Jennifer Kertz, MPP, serves as the deputy director and chief operating officer for the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education and Director of Interprofessional Strategic Initiatives for the University of Minnesota Center for Interprofessional Health. Ms. Kertz has worked in higher education administration in the health sciences for twenty-five years and has significant on-the-ground experience with grant writing, grants administration, project management and leadership development. She has a Masters in public policy from the University of Minnesota Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs, with a focus in non profit leadership and management.