Ms. Harris joined Valleywise Health in 2018 as assistant general counsel. In 2021, after guiding the system through the Covid-19 pandemic, she was promoted to associate general counsel before being promoted to her current role in 2023. She provides advice to senior leadership in all aspects of healthcare law, including in the areas of human resources, risk management, compliance, managed care, contracts, behavioral health and financial services. She supports work in graduate medical education, government relations and state licensing, and regulatory matters. She also works closely with the district board counsel and chief governance officer, reviewing and advising on matters of interest to the board of directors. Her legal career spans 10 years, first working in legislative affairs for the Arizona Attorney General. She began her legal career as the first associate hand-selected to join the Arizona State University Alumni Law Group, a unique nonprofit law firm focused on providing access to justice through legal representation at reduced rates. Ms. Harris also worked as an attorney with Nelson Law Group, advising on issues for health care entities, and as an associate at Lewis Brisbois.
