Meet The Team

Mary Kaschak

Chief Executive Officer

Ms. Kaschak is CEO of the National MLTSS Health Plan Association (MLTSS Association) and its affiliated organization, Long-Term Quality Alliance (LTQA), in Washington, DC. She joined the MLTSS Association and LTQA in 2018 with more than ten years of experience in aging and health policy, most recently as Deputy Director of the Aging and Disability Business Institute at the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a).

Claire Jensen

Policy and Communications Manager

Ms. Jensen brings experience in policy and research settings to her role at the Association, where she manages member engagement and communications.

POLICY TEAM

Andrew MacPherson

Policy Team Leader

Mr. MacPherson is a Managing Partner at Healthsperien, LLC, with nearly two decades of health care legislative and regulatory policy and political experience.

Edward Garcia III

Senior Policy Advisor

Mr. Garcia is a Partner at Healthsperien, LLC, with 15+ years of experience working in government health care programs.

Tomas Bednar

Senior Policy Advisor

Mr. Bednar, Senior Vice President and Counsel at Healthsperien, LLC, has significant expertise in Medicaid/Medicare Managed Care and coverage of dual eligible beneficiaries.

Nikhil Holla

Senior Policy Advisor

Mr. Holla, Policy Director at Healthsperien, LLC, has has extensive policy experience in Medicaid managed care, long-term services and supports, and dual-eligible special needs plans.

Abigail Gadbois

Policy Advisor

As a Policy Analyst with Healthsperien, LLC, Ms. Gadbois supports the Association's policy agenda through research and analysis.

Partnership Program Team

Jennifer Bell

Partnership Program Team Leader

Ms. Bell is the founder of Chamber Hill Strategies, a certified woman-owned small business that specializes in health care policy consulting and lobbying.