Jeannie Yockey-Fine Joins NC-SARA

Submitted by jshanika on Mon, 06/10/2019 - 11:10

NC-SARA is pleased to announce that Jeannie Yockey-Fine will be joining our staff as Associate Director for Regulatory Relations and Policy Support. Jeannie will start her work with NC-SARA on July 1, 2019.

For the past year Jeannie has served as Senior State Regulatory Services Specialist with Hogan Lovells, US, LLP. During 2014-2018 she was State Regulatory Services Advisor with Cooley, LLP and during 2011 to 2013 was Senior Manager, State Regulatory Services, Dow Lohnes. She has assisted her clients with state-related authorizations, NC-SARA applications and related requirements, and state-level professional licensure issues. 

Previously she was Licensure Manager/Education Policy Analyst at the Florida Department of Education's Commission for Independent Education (2008-2011), overseeing the unit responsible for licensing nearly 1,000 institutions.

Jeannie holds B.S. in Journalism and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of Kansas and has been an attorney since 1991.

At NC-SARA, Jeannie will be responsible for analyzing federal, state and SARA policies, professional licensure issues and their impacts on SARA institutions and related policy conversations.

Marshall A. Hill
President & CEO
NC-SARA
June 10, 2019