Jessica Hembree

Principal
 

Platform Civic Strategies is led by Jessica Hembree. Jessica founded Platform in 2018 to provide nonprofits, public health agencies, and philanthropic organizations with strategic planning and facilitation rooted in twenty years of policy experience.

Current and recent engagements span local health departments, Federally Qualified Health Centers, philanthropies and nonprofit coalitions. Work includes community health needs assessments, Community Health Improvement Plans, and strategic planning for organizations at moments of real change. Jessica has also facilitated federal planning grants, incubated ballot initiatives, and led coalition-building efforts across Kansas and Missouri.

Jessica takes great pride in being a true and flexible partner. No two engagements are the same. Platform works hard to produce end products that are practical, accessible, and useable. Simplicity and plain language are non-negotiable. Success requires organizations to be clear about their goals and clear-eyed about the environment in which they are working.

Prior to founding Platform, Jessica served for ten years as Policy Director at a regional health foundation. She holds a master's in Public Affairs from Princeton University, with a certificate in Health Policy. She serves on the Shawnee Mission School District Board of Education. Platform Civic Strategies is a State of Kansas certified wBE company.