Judith Ann Theriot, MD, CPE, is the Medical Director for the Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services and has served in that capacity since May 2019. Prior to that, she was the Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs’ Medical Director from July 2013 through May 2019. Dr. Theriot attended medical school at the University of Louisville (UofL) then went on to complete her Pediatric residency and a chief resident year before joining the faculty at UofL. Dr. Theriot served as the director of the General Pediatrics Clinical Research Unit and as the medical director of the Children and Youth Project; a multidisciplinary primary care clinic serving the inner-city high-risk children of Louisville Kentucky. Dr. Theriot’s research experience has focused primarily on the needs of underserved children. She has also been involved in curriculum development including needs assessments around caring for underserved children and training our medical students and residents to recognize the needs of the patients and help identify resources. Her range of educational, research, and leadership experience allows her to function as an excellent resource for MCH in engaging rural and underserved communities. Dr. Theriot is a certified physician executive and is a professor of Pediatrics at UofL.