
Jennifer Bright, MPA
Executive Director
Jennifer Bright, MPA
Bright earned her bachelor’s degree in political science from Trinity College in Washington, and her master’s degree in public administration, with a concentration in policy analysis and program management, from the George Washington University.

Todd Bentsen
Director of Communications
Todd Bentsen
Bentsen holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Maryland.

Rick Chapman, PhD
Chief Science Officer
Rick Chapman, PhD
Chapman holds a PhD in health policy with a concentration in decision sciences from Harvard University. He also holds and MS in health policy and management from the Harvard School of Public Health.

Mark Linthicum, MPP
Director of Scientific Communications
Mark Linthicum, MPP
Linthicum earned his bachelor’s degree in anthropology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his master’s degree in public policy from the University of Southern California.

Lisa Malecha, MBA
Director of Finance and Operations
Lisa Malecha, MBA
Malecha earned her bachelor’s degree in comparative politics from the United States Military Academy and her MBA from the Darden School at the University of Virginia.

Erica de Fur Malik
Director of Membership and Patient Engagement
Erica de Fur Malik
Malik earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the College of William & Mary and her master’s degree in ethics from Emory University.

Melanie Ridley
Director of Fundraising
Melanie Ridley
Ridley served as Director of Fund Development for Essential Access Health, a statewide association in California advancing sexual and reproductive health; she managed a full lifecycle of federal and state grans and funder relationship management. Ridley formerly worked with Mental Health America supporting state mental health planning councils and state policy and advocacy initiatives.
Ridley holds a bachelor’s degree in community nutrition from the University of California, Davis.

Judy Thomas
Operations Manager
Judy Thomas
Thomas holds a bachelor’s degree in international studies from the West Virginia University.

Richard Xie, PhD
HEOR Research Manager
Richard Xie, PhD
Xie earned his doctorate in economics from the University of Southern California.