The official committee name is the Public Policy Committee, although we sometimes refer to it as the Advocacy Committee.

The Public Policy Committee is an active group that meets several times a year to promote and manage the advocacy agenda of the Minnesota chapter. This committee, together with the chapter lobbyist, crafts a Legislative Agenda and submits it to the Board of Directors. The committee then implements the approved Legislative Agenda.

The Public Policy Committee also tracks introduced legislative bills during the legislative session, locates chapter members to testify on issues that impact pediatric healthcare, works with and/or develops coalitions on broad healthcare issues, and provides a forum for members to talk to their legislators on issues that matter to them.

The committee crafts a Legislative Agenda and submits it to the Board of Directors. The committee then implements the approved Legislative Agenda.

Find your legislator

To receive periodic updates on Minnesota legislation affecting pediatrics, send an email to debilzan@mnaap.org

Current Committee Members

Chair of the Public Policy Committee:

Megan Jennings, reill013@tc.umn.edu

Members:

John Andrews
Krisa Benson
Susan Berry
Katherine Cairns
Valeria Cristiani
Anne Edwards
Nicole Groves
David Hendrick
Rachel Lynch
Sara Noznesky
Chuck Oberg
Mike Severson
Jeff Schiff