Chelsea Kelleher
Chelsea Kelleher
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Chelsea Kelleher, MPP is a Director on the Integrated Care team at Aurrera Health Group. Chelsea leads Aurrera’s work with the California Department of Health Care Services on the implementation of California’s opioid settlement funds. Chelsea previously led Aurrera’s work on the MAT Expansion Project, a statewide effort to improve access to treatment for opioid use disorder. In this role, she provided policy analysis, technical assistance, and project management to the team as they worked to scale up treatment for opioid use disorder in California.
Chelsea has also overseen the development of resources for providers, stakeholders and consumers on treatment for opioid use disorder, including toolkits for residential treatment providers, counselors, criminal justice professionals, and consumers. In addition to her work on opioid treatment, Chelsea has also provided assistance on the implementation of the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS), as well as the development of the next Medicaid 1115 Waiver through the CalAIM initiative. Finally, Chelsea has worked with county behavioral health departments on policy guidance and technical assistance for improving county Medi-Cal financing and beneficiary services.
Prior to joining Aurrera Health Group, Chelsea served as a Senior Policy Analyst at the National Governors Association in the Health Division, where she also focused on behavioral health, and, in particular, policies related to opioids. Chelsea assisted state leaders in developing and implementing strategies for the prevention and treatment of opioid use disorder. Specific projects included convening leaders to draft statewide plans for addressing opioid use; improving access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for justice-involved populations in prisons and jails and upon re-entry; and creating harm reduction programs to reduce the spread of infectious diseases related to drug use. Before working at NGA, Chelsea served as a research assistant at the American Institutes for Research and at the UC Berkeley Center for the Advanced Study of Aging Services.
Chelsea holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of the Pacific and a master’s degree in public policy from the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, running, and finding new places to travel and explore.
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MPH, University of California, Berkeley
BS, Psychology and Health & Society, Wellesley College
