Ann S. Torregrossa is a Visiting Professor of Law for the 2012-2013 academic
year. She has been appointed to the Phyllis W. Beck Chair in Law for the Spring
2013 semester. She has previously taught at Villanova Law School and University
of Pennsylvania Law School.
Ms. Torregrossa is currently the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Health
Funders Collaborative as well as a health care policy consultant. She is the
former Director of the Pennsylvania Governor’s Office of Health Care Reform and
Director of the Pennsylvania Health Law Project. She previously served as
Litigation Director of the Delaware County Legal Assistance Association,
Consultant to the National Legal Services Corporation, and Deputy Director of
Philadelphia Community Legal Services.
Ms. Torregrossa is the recipient of an Honorary Doctor of Laws from Villanova
Law School; the 1997 John Heinz Award by the Pennsylvania Nursing Association;
the 2010 G. Fred DiBona Excellence in Health Care Award; and the 2010 Health
Care Hero distinction from the National Nursing Consortium and Philadelphia
Social Innovations.
Education
J.D., Villanova Law School, 1970
B.A., Marietta College, 1967