Jen (they/them/she/her) has held leadership roles across diverse disciplines – including public health, healthcare, environment, education, housing – as well as public, private and philanthropic sectors. Jen co-founded and serves as a member of the Leadership Team of Shift Health Accelerator, a national network of leaders committed to community-led change as a pathway to accelerate health and racial equity. They are a Visiting Practitioner with BARHII, a Senior Consultant with Advancing Health Equity, an Affiliate Consultant with Multiplier Advisors, and previously co-led advisory services with Build Healthy Places Network. 

 

Jen has served as a Senior Fellow for Data Strategies with the Blue Shield of California Foundation and as Special Projects Director for the Sonoma County (CA) Department of Health Services. They coordinated a backbone team for Sonoma Health Action, which was a ReThink Health Ventures site and is now a California Accountable Communities for Health site.

 

Jen holds Master’s degrees in Environmental Management (MEM) and International Relations (MA) from Yale University, and a BA in Biology from Bryn Mawr College. Jen holds a Certificate in Business Excellence through the University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business Executive Education program and was a Culture of Health Leader with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Jen and their wife Peg are golf enthusiasts and enjoy spending time with their many animals who all hold special superpowers. 

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Co-Create Health counts on strong collaboration with a diverse national network of field-leading colleagues at the forefront of health equity, racial justice, and place-based social justice innovation. We create values-forward project teams that match expertise with the unique project and client needs.

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