BIO

Jane Drummond joined MHA in 2014, as the General Counsel and Vice President of Legal Affairs. Jane provides a full range of legal support to MHA, its related organizations and boards. Her duties include healthcare compliance, corporate advice and judicial advocacy. Jane also serves as liaison to a variety of legal professional groups involved in health care law and policy. Jane graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law in 2001. Since then, she has worked largely in the public policy arena, while gaining additional experience in private practice. She began her legal career as a health and employment law associate at Husch and Eppenberger (now Husch Blackwell). Based on her health law experience, she was appointed to the position of General Counsel for the Department of Health and Senior Services under Governor Matt Blunt. Jane later served in that same capacity in the governor並_s office. In 2007, Governor Blunt appointed her to serve as the director of the Department of Health and Senior Services, a cabinet-level position which she held through the end of the Blunt administration. Jane re-entered private practice in 2009, joining the Jefferson City firm of Schreimann, Rackers, Francka & Blunt. While there, she focused on employment-related services and litigation, largely for public entities. In addition to her juris doctor, Jane earned a Master in Strategic Leadership from Stephens College in 2014.