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• Provides strategic and regulatory consulting, facilitation, research, and policy analysis to state agencies, hospitals, health plans, foundations, and community-based providers with an emphasis on delivery system transformation, population health management, value-based care, managed care strategy and implementation, and strategic planning• Conducts data analysis, modeling, and forecasting of health care cost and enrollment data including defining data specifications, target populations, and evaluation measures relating to cost, quality, and health outcomes• Provides technical assistance and facilitation among executive and clinical leadership regarding strategic planning, performance improvement, and project implementation

• Provided board-level leadership and guidance on development of the organization’s five-year strategic plan, participated in executive-level recruitment efforts, and successfully championed enterprise-wide risk reporting to the Board• Served as chairperson of several board committees spanning strategic planning, finance, and audit - Chair, Board Finance Committee (2022) - Chair, Board Audit and Compliance Committee (2019 - 2022) - Chair, Board Strategic Planning Committee (2019 - 2021) - Chair, Somerville Health Foundation (2021 - 2022)

Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

• Reviewed and approved mixed-use, transit oriented, and commercial corridor development projects, master plan special permits, and site plans• Held public hearings and rendered recommendations to the City Council on zoning amendments

• Championed development of a five-year strategic plan and community engagement process

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Administered a portfolio of hospital financial incentives tied to the quality of care for Medicare, Medicaid, and commercially insured patients• Facilitated strategic decision-making among clinical and executive groups representing seven hospitals• Developed and presented dashboards and analyses summarizing performance, quality benchmarking, and financial risk• Provided project management oversight on clinical improvement initiatives including implementation of the World Health Organization's Surgical Safety Checklist in 175 operating rooms across nine campuses• Supervised quality analysts and project teams

• Forecasted and monitored over $4 billion in Medicaid spending on acute, ambulatory, and behavioral health services• Managed and resolved key strategic finance issues with federal officials and safety-net hospitals• Identified and designed improvements to cost and financial reporting• Managed team of budget analysts and analytic vendors

• Developed fiscal policy recommendations covering Medicaid, uncompensated care, housing, and economic development programs; monitored program spending• Prepared and presented analyses to governor, state budget director, and other officials

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

• Developed legislation and budget recommendations regarding economic development, education, corrections, and justice policy• Staffed Joint Committee on Finance and Senate Committee on Economic Development

• Serving in an interim capacity through an organizational transition, held primary operating and oversight responsibility and worked closely with the board, staff, and university to advance the organization’s work and mission• Served as Assistant Director from May 1996 - August 1997

Masters In Public Policy

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science, Social Welfare