Dianne Hasselman joined the National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) as Deputy Executive Director in 2017. In this position, she leads the team in setting and overseeing the strategic direction for NAMD’s state-to-state learning programs, public policy agenda, and data collection and survey efforts.

Prior to joining NAMD, she was at the Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement where she led multi-stakeholder initiatives for regional health improvement collaboratives. Before that, she was at the Center for Health Care Strategies where she led a variety of technical assistance programs for state Medicaid agencies and health plans.

Dianne received a graduate degree in public health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and an undergraduate degree from the University of California at San Diego.