President & CEO

Before joining THOT, Maureen served as the Director of the Texas Institute of Health Care Quality and Efficiency and Director of the Health Care Quality and Analytics, Research, Coordination and Support unit at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. Maureen successfully led the development and CMS negotiation of the Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program Waiver and has served in various roles in her 16 years with the Commission. She previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff at HHSC, Deputy Director in Medicaid CHIP, and the manager of Health Plan Operations responsible for over three billion dollars in Medicaid and CHIP managed care contracts. Her work experience has focused on state and federal health care reform, state health care policy for Medicaid and indigent care, and Medicaid operational and contract management. 

Prior to her time with the Commission, Maureen was on the faculty at the University of Texas Medical Branch, teaching health care administration and economics as well as medical ethics. She has a bachelor’s degree in economics, an M.A. from the Institute for Medical Humanities at UTMB, a Masters in Public Affairs from the Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs, at The University of Texas at Austin, and a Ph.D. in philosophy from Marquette University. 

Vice President

Prior to joining THOT, Jessica served as Legislative Director and Senior Policy Advisor for Texas State Senator Rodney Ellis. Jessica has also served as Committee Director for the Senate Open Government and Government Organization Committees, and as a Committee Clerk for the Senate Committee on Government Organization. Before her time in the Legislature, Jessica worked as a data coordinator for a non-profit foundation that provided free cardiovascular screenings to student athletes. She also has prior experience in clinical care, clinical research and education.

Jessica holds a bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of Texas at Austin and a master’s degree in Public Health from the University of Texas Health Science Center.

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