Angela Jenkins

Biography

Angela Jenkins has been a leader at Kaiser Permanente for nearly 20 years in Northern California.

Angela is currently the Director of Strategic Initiatives for Kaiser Permanente’s Northern California Region, where she implements the region’s Community Health Strategy, an effort to leverage Kaiser Permanente’s assets to improve community health. She is also leading Kaiser Permanente’s innovative strategy to address homelessness throughout Northern California.

Previously, Angela was the director of Community Benefit (CB) Programs for Kaiser Permanente's Northern California Region. In this role, Angela was responsible for implementing the region’s workforce investment strategy, providing oversight for the region’s high school and college internship programs and collaborating with Kaiser Permanente’s clinical and allied health training programs and the Division of Research.

Angela has held several leadership roles in Kaiser Permanente’s East Bay area, including the Director of Public Affairs and the Community Benefit Manager. In these positions, she led the area’s community investment and engagement strategy and protected Kaiser Permanente’s not-for-profit status.

Angela grew up in Tucson, Arizona, graduating with a BS in Justice Studies from Arizona State University. She obtained her MS in Public Policy and Administration from California State University, Sacramento.