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Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Successfully directed a complex policy initiative with senior executives to address social factors of health and improve community well-being. Coordinated and managed the initiative to achieve milestones on time and within budget, resolving conflicts and providing strategic guidance to key stakeholders.Worked closely with three dozen senior executives from federal, state, local, and private sector leadership to craft policy changes to drive upstream local initiatives addressing social factors of health, including housing, nutrition, transportation, and other social services.

Powell, Ohio & Washington, Dc Area

Hederman Consulting LLC offers expertise, strategic consultation, and project facilitation and management on national and state health care policy to U.S. policymakers, companies, and health organizations.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Drove successful, fast-paced, complex policy consensus project on time and within budget for three dozen high-level executives from diverse perspectives from private industry, government, advocacy, academia, and non-governmental organization leadership. Produced shared policy priorities and partnerships for supports and services to enable older adults to live with dignity, choice, and self-determination, wherever they call home.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Convened, facilitated, and supported efforts of national thought leaders, senior political advisors, and leading health care advocates with diverse political views and policy outlooks to demonstrate health reform solutions that transcend differences in perspective and approach.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Successfully directed a policy consensus-building initiative with national experts and stakeholders who, by finding shared interests and crossing ideological divides together:* created a common vision of a better future, and * achieved a goal of reaching consensus policy solutions to achieve that better future reality. Led high level thought leadership team to develop concrete, constructive policy solutions to the national problem of financing long-term supports and services for the frail elderly and younger people with disabilities.Note: this work continues to create impact. Many of the Collaborative members continue in 2024 to work closely with each other to affect positive change in financing and delivering care for people when care is most needed. They are broadening consensus across different interests and ideologies, writing legislation with key members of U.S. Congress, working together to spec out and deliver shared research supporting innovations to make life better for people and their caregivers when need for care becomes a daily reality.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Prioritized, monitored, analyzed, and disseminated data, information, and policy resources on key health care financing policy issues to client and key stakeholders.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

As independent consultant to client leadership, provided strategy, coordination, and assessment of, and managed educational outreach to, state-based health care financing initiatives across 30 states. Developed conferences of health policy makers and thought leaders, leaders of professional associations, key businesses, insurance and health professional constituencies, who are passionate about patient-centered health care financing policy. Developed communications products designed to advance awareness of national health care financing policy recommendations.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Provided legal counsel, regulatory representation, Congressional advocacy and strategic planning for a broad range of health care providers and insurers, biodefense and nanotechnology companies, energy systems and companies, and educational service providers.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Coordinated NOAA technical review and support to U.S. Coast Guard for environmental assessment and remediation of improperly disposed batteries; created trade components for NOAA technology transfer projects with People’s Republic of China and Korea, and served as NOAA coordinator for successful 1996 U.S. – Republic of Korea bilateral forum on Oceans Science and Technology; developed Division educational outreach programs for targeted groups including World Maritime University and U.S. higher education.

Doctor Of Law - J.D.

Activities and Societies: Editor-in-Chief, Virginia Environmental Law Journal UVA Polo Club

B.A., English & Marine Sciences

Activities and Societies: Selected for Honors program in English Language and Literature

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