NAHDO Rising Stars

Starting in 2021, NAHDO presents the Rising Star Award to recognize emerging mid-level talent at a public or private health data organization that is contributing to NAHDO's mission.

2026 Recipients - Chrissy Crowley & Maggie Mueller

Christina Crowley serves as a Business Process Analyst II at the Nevada Health Authority, where she has been a driving force behind the development and maturation of the Nevada All-Payer Claims Database (NV APCD).

From the ground up, Chrissy has helped build the NV APCD into a reliable, analytically valuable resource — guiding the database through complex implementation phases, supporting submitter onboarding, and strengthening data collection processes to improve both participation and completeness. When the program faced significant Medicaid data challenges, she led remediation efforts that substantially improved data quality and expanded the APCD's ability to illuminate health care cost, utilization, and access across Nevada.

Chrissy also played a pivotal role in helping Nevada achieve CMS Conditions for Enhanced Funding certification, and served as a key contributor to the state's Medicare ResDAC application — meaningfully expanding Nevada's capacity to integrate federal data into its analytic work.

Beyond her technical accomplishments, she is known as a thoughtful, collaborative colleague who brings creativity and steadiness to complex problems. Her contributions to public health data reflect a career defined by service — from children's mental health funding to veterans' programs to her role as a community organizer in the passage of Nevada's Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Rights. 

Maggie Mueller serves as the Director of Data Operations & Development at the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC), where she orchestrates people, process, and technology in service of CIVHC's mission: equipping partners and communities with the unbiased data needed to improve health and health care.

A committed champion for team growth, Maggie has built clear professional development pathways, refined analytic tools, and cultivated a culture where individual and collective success can thrive. Her process improvement work ensures that change is inclusive, cross-functional, and grounded in results.

Since 2025, Maggie has led the Colorado All Payer Claims Database vendor transition — one of the most complex operational undertakings in the CO APCD's history. What makes this achievement remarkable is not just that the transition has remained on track, but that Maggie simultaneously drove a 21% increase in analytic output year-to-date. Leading a major platform migration while continuing to strengthen day-to-day operations is no small feat, and it speaks to the depth of leadership Maggie brings to the health data field.