Opportunity Knocks: Opening the Door to Coverage
Washington Marriott
Washington, D.C.
July 30 – August 1, 2013
Participant List
Alabama
Suzanne Respess
Children’s of Alabama
Arkansas
Laura Kellams
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families
Gerard Matthews
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families
Anna Strong
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families
California
Judy Darnell
United Ways of California
Lisa Han
The Children’s Partnership
Kelly Hardy
Children Now
Anna Hasselblad
California Coverage & Health Initiatives
Stephanie Hodson
United Ways of California
Gene Lewit
Stanford University
Beth Morrow
The Children’s Partnership
MikeOdeh
Children Now
Autumn Ogden
California Coverage & Health Initiatives
Suzie Shupe
California Coverage & Health Initiatives
Michele Stillwell-Parvensky
Children’s Defense Fund – California
Colorado
Cody Belzley
Colorado Children’s Campaign
Stephanie Brooks
Colorado Community Health Network
Covering Kids & Families
Gretchen Hammer
Colorado Coalition for the Medically
Underserved
Amy Latham
Colorado Health Foundation
Florida
Leah Barber-Heinz
Florida CHAIN
Ida Eskamani
Florida CHAIN
Betsy Havens
Florida Legal Services, Inc.
Benjamin Milton
The Children’s Trust
Diana Ragbeer
The Children’s Trust
Linda Raybin
Broward County Children's Services Administration Section
Karen Woodall
Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy
Georgia
Danté McKay
Voices for Georgia’s Children, Child Health
Idaho
Lauren Necochea
Idaho KIDS COUNT, Mountain States Group, Inc.
Illinois
John Bouman
Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
Kathy Chan
Illinois Maternal and Child Health Coalition
Andrea Kovach
Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
Janine Lewis
Illinois Maternal and Child Health Coalition
Iowa
Charlie Bruner
Iowa Child and Family Policy Center
Kansas
Joshua Dieker
Kansas Health Consumer Coalition
Suzanne Wikle
Kansas Action for Children
Kentucky
Katie Carter
Kentucky Youth Advocates
Anne Joseph
Covering Kentucky Kids and Families
Maryland
Michele Burton
Advocates for Children and Youth
Leigh Cobb
Advocates for Children & Youth
Suzanne Schlattman
Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative Education Fund, Inc.
Neha Trivedi
Advocates for Children & Youth
Michigan
Ayesha Ghazi
Michigan Consumers for Healthcare
Ryan Sullivan
Michigan Consumers for Healthcare
Minnesota
Elaine Cunningham
Children's Defense Fund - Minnesota
Stephanie Hogenson
Children's Defense Fund - Minnesota
Mississippi
Judy Barber
Mississippi Human Services Agenda
Rims Barber
Mississippi Human Services Agenda
Oleta Fitzgerald
Children’s Defense Fund - Southern Regional Office
LindaRigsby
Mississippi Center for Justice
Kim Robinson
Children’s Defense Fund - Southern Regional Office
New Jersey
Mary Coogan
Advocates for Children of New Jersey
New Mexico
Claire Dudley
New Mexico Voices for Children
Sovereign Hager
New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty
Bill Jordan
New Mexico Voices for Children
Dorianne Mason
New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty
Ruth Williams
YDI - Elev8 New Mexico
New York
Lorraine Gonzalez-Camastra
Children's Defense Fund - New York
Lauren Tobias
Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy
Bridget Walsh
Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy
North Carolina
Adam Searing
North Carolina Justice Center
Ohio
SandyOxley
Voices for Ohio’s Children
Brandi Scales
Voices for Ohio's Children
Pennsylvania
Ann Bacharach
Pennsylvania Health Law Project
Joan Benso
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children
GeorgeHoover
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children
Rhode Island
Jim Beasley
Rhode Island KIDS COUNT
Jill Beckwith
Rhode Island KIDS COUNT
Tennessee
Michele Johnson
Tennessee Justice Center
Beth Uselton
Baptist Healing Trust
Texas
Laura Brubaker
Engage Texas
