Jennifer Davis Carey

Jennifer Davis Carey is an American government official who was Massachusetts Secretary of Elder Affairs from 2003 to 2007.

Education Carey graduated from Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges in 1978 with a bachelor's degree in psychology. She went on to earn a doctoral degree in administration and planning in social policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Education career Carey began her career at Ohio University, where she was an assistant dean.

Government career In 1998, Carey joined the administration of Governor Paul Cellucci as a special assistant to the governor. In this role, she oversaw constituent services and external relations. Carey stepped down as Elder Affairs Secretary on May 30, 2007, to become director of training and education at the University of Massachusetts Medical School's Commonwealth Medicine division.