Jane Downing Knops

Jane Downing Knops, MPH, joined Neighborhood Health in 2013 as a Development Associate and Grants Manager and became the Director of Community Partnerships and Communications in 2017. In addition to her responsibilities with community partners and communications, she also manages a portfolio of grants, including the organization’s Ryan White HIV and HIV prevention programs, as well as the health center’s women’s health programs, including family planning and cancer screenings. Prior to joining Neighborhood Health, Ms. Knops spent eight years working for the Children’s Hospital Association, where she was Director of Education. In a volunteer capacity, she served on the Board of Directors for the local community foundation — ACT for Alexandria – from 2015 through 2020, including serving several years as Secretary. She is also a member of the board of Healthy Families Alexandria, a home visiting program for new parents, and a member of the Governing Board of the Alexandria Partnership to Prevent & End Homelessness (PPEH). Ms. Knops holds a Bachelor of Arts from Indiana University in Portuguese and Latin American Studies and a Master of Public Health in Population Planning and International Health from the University of Michigan.