About
Jessica joins the executive team and report to the HWHC Board and HW President, Matthew Bernardo. Jessica works in partnership with Dr. Vaty Poitevien (she/her), Chief Medical Officer, and Dr. Pierre Arty (he/him), Chief Psychiatric Officer, to lead our highly innovative health services. Jessica has been working in healthcare for over 20 years -- primarily focused on improving care and access for under-resourced and represented communities and individuals across NYS and nationally. In her most recent position, Jessica served as Chief of Value Strategy and Integration for Sun River Health, one of the largest FQHCs in the country. Jessica started her career as an Americorps VISTA member working with the National Institute on Drug Abuse on a peer mentoring program for youth. From there she went on to work at Public Health Solutions managing federal, state and city HIV/AIDS funding and Gay Men's Health Crisis, among others. Jessica is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives, and she has her MPA from NYU and her BA from Providence College.