CEO

Tom Koutsoumpas

Tom is the founder and CEO of NPHI, a passionate and innovative executive dedicated to advancing high-quality patient care delivery and ensuring healthcare organizations are prepared to meet the ongoing opportunities in the evolving landscape of healthcare. With a career spanning several decades, Tom has emerged as a prominent leader on Medicare, elder care, advanced illness, and hospice care issues. In 2023, he earned recognition as a Top Innovator by Modern Healthcare, an honor bestowed upon just 25 individuals each year. This accolade acknowledges his instrumental role in fostering innovation and steering NPHI’s expansion to over 100 members.

Prior to his current role, Tom served as CEO of Capital Caring Health for more than five years, overseeing the delivery of advanced illness, hospice, and palliative care services. Presently, he holds the esteemed position of Chairman of the Board, where he provides ongoing strategic guidance and leadership. Additionally, Tom is a co-founder and co-chair of the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC), a consortium of over 200 organizations dedicated to developing person-centered care models for individuals for the seriously ill. Furthermore, Tom is a co-founder and actively involved in ACTNow for Mental Health, a non-profit dedicated to expanding access to mental health services and support while addressing mental and behavioral health stigma among young adults aged 17-32.

Early in his career, Tom played a pivotal role in creating and developing the Medicare Hospice Benefit, expanding chronic disease management through the Accountable Care Act, and advocating for the Medicare Advantage program’s expansion. His extensive experience, coupled with his commitment to innovation and advocacy, positions him as a leading figure in advancing patient-centered care nationwide.

In addition to his role at NPHI, Tom founded and serves as President of Healthsperien, LLC, a nationally-recognized health care policy consulting firm focused on federal and state regulatory and legislative policy analysis, advocacy, and implementation issues. Their mission is to accelerate responsible and sustainable healthcare system innovation and transformation to improve health outcomes for all, especially the most vulnerable. He is also a member of the Roundtable on Quality Care for People with Serious Illness in the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, which convenes experts in quality care for those with serious illnesses. Tom also serves as one of the leaders of the Project on Advanced Care at the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School.

Other notable accomplishments include serving as Senior Vice President and Founding Executive Director of the Mintz Levin Center for Health Law & Policy, a part of the Mintz Levin law firm. Tom served as Corporate Vice President of UnitedHealth Group, one of the nation’s largest healthcare companies, where he oversaw Public & Government Affairs and implemented their inaugural Crisis Communications initiative. Additionally, at UnitedHealth Group, Tom oversaw federal and state government relations during the implementation of Part D, the passage of the Accountable Care Act, and the expansion of the Medicare Advantage program.

Tom served as Executive Vice President and Chief of Public Affairs at VITAS Healthcare Corporation and, before that, served as Senior Advisor and Executive Assistant/Federal Affairs to former Indiana Governor (and later Senator) Evan Bayh. He was a health policy advisor with the Health Practice Group of the Hogan Lovells law firm (formerly Hogan and Hartson law firm), where he contributed to creating and developing the Medicare Hospice Benefit. He began his career working in the United States Senate and served as an associate in public affairs for Burson Marsteller.

In addition to being recognized as a Top Innovator by Modern Healthcare, Tom has drawn attention from numerous top-tier media outlets. In 2023, he was interviewed and featured in the Wall Street Journal. The article “Tom Koutsoumpas Wants to Ease the Ordeal of Dying” took the reader through his journey and work with hospice and advanced illness. In the fall of 2022, he was named to the Modern Healthcare Top 300 Influential People in Healthcare list, honoring those recognized as the most influential individuals in the industry regarding leadership and impact. Tom co-authored A Roadmap to Success: Transforming Advanced Illness Care in America and the foreword to the publication, Having Your Own Say: Getting the Right Care When It Matters Most (2012) by Gundersen Health System and the Center for Health Transformation. During COVID, Hospice News ran a piece on his work at Capital Caring and NPHI, “Changemakers: Tom Koutsoumpas, CEO, Capital Caring Health.”

