In support of our 2022-2025 strategic plan, we have expanded our team of policy experts to support our advocacy efforts as we aim to improve care for millions. Jennifer Blemur, Esq. has joined our team as the Director of Policy and Advocacy work. Hope Glassberg and Marisette Hasan, RN, BSN have joined us as Senior Policy Advisors. These remarkably talented individuals are passionate about creating a health system that works for all people with serious illnesses and will be essential as we advance toward our 2030 moonshot goal. Learn more about the new additions to our team below:
Jennifer Blemur, Esq.’s goal in working in policy is to ensure that elected officials not only know what’s happening in their communities but are equipped with forward-thinking legislative solutions. A licensed attorney living in the District of Columbia, Jennifer is a graduate of the David A. Clarke School of Law, a native New Yorker, a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., and a first-generation Haitian-American. Jennifer has previously served as the State Caucus Director for the Millennial Action Project (MAP), the Director of the Women Legislators’ Lobby (WiLL), and a Legislative Counsel at the Council of the District of Columbia. Her work in state policy began with the National Black Caucus of State Legislators where she worked as a Policy Associate and Legal Counsel writing policy articles and toolkits for legislators.
Hope Glassberg is the president of Decipher Health Strategies, a consulting firm that provides expertise at the intersection of health policy, strategy, and operations, with a specific focus on value-based payment, complex care coordination programs, and Medicaid and Medicare programs design. Previously Hope served as the chief strategy officer for New York’s largest federally qualified health center and the Director of Public Policy at Montefiore Health System. Hope has also served in the federal government as the special assistant to the federal Medicaid Director and as a member of the inaugural staff of the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Innovation.
Marisette Hasan, RN, BSN graduated from the University of South Carolina and began her career as an oncology nurse in 1981. Ms. Hasan has been CEO and president of The Carolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life Care since 2018, following a career in health care and hospice. In her role with The Carolinas Center, she works with community stakeholders engaged in the delivery of end-of-life care in diverse settings, in addition to working with hospice and palliative care providers.
As we work toward our 2030 moonshot goal, the passionate changemakers on our team continue to implement our national policy agenda through various policy analyses and communications efforts. To learn more about our staff and policy and advocacy work, visit our website here.
