Planned Parenthood of Illinois has a new president after the organization’s last leader stepped down earlier this year.

Adrienne White-Faines will lead the reproductive healthcare nonprofit starting in September. She starts the job at a critical point for Planned Parenthood as the national organization fights to keep Medicaid funds that support clinics nationwide.

White-Faines was most recently the chief strategy officer for the American College of Physicians. She was also the CEO of the American Osteopathic Association and the vice president and chief health officer for the American Cancer Society’s Illinois division.

White-Faines will also run the organization’s political arm, Planned Parenthood Illinois Action. Tonya Tucker, the current interim president and CEO, will return to her r

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