and peer educator. She recently earned her Bachelor's degree in Sociology from Harvard University. 



Ian Walker
Research Assistant

Ian Walker, research assistant at the National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health, has research and clinical experience in child development and adolescent substance abuse and mental health issues. He recently received his Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Yale University. 



Aileen Collins
Executive Assistant

Aileen Collins, executive assistant at the National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health, has extensive administrative and human resources experience. Ms. Collins received her Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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