Tom received his Bachelor of Arts in American Studies from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., attended Georgetown Law School, and serves on the Georgetown University Board of Regents.

Contact Matt Wilkinson at mwilkinson@hospiceinnovations.org for any media inquiries.

President

Carole Fisher

Utilizing her previous experiences and deep expertise with not-for-profit community-based hospice and palliative healthcare, Carole is charged with presiding over NPHI and leading a wide range of activities for the organization. With an emphasis on developing strategic partnerships, meaningful collaborations, and transformational innovations, Carole helps support the nation’s most notable and distinguished end-of-life healthcare organizations.

As a seasoned C-suite advisor, innovator, and public policy advocate, for the past 35 years, she has successfully led and transformed not-for-profit and mission-driven healthcare operations. Carole has significant experience in growing and transforming companies, developing people, and preparing organizations for navigating the unforeseen and unanticipated. She has a background in increasing market share, contracting with payers, building specialty provider networks, developing and integrating cutting-edge technology, facilitating M&A mid-size transactions, and is well respected for her ability to merge cultures and teams. She brings this experience to her position at NPHI in addition to her role as a Senior Advisor to Healthsperien.

Carole is a seasoned public speaker and travels frequently to speak at engagements focused on social impact issues. In this capacity, she is passionate about improving social and health equity.

Carole is the former President and CEO of Nathan Adelson Hospice. In a fiercely competitive market, she positioned the organization as a nationally known industry leader respected for its clinical advancements and innovations. Under her leadership, Nathan Adelson Hospice was recognized for eight years by Modern Healthcare Magazine as one of the 100 Best Places to Work in the United States.

Since 2023, Carole has hosted the globally renowned and award-winning true crime podcast, The Girlfriends, produced by NOVEL, for iHeartRadio which ranked #1 in the podcast charts in six countries in 2023. The podcast explores the theme of justice and female solidarity and last summer, partnered with NOMORE.org to put an end to domestic violence – a cause Carole is extremely passionate about. In light of her advocacy work, Carole became the first Global Ambassador for NO MORE in 2024 – working hard to amplify their work and engaging with high-profile figures.

After obtaining her bachelor’s degree in social work from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Carole attained a Master’s Certification in Organizational Leadership from the Thayer Institute in Asheville, North Carolina. She serves as an adjunct faculty member for Teleios University and is a member of the Board of Directors for the Thayer Institute. She currently sits on the boards of Global Partners in Care, and The Center, Las Vegas – where she champions the rights of the LGBTQ+ community. Previously she served on the Board of Directors for MountainView Hospital (a subsidiary of HCA), Elizabeth Kubler-Ross Foundation, Health Insight, UNLV Health Law Program Advisory Board, and the Nevada Hospital Association.

Since 1986, Carole has received over 25 awards, showcasing her outstanding achievements. Notable highlights include winning the 2024 Ambies® award for Best True Crime Podcast, the 2019 Brad Garrett Humanitarian Award, the Nevada Business Magazine Healthcare Heroes Lifetime Achievement Award, and being named in My Vegas Magazine’s Top 100 Women of the Year in 2018. Carole’s leadership was recognized with the Silver State Awards Executive of the Year in 2016, and she was honored as a Pioneer in the Women’s Hall of Fame in 2017. These accolades reflect Carole’s impactful contributions and her esteemed status in various fields.

Carole spends her time working between her homes in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Covington, Louisiana. She frequently travels to Washington D.C. for policy-related initiatives.

You can find Carole on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram under @CaroleAFisher.

To schedule an interview or conversation with Carole please contact, Matt Wilkinson at mwilkinson@hospiceinnovations.org.

Chief Policy Officer

Larry Atkins

Dr. Atkins serves as NPHI’s Chief Policy Officer, overseeing the team responsible for policy development, regulatory affairs, and advocacy. He was previously Executive Director of both the Long-Term Quality Alliance (LTQA) and the National MLTSS Health Plan Association. In 2013, he was the Staff Director for the Federal Commission on Long-Term Care. Prior to that, he headed U.S. Public Policy at the global pharmaceutical manufacturer Merck.

