Joan Henneberry, Executive Director, Department of Healthcare Policy and Financing, leads the agency responsible for managing public health insurance programs and including Medicaid and Child Health Plus (CHP+). She is a senior health policy advisor to the govenor, developing and implementing health reform policies and inititatives. Prior to the cabinet appointment, she worked in the private sector after spending seven years at the National Govenors Association providing consultation to states on healthcare services and financing, cost containment and emerging policy issues. Joan spent 13 years at teh Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO), and serves on the Executive Committee for NASHP.