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.

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.

Annalia E. Glenn, MPP, JD
Health Policy Specialist

aglenn@thenationalalliance.org

Annalia Glenn, health policy specialist at The National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health, has experience analyzing health reform regulations, state insurance exchange implementation legislation, health information technology to improve care coordination, and payment policies for accountable care organizations and patient-centered medical homes. Ms. Glenn received a Master of Public Policy and a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University.

Daniel P. Beck, MS
Research Assistant

dbeck@thenationalalliance.org

Daniel Beck, research assistant at The National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health, has studied state transition innovations in youth and family engagement, interagency planning, insurance and payment, and special education. He has conducted research syntheses on adolescent-centered care and health care transition outcomes and assisted in the development of the DCTransition.org’s website. Mr. Beck received his Master’s Degree in American Studies from the George Washington 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.