Dr. Atkins is a veteran of more than 40 years of health and social policy analysis, policy development, and legislative representation at the local, state, and federal levels.  He directed Public Policy at Schering-Plough Corporation; was founder and President of Health Policy Analysts, Inc., a firm providing consultation on pharmaceutical, health benefits, and health care reimbursement issues; was Executive Director of the Corporate Health Care Coalition, an alliance of Fortune 100 companies on federal and state health reform issues; and headed a health and benefits policy practice in the Washington office of the New York law firm Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam and Roberts. During the 1990s, Dr. Atkins served on two quadrennial Social Security Advisory Commissions – 1991 as a Commission member and 1995 as a member of the Technical Panel.

During the 1980s, Dr. Atkins served on the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging as professional staff, Deputy Staff Director and Republican Staff Director for Chairman John Heinz (R-PA) and advised Senator Heinz as a member of the Senate Finance Committee on retirement income and health policy matters, and as a member of the 1983 National Commission on Social Security Reform. Prior to his work in the Congress, Dr. Atkins developed health and human services policy at the state and local government levels.

Dr. Atkins is a founding member and immediate past President of the National Academy of Social Insurance. He holds a Ph.D. from the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University where he is currently a member of the Board of Advisors. He holds Master’s degrees from the University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky, and an undergraduate degree from Kenyon College.

For media inquiries, please contact Matt Wilkinson at mwilkinson@hospiceinnovations.org.

Administrative Assistant

Jonathan Chew

Jonathan serves as NPHI’s Administrative Assistant. He provides communications and logistical support to staff and assists the Executive team with administrative tasks.

Prior to joining NPHI, Jonathan worked as a foreign policy research consultant at Magic Canyon Institute and Galisteo Consulting Group, where he used computational linguistic methods to analyze social media data. In 2023, Jonathan served as co-author on a book about digital disinformation in Russia and Eastern Europe, with a focus on narratives regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its 2014 annexation of Crimea.

Jonathan has an educational background in policy and data science, as well as former experience in the field of epidemiology. He is excited to work towards improving U.S. health outcomes through statistical research and administrative support.

A native of the United Kingdom, Jonathan holds a Master of Science in Politics and Data Science from University College, Dublin. He obtained his Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Fellows, Mathematics, and Russian from Baylor University.

Innovation Lab Clinical Advisor

Marian Grant

Marian Grant is a consultant for the  National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI), a policy consultant for the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC) , the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC), and the National Patient Advocacy Foundation, and a marketing consultant for the University of Washington’s MessageLab Serious Illness Messaging project, VitalTalk, and several hospice organizations. Dr. Grant maintains a clinical practice as a palliative care nurse practitioner at the University of Maryland Medical Center. She is adjunct faculty at the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins Schools of Nursing. In 2014, Dr. Grant was selected as a Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow working on Capitol Hill and at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. Dr. Grant has served on the board of the Carolinas Center and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association and speaks nationally and internationally on palliative care, messaging, and health policy. Before becoming a nurse, Dr. Grant had a career in marketing at the Procter & Gamble Company and worked on the Max Factor and Cover Girl cosmetics brands there. She is the daughter of immigrants and refugees.

Senior Director of Member Engagement

Beth Kurta

Beth serves as NPHI’s Senior Director of Member Engagement. In this capacity, she successfully oversees new member recruitment and onboarding, meeting and event production, as well as leading all NPHI member relations. She is responsible for the Organizational Excellence Initiative which enables her to work directly with member leadership through Forums, Workgroups, and User Groups. Additionally, Beth leads and manages all aspects of NPHI’s Annual Summits – from securing venues and soliciting sponsors to directing staff, vendors, and partners.

Beth first discovered hospice as a college-aged volunteer in 1989 and has worked with members of NPHI since 2007. As such, she possesses strong expertise and deep connections that enable her to successfully engage with NPHI’s 100+ members.

