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The consequences of doing something are always more interesting than doing nothing. Christine Grant copyright 1980
70's -Married Michael Halpern 68'.Made personal commitment to apply business and public policy insights to innovate health care finance and organizations. Whisked through positions as Congressional Aide Black lung Act. NYC DOH Teenagers and Contraception programs Wharton MBA degree..Youngest Senior Program Officer at the then new Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Funded an eclectic mix of programs,retooling managers to lead HMOS; innovate primary care clinics and school health; pilot an electronic health record decades before its time, programs to prepare minority and rural students for success in medical school Wrote Why women's programs are not for women only. Son Ian was born
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80'sEarned Rutgers Law JD. Authored obscure Law Review article extending tort liability to benzene induce leukemia! Chose McCarter & English over Wall Street firms. Soon exited to manage state's hospital rate setting and uncompensated care systems. Then, As Deputy Health Commissioner was privileged to work on first generation HIV prevention and initiatives. Son Nathaniel was born We built our dream home!
90'Recruited by Merck then Connaught Vaccines and Biologicals( now Sanofi)
Experienced highs and lows of changing federal policy to recommend the public use safer polio vaccine, managed global influenza and pandemic planning campaigns, weathered anti -vaccine protests Served as Chair American Bar Association Sci-Tech section. Thrilled by parenting Life was good!
00's Spent the decade in the sandwich generation caring for parents and children. Recruited to be NJ Commissioner of Health and Senior Services and Cabinet member. Best job ever! Returned to private sector then post 9/11worked on federal bio-terror legislation Bioshield, sat on the National Science Advisory Board on Bioterrorism Lots of sad days, followed by happy choice to leave fulltime employment and breathe.
10's Still mastering work life balance with Boards, advisory stints ,a civil law mediation certification If you need someone call! We joyfully watch our sons establish themselves in their professions and lives I've resumed competitive senior tennis, master new electronic devices to prove I can.I rail about the state of the State,watch good films and read as many books as I can before I fall asleep and plan our 50th Wedding anniversary. We didn't start the fire, but have been warmed, thrilled even singed by it for 50 years And you?
