What: A discussion with Dr. Jennifer M. Callahan –\u00a0State Representative, Massachusetts General Court (2003-11)<\/p>\n
When: September 28, 2011 @ 12PM – 1PM<\/p>\n
Where: Pound 204.<\/p>\n
Biography:<\/p>\n
| \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr. Jennifer M. Callahan<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n State Representative, Massachusetts General Court (2003-11)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Dr. Jennifer Callahan has had a long history of public service at the municipal and state levels of government.\u00a0\u00a0In 2002, she was the first woman elected to serve in the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 18th<\/sup>\u00a0Worcester District.\u00a0\u00a0She went on to serve four consecutive terms in the Legislature under three different House Speakers.\u00a0\u00a0She was appointed to a number of important Joint Committees including Higher Education, Public Health, Community Development & Small Business and Commerce & Labor.\u00a0\u00a0She served on\u00a0multiple legislative caucuses as well as the Nat\u2019l Foundation for Women Legislators, Nat\u2019l Conference of State Legislatures and Women in Government Foundation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Legislatively, Representative Callahan was considered a tenacious policy maverick by constituents and colleagues alike for being an independent voter and strong voice on behalf of her District.\u00a0\u00a0The Boston Globe noted her as one of Beacon Hill’s ‘Brave Souls’ in her stands against House Leaders in the name of restoring the public’s trust.\u00a0\u00a0Statewide, she was considered a leader for her work on ethics reform and increased government accountability.\u00a0\u00a0She led the charge for transparency on Beacon Hill, before it was politically expedient to do so, having filed and pushed a series of comprehensive reform bills and open government legislation.\u00a0\u00a0She was the only legislator to testify before the Governor\u2019s Task Force on Public Integrity and repeatedly stood up on the House floor to fight for important changes on how legislative business is conducted on behalf of the people of the Commonwealth.\u00a0\u00a0She is also known as a policy leader on variety of economic development, healthcare, education and animal cruelty issues.\u00a0\u00a0Prior to serving in the Massachusetts General Court, she was elected as both a Selectman and School Official for the Town of Sutton.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n She holds a Doctorate in Higher Education Policy Research and Administration and a Masters of Public Health from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.\u00a0She was a Case University Scholar at Boston University where she received both a Bachelors of Science in Nursing and a Bachelors of Arts in Sociology.\u00a0\u00a0She has also been a licensed Registered Nurse, Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts Worcester and a nationally Certified Health Education Specialist for many years.\u00a0\u00a0She was a former senior advisor and quality expert for system-wide clinical performance improvement, service outcomes and strategic planning at a major academic medical institution.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n She has received many notable legislative and community service commendations for outstanding leadership, including those for her enduring commitment to hunger relief.\u00a0\u00a0She and her husband Michael have been lifelong residents of the Blackstone Valley, where she was raised on an apple orchard as a first generation immigrant daughter in a family of six children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What: A discussion with Dr. Jennifer M. 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