Christie Ruehl, JD, MBA
Christie Ruehl is the Strategic Partner for Clinic toClassroom, where she shapes the organization’s strategy, partnerships, research translation, and systems-level approach to improving outcomes for children with medical, mental health, and learning differences.
Christie brings rare cross-sector expertise in healthcare, law, business, research, and family advocacy to innovating new practices that advance children’s health, educational access, and achievement. Prior to joining Clinic to Classroom, she served as Senior Program Manager for the Educational Achievement Partnership Program at Children’s Wisconsin, where she co-led over $1M in research, innovation, quality improvement, and program development initiatives. Before transitioning into pediatric healthcare, Christie served in a variety of professional roles at intersection of science, law, and business. Her career began as a bench scientist in a neuroscience research lab. She later worked with a variety of science, engineering, and medical teams on research and development, intellectual property protections, technology licensing and commercialization, and business expansion.
Alongside her professional experience, Christie volunteered for many years to support children and families affected by medical adversity. Her commitment to bridging health and learning is deeply personal. Christie’s family history drives her passion to ensure children with chronic illnesses have opportunities to lead healthy, happy, and fulfilling lives.
This passion and strong interdisciplinary experience became the cornerstone to Christie’s strategic approach at Clinic to Classroom, wheres he brings healthcare and education teams together by translating complex systems into practical, family-centered solutions. At Clinic to Classroom, Christie supports the development of training, tools, and strategic partnerships that equip educators, healthcare professionals, and systems leaders to work together more effectively. She ensures Clinic toClassroom’s work is not only clinically informed and legally aware, but also practical, scalable, and responsive to the lived experiences of families.
Christie earned a Juris Doctor, cum laude, and aCertificate in International Law from Stetson University College of Law in2006; a Master of Business Administration from Stetson University in 2009; and aBachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in2002. Her work has been published inseveral school and medical journals. Christie is a frequent presenter at medical and educational conferences. Her work has been recognized with four bestposter and abstract honors.