Leadership Team

Leadership Team

Jill Hayden

Chief Executive Officer

Jill has spent most of her career in health policy, government affairs, and managed care. Before joining Sellers Dorsey, she served as Senior Director of Medicaid Policy at Meridian Health Plan in Illinois. In this role, she was responsible for tracking and developing positions on legislative and regulatory policies related to Medicaid managed care.


Previously, Jill worked at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois as the Director of Medicaid Policy and at Cigna as Director of Government Relations and Civic Affairs. She also worked in various roles in state government and served as Vice President of Governmental Affairs for the Illinois Primary Health Care Association. Jill founded her own company, Medicaid Policy Network, where she connected Medicaid stakeholder clients such as health plans and providers through policy and programmatic interpretation.

 

Jill earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Southern Illinois University and her Master’s Degree in Human Resources and Industrial Relations from the University of Illinois.


Misty Turnbull

Senior Executive Assistant

Misty has diverse experience in pension administration, criminal justice, real estate, and business ownership. 


She began her work with IAMHP in 2014 as an independent contractor bringing with her an extensive background in business administration, management, and marketing.  In her role as Executive Assistant, she works hand in hand with our CEO maximizing IAMHP's reach through her exceptional leadership and communication skills.  She is responsible for implementing internal organizational systems and procedures to enhance the overall operations and efficiency of IAMHP to ensure the success of our organization.


She continues to work day-to-day coordinating and communicating with IAMHP staff, vendors, health plans, Trusted Partners, providers, and legislators while handling an array of tasks including accounting, human resource & employee relation matters, oversight of social media, scheduling  and coordination of webinars, meetings and special events, travel, general office management and every aspect of our website administration.


Tierney Hammer

Director of Public Policy & Government Relations

Tierney leads IAMHP’s work in coordinating and executing legislative strategies, and formulating health care policy that moves the managed care program forward and enhances the Medicaid experience for consumers.  She also manages committees in order to develop best practices for improving health plan operations, health care quality and accessibility, and provider relations.


Prior to joining the Association, Tierney was an Assistant Counsel to the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives.  There she worked on a number of issues within the healthcare field including insurance, prescription drugs, and public health.


Tierney earned her Bachelor’s Degree in English with a minor in Public Law/Political Thought from DePaul University.  She also obtained her J.D. from Michigan State University and is licensed to practice law in Illinois. 


Trisha Rodriquez

Project Manager

Trisha serves as a Project Manager for IAMHP where she executes various projects and tasks related to healthcare quality, operations, and other areas. Prior to serving as Project Manager, Trisha gained extensive experience working with the Illinois state government to strengthen the Illinois Medicaid program, including serving as IAMHP's Director of Public Policy & Government Relations and as a Policy & Budget Analyst for the Illinois Senate.  She has worked on a number of initiatives aimed at improving the health and well-being of Medicaid enrollees, including significant Medicaid investments in maternal and behavioral health, as well as the historic Illinois Legislative Black Caucus health and human services pillar legislation. 


Trisha earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science with a minor in Business from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.   She is now a Master’s student at the UIC Jane Addams College of Social Work focusing on organization and community practice.


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