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Quality and safety improvement Executive Director at the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization covering Illinois, Iowa, and Colorado and parts of Maryland and Virginia from 2011-2016;
Senior Vice President of Illinois Hospital Association for 28 years developing COMPdata, Quality Care Institute, and Caring for You consumer website.
Served as policy expert on quality of care, safety, and cost issues and board member on several health, quality, safety, local, national, and international boards and advisory committees.
City planner and chief methods analyst with the City of Chicago in the departments of Planning and Community Development, Housing and Fire.
Volunteer with Rotary International serving in various positions and working in over a dozen developing countries on health, clean water, and sanitation systems.
Master degree with focus on community development and Bachelor degree with double majors in Sociology and Economics.
