About


An advisory committee of the AcademyHealth Board of Directors, the Committee on Advocacy (CAPP) and Public Policy advises staff and the Board on the development of the organization’s guiding principles and policy priorities, the formulation of policy positions, and the implementation of advocacy strategies. Members of the CAPP may also engage in direct outreach and education to key partners and stakeholders, including but not limited to the legislative and executive branches of the federal government.

The CAPP is currently led by Lucia Savage, Chief Privacy and Regulatory Officer at Omada Health.

To contact the CAPP, email Advocacy@AcademyHealth.org

Chair

Lucia Savage
Board Member, Member, Presenter

Lucia Savage, J.D.

Chief Privacy and Regulatory Officer - Omada Health CAPP Past Chair

Lucia Savage is a nationally-recognized thought leader on using HIPAA to advance digital health while protecti... Read Bio

Meet the Members 


Karen Minyard
Committee Member

Karen Minyard, Ph.D.

Director - Georgia Health Policy Center

Karen Minyard, Ph.D., has been director of the Georgia Health Policy Center (GHPC) since 2001 and is also a re... Read Bio

*Past Chair
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Committee Member, Member

April Joy Damian, Ph.D., M.Sc.

Vice President and Director - Weitzman Institute Senior Scholar - AcademyHealth

Dr. April Joy Damian is a psychiatric epidemiologist, health services researcher, and classically trained publ... Read Bio

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Presenter

Eleanor Dehoney, M.P.H.

Vice President - Research!America

Ellie Dehoney has been vice president of policy and advocacy at Research!America since March of 2011. Read Bio

Tom Leary
Committee Member, Member

Tom Leary, MALA

Senior Vice President & Head of Government Relations - HIMSS

Tom Leary is senior vice president & head of government relations at HIMSS. In this role, Leary leads the orga... Read Bio

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Board Member, Committee Member, Presenter

Danielle A. Lloyd, M.P.H.

Senior Vice President, Private Market Innovations and Quality Initiatives - America’s Health Insurance Plans CAPP Chair

Danielle A. Lloyd is the senior vice president of private market innovations and quality initiatives for AHIP,... Read Bio

angela matte
Committee Member

Angela S. Mattie, J.D., M.P.H

Professor in the Schools of Business & Medicine - Quinnipiac University

Angela S. Mattie is a professor in the Schools of Business & Medicine at Quinnipiac University. Read Bio