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Harriette B. Fox, MSS
Chief Executive Officer

Harriette Fox, CEO of Incenter Strategies and co-director of the Maternal and Child Health Policy Research Center, 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. Most 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

Margaret McManus, president of Incenter Strategies and co-director of the Maternal and Child Health Policy Research Center, 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. For more than 20 years, Ms. McManus has been a consultant to American Academy of Pediatrics on a broad range of financing policy statements concerning Medicaid, SCHIP, and private health insurance. She recently directed a federally funded project on improving access to pediatric subspecialty care. 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

Stephanie Limb, financing policy director at Incenter Strategies, has worked in the health policy field for more than 10 years and has been on the staff of the Maternal and Child Health Policy Research Center since 1999. She is an expert in the areas of Medicaid, SCHIP, 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.



Wanda Whitney, PhD, MLS, AHIP
Senior Information Specialist

Wanda Whitney, senior information specialist at Incenter Strategies, has worked at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, the National Library of Medicine, the Delaware Academy of Medicine, the National League of Cities, and the Library of Congress. Prior to her extensive work in library sciences, Ms. Whitney was an assistant professor and teacher of Spanish. She holds a PhD in Spanish from Temple University and a Masters in Library Science from the University of Maryland.



Marian Sandmaier
Health Editor and Writer

Marian Sandmaier, health editor and writer at Incenter Strategies, 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.



Celia Straus
Media and Communications Specialist

Celia Straus, media and communications specialist at Incenter Strategies, has 25 years experience writing and producing for print, film, and interactive media. She has scripted programs for PBS, Discovery, numerous cable channels, Fortune 500 companies, and international nonprofit organizations. She produced and scripted the award winning documentary, Ruthie B Ruthie B. Most recently, Ms. Straus wrote and produced Panicky Sheep, a full length feature documentary on the stock market. Her work has won over 100 national awards. She is the author of three best-selling books. Ms. Straus holds a Master of Arts from Georgetown University.



Anise Hayes
Research Analyst

Anise Hayes, research analyst at Incenter Strategies, previously conducted research for the Detroit Catholic School Alliance. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan.



Meghan Bogden
Executive Assistant

Meghan Bogden, executive assistant at Incenter Strategies, has extensive administrative, research, and health education experience. Ms. Bogden received her undergraduate degrees from Michigan State University and Oakland University.



Tabitha Beck
Intern

Tabitha Beck, intern at Incenter Strategies, previously conducted legislative research for ASPIRA, a Latino youth association, and has several years experience working in communications for the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America. Ms. Beck received her Masters of Public Policy from George Mason University.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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