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Joyce Greenleaf B.A. ’85, M.B.A. in ‘86 I finished my B.A. then went off to complete
the fifth year for the five year M.B.A . So it was after I finished my M.B.A. then I really
entered the work force full time. Through a Clark connection I actually got a job at
the Department of Health and Human Services in the office of Inspector General and I’ve
spent my career as a public servant in the federal government.
Adaptability. I really didn’t know what an M.B.A was.
I mean it was such a new program then, and I can remember my mother and father saying,
“Well wow, you can get two degrees in 5 years and save a whole year’s tuition.”
I was like “OOOOk.” But I was young. So I did it and got some wonderful exposure through
the masters in health administration program, too. That was all helpful to me in ending
up where I ended up. Persistence.
Work is hard, having a career is hard. In my world of federal policy, there was an expectation
that “Well, the data shows that this is how the program should work.” Well, legislators
don’t care what the data shows. Policymaking is like sausage. It’s messy and difficult.
This is intent of congress. How do we examine that? I think it takes some resilience and
perseverance to be able to deal with that--and also a lot ability to deal with uncertainty.
The world is a messy place. Collaboration.
I work routinely with attorneys, routinely with physicians, routinely with grant managers,
and scientists at the NIH. Everyone has their lenses that they bring to things. I’m not
a scientist, I’m not a physician. I’m not an attorney but I can navigate those worlds
just based on my intellectual capacity and interest and curiosity on how these things
come together. Clark University.