With a focus on public and behavioral health, Heidi leads the strategy in implementing data and analytics solutions for health and human services (HHS) agencies that enable data-driven decisions and improve outcomes.
Heidi brings more than 20 years of experience in healthcare delivery and public health policy, including public health emergency response, strategic health policy implementation, global health security, and healthcare operations. Heidi has worked globally to strengthen healthcare systems both as a consultant and through diplomacy with the US Department of State in their International Leadership Development Program. She also served two governors as the California Public Health Deputy Director and CMS Certification Director for the state with the largest healthcare eco-system in the U.S.
When not working, Heidi enjoys spending time with her international family, mentoring emerging female leaders in the California SheShares program, and has recently completed her doctorate research in rural Uganda where she worked on WHO infection prevention and control implementation strategies to reduce healthcare-acquired infections in high-risk hospitals.
Quick Facts
- Serves as the Vice Chair for the Executive Board of The World Trade Center, Northern California, for Department of State Diplomacy Delegations
- Completing Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) with a focus on global health security, Medical College of Wisconsin.
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, Master of Arts, English – Public Policy
- The University of New Mexico, Bachelor of Arts, English and History
- King’s College (Aberdeen, Scotland), Cultural and International Relations
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