Heather leads SHVS and assists states in their efforts to transform health and health care by providing targeted technical assistance to state officials and agencies. She is a Professor of the Practice at Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs, where she teaches courses on health policy and administration, and is a faculty affiliate of the Center for Health & Wellbeing. She served as New Jersey’s Commissioner of Health and Senior Services from 2008-2010, overseeing a cabinet-level agency with a budget of $3.5 billion and staff of 1,700, responsible for public health services, regulation of health care institutions, senior services, and health care policy and research. She received her JD, cum laude, from the New York University School of Law, and her BA, cum laude, from Duke University.

Dan assists in managing and coordinating the technical assistance providers serving the states and works with states to identify their assistance needs and policy goals. He was deeply involved in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act at the state level as Deputy Chief of Staff for Rhode Island’s Lieutenant Governor. Dan also served as the principal subject matter expert for the Rhode Island Healthcare Reform Commission on Health Insurance Exchange and project director for the State Innovation Model (SIM). Dan serves as a Lecturer in Public Affairs at the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. He received a MBA from Providence College and his BA from Brown University.

Sally is responsible for the management and oversight of SHVS programming and works with subject matter experts to develop and disseminate products to assist states in their efforts to transform their healthcare systems. Sally has worked in both state and local government in New Jersey, New York and California. She comes to Princeton after serving in the New Jersey Office of Management and Budget with responsibility for the Department of Health and the Department of Children and Families. Sally holds an MPP from the University of California, Berkeley, Goldman School of Public Policy, as well as a BA from Brown University.

Jamila McLean supports states in their efforts to transform healthcare systems to be more affordable, equitable, and innovative. Throughout her career, she has championed policy and practice innovations that improve access to Medicaid and other healthcare-related benefits, providing technical assistance to state agencies and their partners. She also conducted research at the Rutgers Institute for Health focused on understanding the role of race, ethnicity, and nativity status on the physical and mental health outcomes of African Americans and Black Caribbeans. She holds a Master of Public Health from the Rutgers School of Public Health and a B.S. from the Rutgers Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy.

Stephanie handles day-to-day operations at SHVS, managing the ongoing administration of contracts with the program’s technical assistance providers; tracking and providing reports on the grant program; planning conferences, webinars, and other events; and monitoring program resources.  Stephanie has previous financial risk management and operations experience in managerial roles at CLS Bank International and Mizuho Capital Markets Corporation in New York.  She received an MS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and her BA from the University of Pennsylvania.

Becky coordinates project management functions of SHVS, assisting in a policy role and in the delivery and tracking of technical assistance delivered to states via subject matter experts. Becky has interned with various nonprofit organizations including Lutheran Settlement House and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and comes to Princeton after serving as Career Development Coordinator at the University of Pennsylvania’s Biomedical Graduate Studies program. Becky holds an MS in Social Policy as well as a BA in Communication and Public Service from the University of Pennsylvania.

Laura serves as Program Coordinator, tracking and reporting the technical assistance delivered to states with a focus on commercial health insurance. She brings past experience as a Research Assistant at the Carolina Health Workforce Research Center, and has interned at United States of Care, a non-profit health policy organization. She has also served as a Navigator at Legal Aid of North Carolina, assisting consumers enroll in health coverage. Laura has a BSPH in Health Policy and Management from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.