Joan Kavuru

1. Job History

1.1. Compliance and Privacy Officer at Hahnemann University Hospital in Philly (owned by Tenet Healthcare)

1.2. Director of Compliance and Privacy Officer for East Carolina University

1.3. Practiced healthcare regulatory law at Squire Sanders & Dempsey in Cleveland

1.4. Registered Nurse in the Coronary Intensive Care Unit at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio!!

2. Education

2.1. Law Degree, Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio

2.2. Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Valparaiso University in Indiana

3. Why did I enroll in the JHU Business of Health Care Certificate Program?

3.1. Difficult to contribute to your executive team meetings in today's healthcare world without a good understanding of informatics, finance, and public health issues!

3.2. Plus I'm a certified nerd and I love school

3.3. I'm so excited for this class; I love healthcare law (my world has been on the regulatory side)

4. Family

4.1. I'm married to a great guy and we have two teenagers (yes bring on the Maalox); my kids are 17 (Priya - going to be a senior in high school this year) and 19 (Vikram - in community college studying music)

4.2. We currently live outside of Philadelphia but we grew up in northeast Ohio (go Cavs!!) and spent 5 years in North Carolina (great after those Cleveland winters!!)

5. Hobbies

5.1. I am training for a half marathon (Philly rock n roll half on September 18)

5.2. Listening to music (all kinds)

5.3. Reading