Tess Bernhard is a Communications Program Coordinator at AcademyHealth. She supports the Communications and Marketing team with member communications and promoting several initiatives including scholarships, fellowships, and awards. Tess was previously a program coordinator in the Office of the President at AcademyHealth. Before coming to AcademyHealth, Tess worked at Capital Women’s Care OB/GYN in D.C. as a call center representative. She supported Capital Women’s Care patients by scheduling appointments, relaying messages to providers, and ensuring that all medical records requests were fulfilled in a timely manner. Tess received her bachelor’s degree in Public Health from American University in 2016.