As Deputy Director of the Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation, Renée Markus Hodin works to establish a powerful and effective consumer voice at all levels of the healthcare system in order to make it more responsive to consumers, particularly those who are most vulnerable. Prior to joining the Center, Renée served as the Director of the Voices for Better Health project, which brought a consumer voice to the design and implementation of new programs aimed at providing better coordinated, comprehensive, high-quality care to Medicare-Medicaid beneficiaries (“dual eligibles”). Renée’s expertise extends to other areas of health care including hospital free care and community benefits and healthcare conversions. Before joining Community Catalyst in 1998, Renée served as a Special Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Litigation Department of the Vermont Attorney General's Office. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Binghamton and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Maryland School of Law.