Kim Lagree is a public health professional and licensed ordained minister with more than 25 years of active leadership in community and faith-based outreach, engagement and government relations. Kim partners with government officials, CEOs, executive directors and community leaders to grow multi-sector collaborations, human to human. Kim is a Johns Hopkins Certified Lay Health Educator and holds a Masters of Metaphysical Sciences, and plans to complete her studies with a Doctorate of Philosophy in Pastoral Counseling Psychology. Kim is a trained trauma facilitator with certifications and professional education in Project Management, Trauma & Resilience, Community Violence Intervention, Evidence-Based Violence Reduction, Juvenile Diversion, Trauma-Informed Approach, Youth Mental Health First Aid and Spiritual Mind Treatment.Kim is a 2023 Fellow at the Center for Mind-Body Science and the 2017 recipient of the Health Equity Hero Award from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services for her work and success in leading public health initiatives and social change in Baltimore amidst the Freddie Gray riots. She is a strategist and subject matter expert in the intersection of public health and public safety. She has served in several roles leading local and national strategy, development and mobilization addressing police-community relations. Kim has also landed coverage in print and broadcast outlets around the world, including the Huffington Post, Al Jazeera, CNN and Swedish TV.Kim has provided program/project management, strategic planning, specialized case management, training and technical assistance for government agencies and community organizations, including U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore City Health Department and the Baltimore Police Department.Rev. Kim Lagree is a transformational leader and is now honored to continue serving her hometown as the CEO of Healing Cities Inc/Healing City Baltimore.