About me
Jennifer Siciliano currently serves as Chief External Affairs Officer for UVA Health where she oversees all aspects of UVA Health's relationships with external stakeholders for the health system. Jennifer was instrumental in creating and executing the legislative strategy that led to Virginia's substantial investment in the recently announced Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology at the University of Virginia.
Prior to her appointment at UVA Health, Jennifer spent 14 years as Chief External Affairs Officer at Inova Health System. During that time, she oversaw all Government, Community Affairs, Marketing and Communications functions. With almost two decades of experience on and around Capitol Hill, Jennifer has served Members of Congress in both the House and the Senate. After leaving the Hill, she represented many high-profile clients as a consultant with a bipartisan government relations/public relations firm.
Jennifer’s career began in the U.S. House of Representatives where she held numerous positions with the Congressman from Alaska. She continued in the House as Director of Communications to the House Science Committee. Following her service in the House, she was asked to join the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee staff as Director of Communications where she was the official spokesperson and single point of contact for all media inquiries relating to the activities of the Committee, its thirteen subcommittees and the Chairman.
Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications/Public Relations from Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia and a Master of Arts in Public Communications/Government Relations from American University in Washington, DC.
