Represent 400 major teaching hospitals and all accredited U.S. M.D.-granting medical schools before the U.S. Congress and Administration and advocate for federal policies that promote the missions of patient care, research, education, and community collaborationDevelop and execute legislative and advocacy strategies related to clinical practice and patient care policy including Medicare, graduate medical education (GME), health care coverage expansion, maternal mortality, medical billing, insurance contracting, alternative payment models, and faculty physician practicesMaintain and establish relationships with congressional staff, committee staff, and federal agency officialsCo-led advocacy efforts that resulted in the first expansion of Medicare supported GME in 25 years, $175 billion in provider relief funds during the COVID-19 pandemic, Medicare policy fixes to support providers responding to COVID-19, an agreement to end the practice of surprise medical billing, and legislation to address maternal healthManage the GME Advocacy Coalition, a group of over 70 national organizations invested in the expansion of Medicare-supported GME funding

Part-time yoga teacher. Completed RYT-200 training through Mimi Rieger Teacher Training Program. Registered with the Yoga Alliance, insured, CPR/AED certified.

Led coalition to support passage and enactment of the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2017 by drafting language, gathering cosponsors, and leading over 100 meetings on Capitol HillSecured increased appropriations for the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, the Emergency Medical Services for Children program, the Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, and Pediatric Mental Health Care Access GrantsManaged Children’s Health Group coalition of over 250 membersIncreased support for preserving Medicaid during Affordable Care Act repeal attempts, conducted meetings with key staff to urge them to reject attempts to block grant the programRepresented AAP on Friends of the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Executive Committee

Advocated for optimal federal health policy for infants, children, and adolescents by engaging Congress and the administration, composing and submitting regulatory comments, and interfacing with federal agenciesDeveloped and executed legislative, advocacy, and regulatory strategies for an issue portfolio including: appropriations and budget, Medicaid, CHIP, sports medicine and fitness, military connected children and pediatricians, school health, health information technology, children with disabilities, and infectious diseases and vaccination Analyzed federal legislation and regulatory proposals and wrote AAP responses, regulatory comments, legislative language, and testimonyRepresented and advanced AAP legislative priorities as primary contact with coalition groups, and built relationships with key contacts in health advocacyPlanned and managed advocacy days and fly-ins for pediatricians including annual Legislative ConferenceSupervised and selected rotating class of interns on the Departmental Intern Review Committee

Launched initial comprehensive government relations strategy for CapSite, focusing on transparency and cost issues in the federal Meaningful Use Incentive Program with the goal of lowering the cost of health information technologyCultivated relationships, as well as scheduled, conducted, and organized meetings and conference calls with legislative staff, government agencies (state and federal) and nonprofits to collaborate with CapSite’s goal of cost reduction and transparency in health information technologyTracked relevant legislation, attended Congressional hearings, and monitored regulatory activity Conducted survey outreach and data collection, and formatted the results into client-ready, publishable formats; wrote reports, analyzed data, and presented research to clients

Assisted with the launch of CapSite, an internet database subscription that allows subscribers to access pricing and packaging information for health information technology related purchases across the countryCreated surveys for data collection, and formatted the results into client-ready, publishable formatsUsed state and federal freedom of information (FOIA) laws to obtain documents relevant to pricing and packaging information from recent HIT purchasesManaged outreach and data collection to maintain an updated database to reflect the ever-changing pricing of HIT equipment and softwareBecame familiar and fluent with Microsoft Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Outlook Express, Sharepoint and Access as well as our in-house Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software

Led research projects to build an online database tracking Congressional electoral data from 1958-2012 and studied appearances by female guests on Sunday morning talk showsAssisted with planning and running WPI’s “5K Race to Representation,” “WeLEAD Leadership Training Program for Women,” as well as a “Year of the Woman” events to celebrate Women’s History MonthPromoted women's leadership and political involvement

Worked directly with elected officials to conduct research requests, provide informational support, and produce non-partisan policy reports for legislators in Vermont State LegislatureManaged a team of 3 researchers, oversaw all research projects, and reviewed and edited final reports for presentation and publication

Participated in fundraising events, honk and waves, phone banking, and electioneering at the pollsPromoted Senate Majority Leader Baruth’s campaign on the University of Vermont campus and around the districtAssisted in administrative tasks and mailings