Kathy Greenlee, JD, is the Senior Director for Elder Justice Initiatives for ADvancing States, the national membership organization of state agencies on aging, disability and Medicaid home and community-based services. Her work is focused on elder abuse, adult protective services, guardianship, and rural aging.

From 2009 to 2016, she served as Assistant Secretary for Aging at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, a position to which she was appointed by President Barack Obama. During her time at HHS, she led the team that created the Administration for Community Living and served as the agency’s first Administrator.

Greenlee worked 18 years in Kansas state government, including serving as Kansas Secretary for Aging and Kansas State Long-Term Care Ombudsman. She is currently a board member and past chair for NCOA. She is a University of Kansas graduate, having received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a JD from the School of Law.