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34 Hartford Business Journal • December 7, 2015 www.HartfordBusiness.com HEALTH CARE HEROES 2015 JUDGES Angela Mattie Quinnipiac University Angela Mattie is a professor and chair of the department of health- care management and organi- zational leadership, director of the long-term care certificate program and holds an appoint- ment at the medical school at Quinnipiac University. She serves on several boards includ- ing St. Mary's Hospital, Water- bury, Yale-New Haven Hospital Community Council and Qualidigm. Mattie was also appointed to the regional advisory com- mittee of The Connecticut Chapter of The American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). She is the 2012 recipient of the Distinguished Faculty/Advisor Award from CT ACHE and the 2013 prestigious Center of Excellence in Teaching Award from Quinnipiac University. Prior to joining Quin- nipiac, Mattie held healthcare leadership positions in acute and managed care. In 2000-2001, Mattie was selected for the competitive Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowship. Mattie received her master's degree in public health with distinction from the Yale University School of Medi- cine, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health; a law degree at the University Of Connecticut School Of Law; and an undergraduate degree from Quinnipiac University. Elizabeth Krause Connecticut Health Foundation (CT Health) Elizabeth Krause is vice president of policy and communications at the Connecticut Health Foundation (CT Health), the state's largest independent health founda- tion. Krause's role involves leveraging the reforms and innovations of Connecticut's implementation of the Afford- able Care Act to help more people gain access to better care. Krause previously served as CT Health's senior program officer, managing the foundation's portfolio of health-equity grants and programs. She was previously with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Smith College and Harvard School of Public Health alumna serves on the boards of the Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum and HARC Inc. Ellen Andrews CT Health Policy Project Ellen Andrews has served as exec- utive director of the CT Health Pol- icy Project from its inception in 1999. The Project is a non-par- tisan, nonprofit organization working to improve afford- able, quality health care for every Connecticut resident. The Project publishes regular policymaker issue briefs, con- ducts research on Connecticut health policy needs, hosts issue brief- ings for policymakers with healthcare experts, and publishes the CT Health Notes Blog with updates on state health policy. Through its toll-free helpline and community meetings, the Project assists consumers struggling to access and afford health care in an increasingly complex environment. Andrews serves on over a dozen national, regional, state and local government and nonprofit health-policy commit- tees, councils and boards. Her prior experience includes positions as Connecticut state legislative staff, nonprofit healthcare advocacy, perinatal educator at a New Haven com- munity health center, and academic teaching and research.