Kelly J. Epperson, J.D.

Kelly J. Epperson joined Rosecrance in 2015 and is currently responsible for the legal, compliance, public policy, grant management, strategic planning, and performance improvement functions at Rosecrance. She provides comprehensive legal services to Rosecrance and its affiliates, including directing corporate activities to protect Rosecrance’s legal interests; assisting with mergers and acquisitions; analyzing novel legal issues that uniquely impact behavioral healthcare providers; researching and influencing legislative changes at the state and federal levels; and positioning Rosecrance to be a legally sound not-for-profit so it can continue to fulfill its mission. Epperson is a 2008 graduate of the Northern Illinois University College of Law, where she was Symposium Editor of the Law Review and received the Outstanding Woman Student Award. She was also the Chief Justice of the Moot Court Society and placed first in the 25th Annual NIU Moot Court Competition. Prior to law school, she received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.