Rachel Selleck, MPP
Chief Government Affairs Officer, Providence Health System (CA)
In healthcare, decisions are at the heart of everything we do. Whether we're deciding about quality or access to care, or how our carbon footprint impacts the communities we serve, there is nothing more critical than skillful judgment. Our caregivers, both clinical and non, are skilled in leveraging decision science to diagnose, treat, and support our communities. At Providence, we know it begins in the early days of education. We rely on teachers, schools, and advocates to prepare, inspire, and lay the groundwork for each and every caregiver that serves with us.
Rachel Selleck, MPP is a seasoned health care executive with more than a decade of public affairs and operational experience in the healthcare industry. Rachel currently serves as Providence Health System’s Chief Government Affairs Officer for their California footprint, which encompasses 17 hospitals and approximately 44,000 caregivers across an expansive geographic region.
Prior to her time at Providence, Rachel served in various executive capacities at CalOptima Health, a Medi-Cal managed care plan, where she oversaw the implementation of key initiatives like the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal program, process improvement, project management, communications, strategy and government affairs. Prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic, Rachel served as an operations leader at the Orange County Health Department where she was instrumental in the County’s early COVID-19 response strategy and implementation. She also played a critical role in the relocation of nearly 1,000 homeless individuals to temporary housing amidst a heated federal court case. Before transitioning to health care, Rachel served as one of John Wayne Airport’s spokespersons and managed a robust public outreach strategy on behalf of the airport. She began her career at a social-marketing firm developing and managing public outreach campaigns for government agencies seeking to change behavior impacting the environment.
Rachel has a master’s degree in Public Policy, with emphasis in American Politics and State and Local Policy, from Pepperdine University, and a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley in Political Science with a minor in Conflict Resolution.
