Mary E. Foley, RDH, MPH, is the executive director of the Medicaid-Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) State Dental Association (MSDA) in Washington, DC. Since joining MSDA, she has been instrumental in broadening the oral health research agenda related to Medicaid, CHIP, and managed care. She has also enhanced collaboration among the oral health community by advocating for dental hygienists, convening federal and state Medicaid and CHIP stakeholders, and advancing state Medicaid and CHIP dental program policy.