Advocacy Update

Presented by Leslie Emerick, MPA, Public Policy Director HCAW

We invite you to join us on Tuesday, January 16th as we hear from Leslie Emerick, HCAW Public Policy Director. During this presentation, Leslie will be providing an overview of the upcoming legislative session. She will also share how recent legislation and the public policy efforts by HCAW strengthen your profession and promote home health in Washington state.

About the Speaker:

Leslie Emerick, MPA, is the Public Policy Director of HCAW and has 28 years of public policy experience. She has represented HCAW for many years as a lobbyist and now as our Public Policy Director. She was a Douglas County Commissioner and a legislative liaison for the state Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health. She has a Master of Public Administration degree, a BA in Speech Communication and Secondary Education and a minor in Political Science. Leslie started her contract lobbying business in 2006 and currently represents multiple health care related associations.