Marlee L. Hendricks, MPH, MBA

Marlee Hendricks is Director of Public Health Administration at Cook County Department of Public Health, where she oversees the department’s Finance, Workforce Development, and Facility Operations units. She seeks to bolster the core infrastructure of the Health Department to empower our team members to better serve our communities.

Marlee has worked in payer, provider, consulting and government spaces. She has deep expertise in healthcare finance, organizational strategy, and the SaaS (software as a service) industry. Marlee is driven to improve the U.S. health system by crafting equitable and sustainable health policy through progressive financial stewardship and operational partnerships.

She serves on multiple public health-focused boards in such roles as treasurer for the Health Connect One Board of Directors, steering/advisory partner to the Northshore University Health System on the Centering Midwifery Board of Directors, and patient stakeholder on the Furthering Equity through infant Education and Support (FEEDS) Community Advisory Committee and leadership team.

Marlee earned a Master of Business Administration at Pepperdine University as well as a Master of Public Health degree and a bachelor’s in health science from DePaul University.