Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers
Jillian Bencosme is currently serving as the Program Manager for the Loan Repayment Program at the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers since January 2023, having previously held the position of Program Coordinator in the same department. Prior to this role, Jillian was employed at Lynn Community Health Center as a Medical Receptionist and Community Health Outreach Worker from June 2021 to January 2023. Additional experience includes working as an Administrative Employee at the COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic for Lynn City Hall and as a Quality & Patient Safety Intern at Salem Hospital. Earlier professional experience includes a role as a Print & Marketing Associate at Staples from August 2016 to June 2021. Jillian is pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the University of Massachusetts Boston and holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Public Health from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, with earlier education at KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School from 2014 to 2018.
Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers
The Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers (League) is a non-profit, statewide association representing and serving the needs of the state's 52 community health center organizations, which serve more than 1,000,000 state residents through over 300 sites. The League serves as an information source on community-based health care to policymakers, opinion leaders and the media and provides a wide range of technical assistance to its members and communities, including: analysis of state and federal health regulatory and policy issues affecting health centers; training and education for health center administrators, clinicians and board members; promotion and management of clinical quality initiatives across the health center network; workforce development programs to increase recruitment of primary care physicians and to provide career training for health center employees and local residents seeking entry-level positions at health centers; information technology development primarily focused on helping health centers upgrade their information technology systems and capacity for using data; and general support to expand health access through work with local health and advocacy organizations seeking to open health centers in their communities.