Volunteers in Medicine and Health Innovation

Jennifer Ryan is the CEO of Volunteers in Medicine, a non profit clinic that provides free healthcare for  the working uninsured.  Jennifer is a fifth generation North Floridian with a proven reputation in building and sustaining community partnerships with experience in health care at the national, county and hospital levels. She is recognized for being innovative, creative, outgoing, team oriented, adaptable, and professional with expertise in:

In the role of Chief Executive Officer, Ryan is responsible for providing leadership of the organization’s medical operations, program development, staff and volunteer management, as well as fundraising.  Prior to her work at Volunteers in Medicine Jennifer was the Executive Director of the Ponte Vedra YMCA a branch of the First Coast YMCA where she directed strategic planning efforts, fundraising campaigns, and built and strengthened relationships for community development and collaboration. Prior to that, she held positions with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Duval County Health Department, Brooks Rehabilitation and Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition.  Jennifer is a member of the Ponte Vedra Beach Rotary and the Women’s Giving Alliance.  Jennifer is currently on the boards of Family Foundations and Florida Association of Free and Charitable Clinics and was most recently named one of Jacksonville Business Journal’s Women of Influence.

Learn more at https://www.vimjax.org/