Overview
Jennifer is a highly successful leader, including working in both the state and federal government as well as the private sector. She has years of public policy and government relations experience and the majority of her career has been spent dedicated to health care policy and the health care industry. This has afforded her a deep understanding of the health care market and environment, health care organizations and health care stakeholders.
Her role at CLA is to provide thought leadership, policy analysis and strategic insights to health care providers across the continuum. A key focus of that work is policy analysis, market innovations and emerging payment models. Her goal is to help CLA clients navigate and thrive in an increasingly dynamic health care environment.
Throughout her career, her policy focus spanned corporate, nonprofit, tax policy and health care, including Medicare and Medicaid policies. Her work frequently put her in touch with Congress, Agency officials, and industry stakeholders.
She has been frequently called upon to create and design new structures, approaches and programs with the goal of providing cohesion and a clear line of sight to organizational goals. She thrives in this capacity, as it allows her to think globally, design locally and utilize her creativity and innovation.
Jennifer is highly skilled in persuasive communications and public speaking, and enjoys engaging and empowering others to work towards a common mission. She has presented hundreds of times over the course of her career.
Jennifer's Expertise:
- Government relations (all aspects)
- Public policy development and analysis
- Regulatory affairs
- Strategy development
- Ideation
- Health care industry
- Integrated health systems, hospitals of all sizes
- Persuasive communications
- Educating and training
- Public speaking
Education
Masters of Science in Management, Leadership, and Strategy, Eli Broad College of Business, Michigan State University, East Lansing
Bachelors of Arts, Political Science; Minors: French, History, Indiana University, Bloomington
Certified Telehealth Facilitator; Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania