Nina Owcharenkos is a visiting fellow at the Independent Women's Forum and senior policy analyst for health care at The Heritage Foundation's Center for Health Policy Studies.  Owcharenko served for nearly a decade on Capitol Hill focusing on healthcare issues.  Before joining Heritage, Owcharenko served as the legislative director for Rep. Jim DeMint (R-SC) and Rep. Sue Myrick (R-NC).  She started her Hill career working for Sen. Jesse Helms (R-NC).  Owcharenko received her bachelor's degree in political science from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 1994.