Christine Tardiff is the Chief Operating Officer/VP of Clinical Services at AgeSpan, an agency providing programs and services to meet the diverse and changing lives of elders, adults with disabilities, families, and caregivers. Previously, she served on the leadership team at Lawrence General Hospital in Lawrence, Massachusetts as the Director of Nursing Systems and Practice. Christine’s leadership portfolio includes hospital administration, quality, and patient safety, including Joint Commission and National Quality Assurance Committee surveys and interprofessional clinical leadership. Christine has experience integrating the work of community based organizations with that of complex health systems, leading initiatives such as the Community Hospital Acceleration, Revitalization, and Transformation (CHART) grant programs with two community hospitals and managing contracts with five senior care organizations (SCOs) and other managed care entities. She is also leading the Long Term Services and Support Community Partner (LTSS CP) initiative, which includes managing contracts with eleven ACO/MCO organizations involved in the MassHealth restructuring initiative. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Salem State College and a Master’s Degree in Nursing from the University of Texas at Arlington. She resides in Derry, New Hampshire with her two children and husband.