Why is Medicaid Important and What’s at Risk?

Hannah Wesolowski
Chief Advocacy Officer, NAMIHannah serves as the Chief Advocacy Officer for NAMI National. She leads the Government Relations, Policy & Advocacy team’s work with advocates, partners and NAMI leaders to enact policy change that will improve the lives of all people affected by mental health conditions. She believes in the power of advocates sharing their stories to advance research, increase mental health funding, improve access to care, expand social supports and decriminalize mental illness.

She came to NAMI in 2017 with more than a decade of experience in advocacy, joining the NAMI team after five years at the Public Affairs Council to help associations, corporations and nonprofit advocacy groups build government affairs efforts programs. She previously led political advocacy efforts at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the American Institute of Architects.

Hannah grew up in New Hampshire and has a B.A. from New York University, where she also earned an MPA from NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.

Jennifer Snow
National Director of Government Relations and Policy, NAMIJennifer Snow is National Director of Government Relations and Policy for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization.

Jennifer is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of NAMI’s overall federal agenda to advance public policies that support people with mental health conditions. She works with the team to ensure an integrated federal strategy, overseeing the analysis of and strategic response to Congressional and Administrative activities.

Jennifer joined NAMI in 2018 and has over 20 years of experience working in health care policy, with a particular focus on access to care for marginalized populations. Prior to NAMI, she held leadership roles at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as a policy advisor in the Secretary’s office and as a legislative director for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). She started her career as a Presidential Management Fellow.

Jennifer grew up in New Jersey and earned a Master of Public Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Public Health, both from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.