Managing Principal
Ann is Managing Principal at BBS. As a member of the BBS Senior Leadership Team, she supports and mentors staff, guides the firm's project portfolio, and helps shape strategic direction and operations. She works to strengthen internal systems, support professional development, ensure high-quality client service, and expand BBS's impact in behavioral health and healthcare consulting.
Ann has over 20 years of experience working with nonprofits, state agencies, and healthcare organizations in program planning, implementation, and strategic growth. She has worked extensively with states and provider organizations on implementing the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model, including readiness assessment, program design, and sustainability. She has developed frameworks, tools, and best-practice resources that help organizations put key parts of the model into practice and strengthen service delivery.
Before joining BBS, Ann was a Program Officer at the Burke Foundation, where she managed a signature statewide initiative on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). She is also an expert grant writer who has secured millions of dollars in government, corporate, and foundation funding over the course of her career, including national opportunities resulting in seven- and eight-figure awards. She has researched and contributed to published articles, book chapters, issue briefs, and reports on behavioral health, public health, the healthcare workforce, and health policy.
Ann graduated with distinction from Yale University. She earned her law degree from Temple University and her master's degree in public health from George Washington University. In her free time, Ann enjoys running, traveling, and eating all kinds of good food.