Barbara Petee

Biography

      Barbara Petee is the chief advocacy and government relations officer for ProMedica. With a specific emphasis on community relations and redevelopment, she is responsible for connecting organizations and agencies in collaborative work so that the mission of ProMedica — to ensure health and well-being for all citizens — is achieved. With the health system’s commitment to addressing the social determinants of health, Petee’s work is currently focused on building awareness of and addressing hunger as a health issue, as well as the role the health care industry must play in helping ensure all individuals have access to affordable, healthy food. Under Petee's leadership since 2006, ProMedica's work in this area is used as a model within the health care industry and hailed among other non-governmental organizations as groundbreaking for health systems. In her government relations role, Petee works with lawmakers at the local, state, and federal level, to ensure ProMedica is consistently involved in helping to shape and provide input on key policy and legislative issues that affect the health system and the communities it serves. Petee has held numerous roles during her tenure with the organization, most recently as chief communications and public affairs officer. She has served on numerous local, regional and national boards and committees, and is currently a member of the Business Advisory Council for Toledo Public Schools, an advisor to the board of directors of the Toledo Area Humane Society, and a board member of the Alliance to End Hunger, an affiliate of Bread for the World, based in Washington D.C. Barbara is a graduate of Michigan State University with dual degrees in journalism and American literature

Research Interest

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