National Advisory Committee
Our National Advisory Committee brings together diverse expertise that strengthens the program and ensures a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach. The current National Advisory Committee includes the following individuals:
Nathan Chomilo, MD, FAAP, Medical Director, Medicaid & MinnesotaCare, Minnesota Department of Human Services and Pediatrician
- Karen Dale, RN, MSN, Market President for AmeriHealth Caritas District of Columbia and Chief DEI Officer for AmeriHealth Caritas
- LaKeesha Dumas, Consumer Expert and Office of Consumer Engagement Coordinator for Multnomah County, Oregon
- Dennis Heaphy, Consumer Expert andHealth Justice Advocate at the Disability Policy Consortium
- Sinsi Hernández-Cancio, JD, Vice President, Health Justice, National Partnership for Women & Families
- Jay Ludlam, JD, Assistant Secretary, Medicaid Transformation, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
- Srinivas Merugu, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Vice President, Population Health, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Ohio and Internist
- Pooja Mittal, DO, Medical Director of Health Equity at HealthNet and Family Physician
- Denise Octavia Smith MBA, CHW, PN, Founding Executive Director, National Association of Community Health Workers
- Kolynda Parker, MHS,MLS(ASCP)CM,CPHQ,CLSSGB, Section Chief of Quality Improvement and Innovations, Louisiana Medicaid
- Jamil Rivers, Founder, Chrysalis Initiative
- Jelena Todić, PhD, MSW, Assistant Professor, University of Texas at San Antonio College for Health, Community, and Policy
- Roberta Waite, EdD, PMHCNS, RN, MSN, ANEF, FAAN, Dean Select and Tenured Professor, Georgetown School of Nursing (begining May 2022)
- Naomi D. Williams, Consumer Expert and Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers Consumer Scholar
- Juan Jaime de Zengotita, MD, Primary Care Doctor and Medical Director, Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center