Ani Boyadjian
Ani Boyadjian is the Policy Associate for Central City Association (CCA). She works closely with the President/CEO and Chief Strategy Officer in driving forward CCA’s public policy and advocacy efforts. Prior to joining CCA, Ms. Boyadjian worked for UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Department of Health Policy & Management serving as a Project & Policy Analyst responsible for policy development to increase student access to affordable, high-quality graduate education. She also led strategic planning initiatives and fostered partnerships with community organizations.
As a Health Policy Consultant for the Minnesota Department of Health’s Health Regulation Division, Boyadjian crafted a legislative study on the public health impacts of green burials and natural organic reduction, which was presented to the Minnesota Legislature. Her work contributed to policy discussions regarding developing potential legislative language on these topics.
Ms. Boyadjian has further collaborated with The Joint Commission on federal quality-of-care policies addressing servicemember and veteran care, rural health advocacy, telehealth, and cybersecurity. Additionally, she worked with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles to advocate for improved healthcare quality for patients of a safety net hospital serving the greater Los Angeles area.
Through her roles, Ms. Boyadjian has cultivated policy experience at the organizational, state, and federal level in various industries such as healthcare, academia, and environmental advocacy. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics from UCLA and a Master of Public Health specializing in Health Services & Policy from USC Keck School of Medicine.