The online Master of Science in Healthcare Administration and Graduate Certificate in Senior Living and Services Leadership is supported by an advisory board consisting of 12 to 15 representatives from the healthcare administration field who serve as advisors, ambassadors, and referral agents to the program.
The advisory board meets bi-annually and members provide constructive feedback regarding changes in the industry and how those changes affect program graduates. The meetings ensure the program and curriculum stays relevant to trends in healthcare administration. Board members are also asked to host students working on capstone projects, and create smooth school-to-work transitions, so that as students graduate from the program they will move to gainful employment.
The advisory board provides recognized leaders in the field with a unique opportunity to further shape the program and healthcare administration profession. Learn more about the Advisory Board Member Responsibilities and Advisory Board Guidelines.
Advisory Board Members
Jena Jackson | WHCA/WiCAL
Jena is the Vice President of Business Development for the Wisconsin Health Care Association and Wisconsin Center for Assisted Living (WHCA/WiCAL). With over 20 years of experience in relationship management, business growth, and professional development, Jena uses her diverse background to grow association membership, strengthen the partnerships with businesses providing goods & services to providers, and enhance member/partner benefits. Jena also plans and implements all association events and educational programs, while overseeing association marketing and communications. Jena has a passion for leadership development and acts as a mentor to students pursuing careers in long term care and to leaders new to the post-acute care sector. Jena is involved in various organizations and is the Vice President of the AHCA/NCAL Long Term Care Meeting Professionals Group, serves on the WCCEAL Advisory Committee, and chairs multiple WHCA/WiCAL committees. Jena’s background is in public relations and government relations. She lives in Menomonee Falls with her significant other, Brett, and their dog, Eddie.
Amy Lindoff | Prairie Clinic
Stacy Martin| Director HR | Grant Regional Health Center
Tim Size | Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative
Tim is the founding executive director of the Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative (RWHC). Begun in 1979, it has grown to be a collaborative of 44 rural hospitals and local health systems with the twin mission of shared services and advocacy. Tim has a BSE in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University, an MBA from the University of Chicago and an Honorary Doctorate from the Medical College of Wisconsin. He is President of the Wisconsin Council of Medical Education and Work Force, Vice-Chair of the Wisconsin Health & Facilities Authority and a past President of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. He serves on the Boards of the Wisconsin Primary Care Association, Wisconsin Partners and the advisory board for the University of Wisconsin’s Population Health Institute. He has served twice on the DHHS National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services and as President of the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) where he continues on the Board of its Foundation. He was awarded in 2023 a Cooperative Builder Award by the Cooperative Network for Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Jesse Sookochoff | CFO | Southwest Health
Jesse currently serves as the Chief Administrative and Financial Officer for Southwest Health Center in Platteville, Wisconsin and has over 20 years of experience in the financial industry, 15 of which have been in non-profit healthcare. His long family history of healthcare careers has given him the drive and passion to be a natural leader in the industry.
Jesse grew up between Manitoulin Island, Ontario Canada, Spring Valley, Minnesota and Eagle River, Wisconsin. He graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Labovitz School of Business and Economics at the University of Minnesota in Duluth, MN. Jesse then attended the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver where he earned his Master of Business Administration in Strategic Management.
He has continued to further himself by becoming a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) as well as a member and former Board Member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association’s (HFMA) Wisconsin Chapter.