Beth brings a wealth of experiences that have refined her organizational and operational skills. A 1992 graduate of Northern Michigan University with a Bachelor of Science in Administrative Gerontology, she is a licensed Nursing Home Administrator and certified Director of Activities.  Beth has spent her career as a servant leader, beginning with Hospice of Michigan, working at various elder care facilities in the Detroit area, and serving as Executive Administrator for the Detroit Super Bowl XL Host Committee prior to joining NPHI in 2007.

Akin to her role as a convener of people at NPHI, Beth also organizes a weekly public yoga session in her front yard, in addition to hosting an annual community food truck roundup and live music event fundraiser for local nonprofits.

A lifelong resident of metropolitan Detroit, Beth has served as the first female member of the Board of Directors for the Grosse Pointe South Gridiron Club, is Past Commodore of the Grosse Pointe Sail Club, is an active member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church, and is a member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. Beth is an avid traveler, gardener, sailor, and beekeeper and has two adult sons.

Regulatory & Compliance Director

Margherita Labson

Margherita serves as NPHI’s Regulatory and Compliance Director. She is a well-recognized expert in home care quality, legal, and regulatory issues across the home care continuum. An experienced clinician, she is certified in both healthcare quality and case-management and has practiced across the spectrum of home care services. She is a published author and an experienced presenter, having taught at the University of Akron, in their College of Nursing.

She is responsible for helping to create the first quality-based recognition for home health franchise organizations as well as those providers delivering community-based palliative care. Following the completion of 25 years of work in her most recent position as the Executive Director of the home care program for the Joint Commission, she undertook a sabbatical and spent 18 months studying the needs and problems of health care consumers at home.  She now works with organizations to help home care providers gain recognition for the care they provide in order to align their efforts with other health care delivery systems resulting in better-integrated care and services.

Her interests include advancing frameworks of care that enable improved outcomes, advocating for home-based health care including palliative care as a recognized specialty, and promoting the recognition of the home health aide in the care delivery system.

Currently, Margherita serves on several boards including the Home Centered Care Institute, Healwell, California-State University Institute for Palliative Care and the Florida Palliative Care Coalition. She works with organizations to promote regulatory compliance, advance thought leadership in the industry, and foster contemporary practice models capable of producing improved outcomes of care.

Director of Special Projects

Debra McCarron

Debra McCarron, Director of Special Projects, has extensive experience in strategic communications & marketing, stakeholder engagement, event planning, and project management. She joins NPHI to provide strategic communications support to the organization.

Prior to NPHI, she served as the Deputy Director of the Communication and Outreach Division at Ripple Effect, a government consulting firm. There she led healthcare policy projects for federal agencies such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Office for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). As the Project Director of the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network (LAN), she led a multifaceted communications team to fully support LAN communications, events, and stakeholder engagement.

Additionally, she utilized her marketing and branding expertise to grow a small community business from one location to three. She assisted in the day-to-day operations of the three facility sites, including budget management, human resources, support, facilities management, and internal and external communications. She co-owned Quality Design Solutions, a full-service company specializing in web design, marketing, and database development for non-profit and small businesses.

Early in her career, she supported NIH medical research grants at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She also has over four years of clinical research experience at the University of Maryland, Department of Cardiology, where she worked with interventionists developing glycoprotein IIb/IIIa platelet inhibitors.

Debbie grew up in Maryland, received her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Virginia Tech, and has completed coursework at the University of Maryland at Baltimore in Instructional Systems Design. She is a member of the Public Relations Society of America, the Association for Talent Development, and the Society for Health Communication. She is passionate about community service. She serves as a committee member for the American Cancer Society Making Strides Breast Cancer Walk of Central Maryland and volunteers her time for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Smithsonian’s National Zoo, and the Carroll County Arts Center.

Policy Director

Ethan McChesney

Serving as Policy Director for NPHI, Ethan is responsible for leading a wide range of initiatives including, but not limited to, monitoring policy and regulatory developments, interfacing with industry and government officials, preparing collateral materials, assisting with event planning, and providing strategic guidance to advance the priorities of the Partnership and its members. Ethan also plays a critical role in supporting the work of the NPHI Innovation Lab, where he provides policy and project management oversight.

