As principal strategist for the Place Team at the Health Forward Foundation, Jennifer Tidwell oversees the community investments and internal operations of the foundation’s “place” work. It focuses on improving two social influencers of health: housing and digital access.
Before joining the Health Forward Foundation in October of 2023, Tidwell was division manager and then deputy director of housing and community development for the City of Kansas City, Missouri. She was previously the regional administrator for HUD-Region VII and deputy director for public policy and tax credit administration for the Missouri Housing Development Commission.
Tidwell received her bachelor’s in accounting and business management from Baker University and her MBA in finance from the Wisconsin School of Business. She earned an executive education certification from the University of Notre Dame – Mendoza College of Business.