Our Story
ABOUT US
Founded in 1998 by the Secretaries and Commissioners of the New England State Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies and the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, the New England States Consortium Systems Organization (NESCSO) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to strengthening and supporting the capacity of state government Health and Human Service agencies to effectively respond to the needs of the people they serve. We deeply believe in the power of state government and its employees to improve the lives of the people they serve.
For over 20 years, we have accomplished this through the use of state-to-state collaboration, investing in state HHS employees, providing them with education and training, connecting them with peers in other states, and promoting the effective use of technology. We envision a publicly-funded health and human services system where the delivery of services begins with a focus on the whole person and not solely on the requirements of single programs.
NESCSO is also the convener of the Medicaid Enterprise Systems (MES) Community. Through year-round working groups and the yearly MES Conference, NESCSO supports Medicaid systems across the country. NESCSO is governed by the New England State Health and Human Services agencies and the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School.
NEW ENGLAND MEMBER STATES LINKS
Explore the state organizations who are represented within NESCSO
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont
Meet Our Core Team
David Huffman is the Executive Director at the New England States Consortium Systems Organization and has been with the organization since 2012. David previously worked in a leadership capacity for a Federally Qualified Community Health Center, the Massachusetts Medical Society, and a regional Health Maintenance Organization. David has two Master’s degrees in Non-profit Management and Health Care Administration, both from Worcester State University.
David Huffman is the Executive Director at the New England States Consortium Systems Organization and has been with the organization since 2012. David previously worked in a leadership capacity for a Federally Qualified Community Health Center, the Massachusetts Medical Society, and a regional Health Maintenance Organization. David has two Master’s degrees in Non-profit Management and Health Care Administration, both from Worcester State University.
Meet Our Board Members
We are governed by the New England State Health and Human Services agencies and the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School.
Connecticut
William Halsey, Deputy Director of Medicaid and Division of Health Services
Medical Care Administration
Maine
Molly Slotznick, Chief Operating Officer
Office of MaineCare Services
Department of Health and Human Services
Massachusetts
Amanda Cassel Kraft, Assistant Secretary for MassHealth
Executive Office of Health and Human Services
New Hampshire
Henry Lipman, Medicaid Director
Department of Health and Human Services
Rhode Island
Kristin Pono Sousa, Medicaid Program Director
Executive Office of Health and Human Services
UMASS Chan Medical School
Terry Dougherty, Corporate Strategy Director
Commonwealth Medicine
Vermont
Ena Backus, Director of Health Reform
Vermont Agency of Human Services