Jen is a Public Health Consultant at NACDD working on public and private payer coverage of the National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP) lifestyle change program. Through this work, Jen partners with State Health Departments, State Medicaid Agencies, delivery organizations, payers, and other stakeholders to promote sustainable payment mechanisms.

Prior to NACDD, Jen launched her public health consulting and management firm, LUMA Health Consulting, focused on advancing community health through population health solutions. Prior to LUMA, Jen served in progressive leadership roles at the Maryland Department of Health including the Population Health Director, Public Health Services Chief of Staff, and Deputy Director of the Public Health Laboratory. Jen’s experience also includes the direction and management of community health and scientific research grants at Johns Hopkins University.

Jen’s expertise is focused on the government sector and includes core public health service delivery, publicly funded healthcare programs, community health needs assessment, innovative payment mechanisms, grants management, public health workforce development, health policy, and social service delivery. Jen has 20 years of experience, including business, nonprofit, pharma, academic, payer, and government sectors.

Jen has a Master of Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, with a certificate in Public Mental Health Research, and undergraduate degrees in biology and biochemistry.

Jen lives with her husband and their twin boy and girl in northern Baltimore County in Maryland.