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PGS1 - Opening General Session & Policy and Advocacy Prep Session

Wednesday, February 5, 2025
1:00 PM – 5:30 PM ET
Location: Marquis Ballroom (M2)
Welcome and NACHC Board Chair Remarks
Paloma Hernandez, MPH, MS, Chair, NACHC Board of Directors, and Chief Executive Officer, Urban Health Plan

Opening Remarks
Kyu Rhee, MD, MPP, President and CEO, NACHC

Confirmed Speakers
  • The Honorable Troy Balderson, (R-OH), U.S. House of Representatives
  • The Honorable Lisa Blunt Rochester, (D-DE), U.S. Senate
  • The Honorable Patrick J. Kennedy, Former U.S. Representative (D-RI) and Founder, The Kennedy Forum
  • The Honorable Jennifer Kiggans, (R-VA), U.S. House of Representatives
  • The Honorable Shelley Moore Capito, (R-WV), U.S. Senate
  • The Honorable Raul Ruiz, MD, (D-CA), U.S. House of Representatives
  • The Honorable Bernie Sanders, (I-VT), U.S. Senate

    • History of Community Health Centers Fireside Chat
    Moderator:
  • Angelique Wilkins, MPS, Chief Communications and Engagement Officer, NACHC
    Speakers:
  • Jacqueline C. Leifer, Esq., Senior Partner, Feldesman Leifer LLP
  • Sara Rosenbaum, JD, Professor Emerita, Health Law and Policy Emeriti, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University

    • Policy and Advocacy Prep Session
    Speakers:
  • Joe Dunn, Chief Policy Officer, NACHC
  • Sonja Bachus, MJ, CHCEF, SVP, Primary Care Associations & Health Center Controlled Networks, NACHC
  • Vacheria Keys, JD, Associate Vice President, Policy & Regulatory Affairs, NACHC
  • Nicholas Widmyer, Director, Federal Affairs, NACHC
  • Sarah Francois, Deputy Director, National Grassroots Advocacy, NACHC
  • Yuriko De La Cruz, MPH, CPHQ, Deputy Director, Grassroots Organizing, NACHC

    • Consultants Panel
    Moderator:
  • Joe Dunn, Chief Policy Officer, NACHC
    Speakers:
  • The Honorable Henry Bonilla, Former U.S. Representative (R-TX), and Partner, The Normandy Group
  • Amy Jensen, Founding Partner and Principal, SplitOak Strategies
  • Alex Graf, Senior Policy Advisor, Alston & Bird

    • Remarks and Fireside Chat
    Moderator:
  • Kyu Rhee, MD, MPP, President and CEO, NACHC
    Speakers:
  • The Honorable Bill Cassidy, MD, (R-LA), U.S. Senate