👤 Personal Information
Full Namejessie menkens
Gender—
Locationanchorage, alaska (united states)
Birth Year—
💼 Professional Details
Job Titlepolicy and partnerships manager
Industryhealth, wellness and fitness
Experience17 years
SummaryJessie Menkens has devoted her career in Alaska to supporting early care and education policy, philanthropy, community building, and health care access. Ms. Menkens worked at thread, and the Alaska Community Foundation before joining the Alaska Primary Care Association in 2014. She manages a statewide Navigator program, oversees a team of Navigators, manages Get Covered Alaska outreach campaigns, and acts as a spokesperson for the Affordable Care Act in Alaska. On her personal time, Ms. Menkens helped create nonpartisan citizen coalitions to advocate for high quality public education, and Medicaid Expansion in Alaska. Ms. Menkens currently serves on a nonpartisan National Enrollment Steering Committee sponsored by Families USA, and is co-facilitator of the Alaska ACA Educators Coalition, a founding member of Great Alaska Schools in Anchorage, and serves on the Advisory Board at the Anchorage Community House.
🛠 Skills
community outreach
nonprofits
public speaking
program development
fundraising
public relations
philanthropy
policy analysis
organizational development
media relations
public policy
grant writing
event management
community organizing
community development
non profit administration
grassroots
board development
annual giving
community engagement
legislative relations