Anne Dunkelberg
Center for Public Policy Priorities
Laura Guerra-Cardus
Children's Defense Fund-Texas
Katrina Mendiola
Engage Texas
Liz Moskowitz
Texans Care for Children
Clayton Travis
Texans Care for Children
Courtney Watson
Children's Defense Fund - Texas
Utah
Karen Crompton
Voices for Utah Children
Lincoln Nehring
Voices for Utah Children
Randal Serr
Utah Health Policy Project
Virginia
Kim Bemberis
Virginia Health Care Foundation
Jill Hanken
Virginia Poverty Law Center
Kate Honsberger
Virginia Health Care Foundation
Polly Raible
Virginia Health Care Foundation
Washington
Marissa Chavez
Children's Alliance
ChristinaPeters
Children’s Alliance
Wisconsin
SaraEskrich
Wisconsin Council on Children and Families
Jon Peacock
Wisconsin Council on Children and Families
National Partners
Khalil Abdullah
New America Media
Natacha Blain
Grantmakers for Children, Youth, and Families
Ashley Boyd
MomsRising
Tess Byars
Wellspring Advisors
Erica Cali
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Dave Chandra
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
KimberleyChin
Atlantic Philanthropies
Liz Clark
Spitfire Strategies
Sandy Close
New America Media
Sabrina Corlette
The Center on Health Insurance Reforms
Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
Elizabeth Curwen
Spitfire Strategies
KetayounDarvich-Kodjouri
Spitfire Strategies
Eunice Delumen
The David & Lucile Packard Foundation
Judy Feder
Georgetown University Public Policy Institute
The Urban Institute
Carrie Fitzgerald
First Focus
Shelby Gonzales
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Molly Grieco
Spitfire Strategies
Jocelyn Guyer
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Elizabeth Hagan
Enroll America
Joanne Jee
National Academy for State Health Policy
Lauren Birchfield Kennedy
National Partnership for Women & Families
Jenny Kenney
The Urban Institute
Kathleen King
Children’s Defense Fund
Bruce Lesley
First Focus
Deepak Madala
Enroll America
Meera Mani
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Stephen McConnell
Atlantic Philanthropies
Stephanie McGencey
Voices for America’s Children
Ann McMillan
Grantmakers in Health
Maggie Owner
Spitfire Strategies
Jeannina Perez
MomsRising
Elizabeth Perry
Families USA
Colin Reusch
Children’s Dental Health Project
Angelique Roche
MomsRising
Bernadette Sangalang
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Lisa Shapiro
First Focus
AaronSmith
Young Invincibles
Amy Smoucha
Families USA
Judy Solomon
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Eva Stahl
Community Catalyst
Jeff Sunshine
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Molly Tsongas
Spitfire Strategies
Tasha Tucker
Atlantic Philanthropies
Wayne Turner
National Health Law Program
Tresa Undem
PerryUndem Research/Communication
JoAnn Volk
The Center on Health Insurance Reforms
Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
Judy Waxman
National Women’s Law Center
Alan Weil
National Academy for State Health Policy
Felicia Willems
MomsRising
Garrick Wong
The David & Lucile Packard Foundation
Liane Wong
The David & Lucile Packard Foundation
Matthew Wright
Voices for America’s Children
Samantha Yale
Spitfire Strategies
Federal Speakers
Angela Botticella
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight
Vicki Gottlich
Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight
Jessica Khan
Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services
Cindy Mann
Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services
Donna Cohen Ross
Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services
Kelly Whitener
Senate Finance Committee
Jason Young
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Georgetown University
Center for Children and Families
Joan Alker
Tricia Brooks
Elisabeth Wright Burak
Martha Heberlein
Jane Hoffman
Cathy Hope
Tara Mancini
Wesley Prater
Sonya Schwartz
Joe Touschner
Karina Wagnerman
Dinah Wiley