All members have the option of attending our various HTC-centric events which include:
Date: Wednesday, March 19th, 2025
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm ET
WEBINAR TOPIC:
Updates from Washington: Administration and Congressional Actions
OBJECTIVE:
TARGET AUDIENCE:
All HTC staff or HTC Leadership, Administration and Policy Teams
SPEAKERS:
Dean M. Hindenlang has served the nonprofit and government sectors for almost 30 years, focusing on strategic planning, administrative oversight and governance, and coalition-building through an equity-based lens. As Director of Public Policy and Strategic Initiatives with Cascade Hemophilia Consortium, his work focuses on coalition-building while helping ensure that individuals needing assistance are advocated for in community and government-based capacities. He is a proven leader in assisting members of marginalized and underserved communities.
Mr. Hindenlang holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration, completing his doctoral dissertation on equity in community-based programming. He has a Master of Public Administration, a Master of Science in Marketing and Communication, a Master of Healthcare Administration, and a bachelor’s degree in English. Additionally, he serves as an adjunct professor, doctoral faculty methodologist, and subject matter expert at Franklin University. He also offers undergraduate instruction on social justice and cultural awareness at Southern New Hampshire University.
As the Director of Public Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Dean serves Cascade HC by engaging local and state authorities, as well as elected officials, on matters of public policy actions, projects, and patient education and advocacy.
Ellen Riker is a Principal with the Artemis Policy Group, an association management and lobbying firm she established with Johanna Gray and Elizabeth Karan in April 2020 in Washington, DC. Ellen advises several national patient organizations and medical societies on federal government affairs and health policy and has worked with the Hemophilia Alliance since 2010. As a federal policy advisor and lobbyist, Ellen has managed federal strategies for corporate and non-profit organizations, specializing in public and private insurance reimbursement and coverage policies, biomedical and health services research, and public health programs.
Ellen has worked with the many agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services and has been involved in the development of legislation coming out of the House and Senate committees with jurisdiction over Medicare, Medicaid, and public health service programs. Ellen served on the professional staff of the House Energy and Commerce Committee from 1983 – 1988, with particular focus on health policy. Ellen received her master’s degree in health administration from Xavier University and a B.A. with honors from the University of Cincinnati.
Miriam Goldstein joined the Artemis Policy Group as a Senior Policy Advisor in August 2024 after more than seven years at Hemophilia Federation of America. Miriam focuses on federal and state policies impacting patient access to coverage, access to care, and affordability. Over the course of her legislative and regulatory work, Miriam has developed expertise in the Affordable Care Act and insurance reform, Medicaid eligibility and program requirements; and other keystones of the health policy landscape.
Before her time at HFA, Miriam worked as an attorney in private practice and with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Miriam earned her J.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania and her B.A. in history from Yale. She is admitted to practice law in D.C. Miriam lives in Arlington, Virginia, and in her free time can often be found cycling on local bike trails with her husband Dave.
