Who We Are
Medicaid Directors
Medicaid Directors oversee Medicaid and CHIP programs governed by federal rules but tailored to the needs of each state. The 56 members of the association represent all 50 states, the District of Columbia and all U.S. territories.
Alaska
Emily Ricci
Commissioner
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services: Division of Public Assistance907-269-7848
American Samoa
Sandra King Young
American Samoa Medicaid State AgencyArizona
Jami Snyder
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)Arkansas
Dawn Stehle
Arkansas Department of Human ServicesCalifornia
Jacey Cooper
Department of Health Care ServicesColorado
Cristen Bates
Deputy Medicaid Director
Health First ColoradoConnecticut
William Woolston
Connecticut Department of Social ServicesDelaware
Stephen Groff
State Medicaid Director
Delaware Health and Social ServicesFlorida
Tom Wallace
Florida Agency for Health Care AdministrationGeorgia
Lynnette Rhodes
Georgia MedicaidGuam
Teresita Gumataotao
Department of Public Health and Social ServicesHawaii
Judy Mohr Peterson
State of Hawai'i Department of Human Services Med-Quest DivisionIdaho
Juliet Charron
Idaho Department of Health and WelfareIllinois
Kelly Cunningham
Illinois Department of Human ServicesIndiana
Allison Taylor
Indiana MedicaidIowa
Elizabeth Matney
Iowa Department of Human ServicesKansas
Sarah Fertig
KanCare: Medicaid for KansasKentucky
Lisa Lee
Department for Medicaid Services (DMS)Louisiana
Tara LeBlanc
Louisiana Department of HealthMaine
Michelle Probert
Office of MaineCare Services (OMS)Maryland
Steve Schuh
Maryland Medicaid AdministrationMassachusetts
Amanda Cassel Kraft
MassHealthMichigan
Farah Hanley
Michigan Department of Health and Human ServicesMinnesota
Cynthia MacDonald
MN Department of HealthMississippi
Drew Snyder
Mississippi Division of MedicaidMissouri
Todd Richardson
Missouri Department of Social ServicesMontana
Mike Randol
Montana Department of Public Health and Human ServicesNebraska
Kevin Bagley
Nebraska Department of Health and Human ServicesNevada
Nevada Department of Health and Human ServicesNew Hampshire
Henry Lipman
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human ServicesNew Jersey
Jennifer Jacobs
State of New Jersey Department of Human Services Division of Medical Assistance & Health ServicesNew Mexico
Nicole Comeaux
New Mexico Human Services DepartmentNew York
Amir Bassiri
New York State Department of HealthNorth Carolina
Dave Richard
NC Medicaid Division of Health BenefitsNorth Dakota
Krista Fremming
Assistant Director, Medical Services
North Dakota Human ServicesNorthern Mariana Islands
Helen Sablan
CNMI State Medicaid AgencyOhio
Maureen Corcoran
Ohio Department of MedicaidOklahoma
Traylor Rains
Oklahoma Health Care AuthorityOregon
Dana Hittle
Interim Medicaid Director/Deputy Medicaid Director
Oregon Health AuthorityPennsylvania
Sally Kozak
Pennsylvania Department of Human ServicesPuerto Rico
Dinorah Collazo
Departamento de Salud Programa MedicaidRhode Island
Kristin Sousa
State of Rhode Island Department of Human Services: Office of Health and Human ServicesSouth Carolina
Robert Kerr
South Carolina Healthy Connections MedicaidSouth Dakota
Sarah Aker
South Dakota Department of Social ServicesTennessee
Stephen Smith
Tennessee State Government Division of MedicaidTexas
Stephanie Stephens
Texas Health and Human ServicesUtah
Jennifer Strohecker
Director
Utah Department of Health MedicaidVermont
Adaline Strumolo
Department of Vermont Health AccessVirgin Islands
Gary Smith
Department of Human ServicesVirginia
Cheryl Roberts
Deputy Director of Programs and Operations
Virginia MedicaidWashington
Charissa Fotinos
Washington State Healthcare AuthorityWashington, DC
Melisa Byrd
DC MedicaidWest Virginia
Cynthia Beane
West Virginia Department of Health and Human ResourcesWisconsin
Lisa Olson
Wisconsin Department of Health ServicesWyoming
Jan Stall
Interim State Medicaid Agent
Wyoming Department of Health