Ms. Jackson’s responsibilities include leading Houston Methodist’s efforts to increase access to health and social services for underserved and underrepresented communities. To do so, she helps cultivate community nonprofit partnerships, guides charitable strategic investments and supports overall health equity. Ms. Jackson helmed the development of an employee volunteer program that has seen over 11,000 employees contribute more than 35,000 volunteer hours to upwards of 40 nonprofits in the area. During the pandemic, she was a key contributor in getting vaccines to minority communities. Ms. Jackson also serves as the executive sponsor of the social determinants of health sub-committee, a part of the Health Equity Steering Committee, and leads system initiatives on identifying social determinants of health within the patient population.
