Az Business and AZRE magazines announced the publications’ lists of the Most Influential Women in Arizona of 2024, including Jessica Yanow, president and CEO of the Arizona Alliance for Community Health Centers. In celebration of the Most Influential Women program, azbigmedia.com is profiling one of the Most Influential Women of 2024 each day leading up to the Most Influential Women of 2024 dinner and reception.
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The Most Influential Women of 2024 will be honored at a reception on Thursday, August 22 at Chateau Luxe in Phoenix. For sponsorship information, email Amy.Lindsey@azbigmedia.com. For information about the event honoring the Most Influential Women, click here.
Jessica Yanow
President and CEO
Arizona Alliance for Community Health Centers
Background: Yang leads Arizona’s Primary Care Association to advance the vital work of Community Health Centers— Arizona’s largest primary care network. Leveraging over two decades in public health and healthcare delivery, Yanow collaborates with health center leaders to build capacity and meet diverse needs, creating equitable access to high-quality healthcare for everyone.
Key to success: “A combination of tenacity and curiosity has taken me from my earliest job to this powerful opportunity I have to support the health center movement. Advocating for health centers means forging deep connections. I plunge into challenges without hesitation, persisting until we’re successful. I always ask, “How can we make this work?” until we find the way.”
Source of pride: “In early 2021, I was part of the team that established and managed COVID-19 mass vaccination clinics at State Farm Stadium and Gilbert Community College. Organizing 15,000+ volunteer shifts was intense. Protecting the lives of 491,000 Arizonans made it worthwhile. These experiences honed my crisis management, team coordination, and community engagement skills, benefiting my work at the Alliance.”
Surprising fact: “Here’s a two-in-one fun fact: I am a live music aficionado who married her junior high school sweetheart! Together with our teenage son, we average 20 live concerts a year and have been known to choose vacation destinations based on band dates (hello, Red Hot Chili Peppers in Barcelona Summer 2022)!”
