STRATEGIC LEADER | RESEARCHER | EDUCATOR | SCHOLAR | ADVOCATEPhD, Public Health/Maternal & Child Health | MPH, Health Education & Communication | BS, BiochemistryGraduate Certificates: Women's Health | Social Marketing | Epidemiology | Global Health & Global Health Engagement (in progress)Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)• Motivated, dynamic, results-oriented public health leader with 25+ years of experience. • Committed to social justice and health equity. • Demonstrated leadership and expertise in public health program development, implementation, data collection and analysis, and monitoring and evaluation. • Subject matter expert in health equity, sexual and reproductive health, HIV, STDs, maternal and child health, cancer prevention, and global health. • Career experience within different sectors of public health, including federal and state government, academia, community-based, grassroots and nonprofit organizations, private sector, and consulting. • Skilled in leading and managing interdisciplinary teams on a range of health education, behavioral science, social marketing, and health communication projects. • Experienced in proposal development, fiscal management, human resources, and personnel management. • Proficiency in strategic planning and complex problem solving, coalition building and partnership, and community engagement across diverse groups, including racial/ethnic minority groups, sexual and gender minority groups, and urban and rural communities. • Served as principal investigator, technical expert, and/or subject matter expert for research and evaluation projects and public health programs domestically and globally.• Skilled in mixed methods research and evaluation, integrating qualitative and quantitative approaches.• Practiced educator, trainer, public speaker, and advocate with excellent communication skills. • Author/Co-author of 65+ peer-reviewed publications and 150+ presentations at national and international public health conferences.