Board Member Bios - Jody Daniels

Jody Daniels has been with Yankee Alliance since 1990. As Senior VP Corporate Services she is responsible for corporate communications and for all Human Resources functions in the corporate office. She previously served as VP Information Services, providing market research to Yankee Alliance members. Managing a multiple database system, Jody served as a centralized source for strategic planning, market analysis and decision support to enhances information sharing and cost savings for all members.

Jody has an undergraduate degree in English and Education from Loyola University of Chicago and an MBA in Healthcare Management from Boston University. She brings 20 years of experience in financial, operational and clinical areas at various academic medical centers.

Before joining Yankee Alliance, Jody was the administrator for the Community Residential Services Department at McLean Hospital for eight years. She was responsible for day to day operations and financial planning and analysis for a network of nine residences and ambulatory care programs with a budget of over $2.5 million. She also had primary responsibility for accreditation, licensing, and contracts with regulatory agencies and third party payors.

Prior to McLean she spent four years as program coordinator, triage officer and therapist at The Psychiatric Walk-In Clinic at The University of Alberta Hospital. As part of this position she coordinated and implemented clinical, educational, research and community programs for a staff of twelve therapists. The previous four years were spent as a psychiatric social worker on the inpatient unit at McMaster University Medical Center in Ontario. While at McMaster Jody held an appointment as an Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry, teaching interviewing skills and group dynamics to medical and nursing students.

Jody is a member of the AHA Society for Healthcare Planning and Marketing, AHA Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration, International Webmasters Association, and HTML Writers Guild.