Having been a provider, hospital administrator, and the head of the agency overseeing Certificate of Need, Mary Heffernan brings unparalleled expertise and analytical skills to clients seeking strategic and regulatory process assistance.

• BSN from Georgetown University

• MSN from Pace University

• Experienced healthcare provider, hospital administrator, healthcare planning and government relations specialist

• Connecticut state service included health system development and confirmed appointee as Commissioner, Office of Health Care Access (predecessor agency to the Office of Health Strategy)

• As Commissioner of Health Care Access:

• Fostered interagency collaboration through the ACHIEVE project (a Robert Wood Johnson grant), the State Planning Grant (a DHHS and HRSA grant), issue brief development, and peer-to-peer relationships between OHCA staff and sister agency staff.