Amber Wade is Executive Director of the LHPC Institute where she oversees the design and development of educational programs, resources and other offerings that are designed to develop and expand the knowledge and capacity of local plan staff and that foster collaboration, quality, leadership and operational excellence across California’s local health plans.

Amber joined LHPC in 2018 as Director of Programs and Strategic Projects. She brought valuable experience, having served in a number of member education, marketing, communications and program management roles throughout her career, including as an Education Program Manager for the California Hospital Association (CHA) where she worked with a talented team developing and implementing the association’s robust member education program. Immediately prior, she was CHA’s Member Communications Editor and Program & Operations Manager for the California Society for Healthcare Attorneys.

Amber earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Oklahoma.