Prior to joining NPHI and Healthsperien, Ethan held multiple public policy-focused roles, namely, with the National Coalition on Health Care, where he was involved in communications, message development, and policy analysis efforts. He also spent time with Wynne Health Group, one of the preeminent healthcare policy consulting firms in DC, where he assisted in servicing their diverse set of clients. Additionally, Ethan has prior experience in the congressional office of the senior Senator from Colorado, Michael Bennet.

Ethan recently received recognition from the Aging Media Network which named him as one of Hospice News’ Future Leaders, class of 2023. He is a graduate of the University of Kansas where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science with minors in Sociology and Psychology.

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For media inquiries regarding Ethan, please contact Matt Wilkinson at mwilkinson@hospiceinnovations.org.

Chief Innovation Officer

Cameron Muir, M.D.

Dr. Cameron Muir serves as the Chief Innovation Officer for NPHI, where he established and oversees the NPHI Innovation Lab. Unique in the hospice space, the Lab focuses on population health, claims analytics, practice optimization, and other systematic approaches to enhance and improve advanced illness care for NPHI members. Cameron is a nationally recognized physician, educator and executive leader in hospice, palliative medicine, and advanced illness care. He is the Principal and Founder of CMC, Cameron Muir Consulting, LLC, where he works with healthcare provider organizations to help them innovate and develop or enhance high-quality value-based care and payment models.

In additional innovations work, Dr. Muir has served as the medical director for a Medicare Innovations (CMMI) high-needs ACO REACH program, where he worked with multiple advanced illness provider organizations to develop standardized approaches to claims analytics, quality measurement, and care coordination strategies to help drive double-digit savings in year one of the program. Dr. Muir also served as an executive leader for a PACE (Program for All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly) program, where he was responsible for oversight of both the clinical and medical director for this start-up PACE program.

Dr. Muir received his medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and completed his residency in internal medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. He also earned fellowships in bioethics at the University of Chicago Medical Center and in Medical Oncology and Hospice and Palliative Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Muir is Board Certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Internal Medicine.

For sixteen years (2002-2018) Dr. Muir served as the Chief Medical Officer and EVP for Clinical Services at Capital Caring Health (CCH). As CMO, he recruited and managed a medical team of over 60 professionals who delivered over 260,000 hospice and palliative care encounters. Additionally, Dr. Muir developed systems of quality advanced illness care that resulted in the publication of over a dozen peer-reviewed articles defining innovations and best practices in advanced illness care.  He also managed teams devoted to business development, marketing, and communications.

Dr. Muir has been married for nearly 30 years and has two grown children and a Labrador retriever. He enjoys running, cycling, sailing, and playing his grandfather’s bagpipes.

For media inquiries, please contact Matt Wilkinson at mwilkinson@hospiceinnovations.org.

Finance Coordinator

Wendy O’Brien

Wendy serves as Finance Coordinator for the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI), assisting the executive leadership on all financial matters. Her responsibilities include oversight of finance and accounting operations.

Wendy brings a diverse background to NPHI. In 2003, she worked for a real estate land broker where she assisted with the purchases and sales of land properties. Wendy went on to work for Ameriprise Financial Services as the Office Manager to a Certified Financial Advisor. During this time, she gained knowledge in financial planning. Wendy established and maintained clients’ insurance policies, retirement, and brokerage accounts. In 2015, she became the Executive Assistant to the CEO at Nathan Adelson Hospice and expanded her background experience in the healthcare industry. She maintained multidimensional complex calendars and served as a liaison to the board of trustees, senior leadership, and operations team.

Originally from Honolulu, Hawaii, Wendy moved to Las Vegas in 1998. She attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Landscape Architecture. She enjoys traveling the world and spending time with her husband and daughter.

Administrative Services Manager

Stephanie Rogers

Stephanie serves as the Administrative Services Manager for NPHI. In this capacity, she supports NPHI’s 100+ members and their staff as well as managing the NPHI executive team in various roles.

