Alex Demyan serves the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) as Interim Assistant Director of the Division of Community Advocacy and Intergovernmental Relations (DCAIR). Alex oversees the agency’s two advocacy departments, as well as the agency’s federal relations unit. Alex brings experience in non-profits, federal block grants, the behavioral health field, and the public policy realm. During that time, he has become a leader in Medicaid public health policy for a variety of populations. Alongside his Medicaid colleagues, he has led the agency through attaining a variety of federal authorities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, helped shape and negotiate AHCCCS’ recent 1115 renewal and Housing and Health Opportunities (H2O) amendment, led stakeholder engagement for major agency initiatives, and assisted in health policy development that has a direct impact on members. Alex is a graduate of both Northern Arizona University and Arizona State University.