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Co-chair bios
Jennifer J. Boese
Vice President
External Relations and Member Advocacy
Wisconsin Hospital Association
External Relations and Member Advocacy
Wisconsin Hospital Association
Jenny Boese joined the Wisconsin Hospital Association in February of 2005 as the Vice President of External Relations & Member Advocacy where she directs WHA’s grassroots operations, handles WHA federal relations as well as works to develop political advocacy initiatives.
Prior to joining WHA Jenny worked in Washington, DC for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). Jenny’s primary focus included working with the Congress on promoting religious freedom in foreign countries through U .S. foreign policy.
Before moving to Washington, Jenny lived in Madison for 10 years where she spent over 6 years as a senior lobbyist for the State Bar of Wisconsin. She also served as legislative and committee staff in the Wisconsin Legislature.
Kari Lantos
Director, Government Relations
NAFSA: Association of International Educators
NAFSA: Association of International Educators
Kari Lantos is the manager of grassroots outreach at NAFSA: Association of International Educators in Washington, DC. In her role, she manages all grassroots advocacy programs from coordinating letter writing and telephone campaigns to members of Congress on issues affecting international education and exchange to planning the annual advocacy day and advocacy training programs. Additionally, Ms. Lantos is responsible for NAFSA’s advocacy website, Connecting Our World.. Prior to joining NAFSA in 2005, she served as the assistant director for government relations at the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine for six years.