When it comes to our members, Stephanie maintains all membership data metrics, collects, and disseminates annual member information, and manages Member Portal access and content. She is also responsible for managing the website and handling internal communications through a weekly newsletter that is distributed to thousands of individuals across the United States. She manages meeting communications and oversees all meeting registrations – helping to facilitate NPHI’s annual summit registration process for hundreds of attendees.

For NPHI, Stephanie supports a multitude of short and long-term initiatives, including project management tasks for NPHI’s Innovation Lab. When it comes to internal projects, she serves as a liaison between NPHI and partner organizations such as the American Lung Association and helps to manage project pipelines to ensure the timely completion of tasks.

Prior to joining NPHI, Stephanie worked in Retail Management and as a Call Center Manager. She also volunteered on various PTO boards in the role of Treasurer. In addition to her role at NPHI, Stephanie runs a successful small business.

Born and raised in Germany, Stephanie brings a wealth of international experience to NPHI which enables her to engage successfully with a variety of individuals. Prior to her time in the United States, she lived on every continent bar Oceania. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, boating, and spending time with her husband and two grown daughters. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgetown University, where she graduated magna cum laude.

Vendor Relations Manager

Sarah Sharp

Sarah Sharp serves as the Vendor Relations Manager for NPHI. With a focus on fostering collaborative relationships, she manages the daily operations of the GPO and Preferred Vendor Program, ensuring the members we serve receive optimal benefits and services through strategic partnerships.

Sarah brings experience in NCQA & URAC Accreditation for health plans and MBHOs, strategic planning, large-scale program management, training & talent development, and marketing communications. She serves as a Managing Partner at HPS Consulting and strategic consultant to a clinically based software solution that targets people with unaddressed SDoH factors. Previously, Sarah was the Director of Training and Development at a Medicaid and Medicare health plan, also serving their in-house PBM. There she led the development of staff training, member & provider materials, and website design & content for Medicare, Medicaid, Exchange products, and the PBM. Her collaborative efforts extended to Fortune 500 companies and other organizations, guiding them in accelerating the performance of internal teams, business relationships, and product offerings.

Sarah holds a B.A. in International Studies with concentrations in Economics, Spanish, and Anthropology from Michigan State University.

Communications Director

Matt Wilkinson

As NPHI’s Communications Director, Matt leads a wide range of activities from public affairs to strategic communications that help strengthen the organization’s position as the national voice in end-of-life care.

In his role, Matt is responsible for communication planning and execution through storytelling, brand development, and creating content for public-facing material and educational purposes. He oversees the dissemination of timely and critical information to vast internal and external audiences, in addition to equipping NPHI’s 100+ member organizations with directions and tools to capitalize on their unique value propositions and service offerings. When it comes to PR, Matt plays a crucial role by engaging creative agencies and facilitating NPHI’s press relations through news releases and by serving as a liaison between NPHI staff and media outlets such as the New York Times and USA Today.

Prior to joining NPHI, Matt served as the Policy Communications Intern for AARP’s Chief Public Policy Officer where he worked in the areas of policy, research, and international affairs. His previous experience was obtained in the tech sector, city government, as well as research and communications experience with a property development company in the United Kingdom.

Outside of work, Matt has cultivated a lifelong passion for social impact and health equity, especially inclusion for the LGBTQ+ community and those who have intellectual and developmental disabilities. He spent 8 years leading some of the nation’s largest disability programs for Best Buddies International in Utah—accumulating that service as the state’s Advisory Board Chair in 2021. Additionally, he has previous engagements with Special Olympics and assisted in winter sports activities at the National Ability Center in Park City, Utah.

Matt grew up in England where his family still resides. Prior to his time in Washington D.C., he lived in New York, Salt Lake City, Wales, and Madrid, Spain. He received his Bachelor of Science in Geography – Geospatial Intelligence from Brigham Young University and his Master of Arts in International Relations from the Maxwell School of Public Affairs at Syracuse University. In his spare time, he enjoys skiing, hiking, swimming, and all things outdoors – you might find him scaling a mountain in the Rockies, tubing the river with friends, or enjoying the wineries of Virginia.

Please note that all media-related inquiries for NPHI staff must be directed to Matt.