Washington, D.C. – The Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) congratulates seven members elected to the SOPHE 2024-2025 Board of Trustees.
The new board members will be inducted and begin their terms of office on March 20, 2024 during the SOPHE 2024 Annual Conference all-member business meeting (12-1 pm ET). Along with other volunteer leaders, the Board of Trustees comprise SOPHE’s governing body.
“I look forward to welcoming in this new group and working together to keep SOPHE on the forefront of supporting leaders in health education,” says SOPHE President Raffy R. Luquis, PhD, MCHES®. “It is always important to have new voices and perspectives when working in any team environment, and this group’s contributions will be fantastic.”
The full list of new board members and positions:
President-Elect
Heidi Hancher-Rauch, PhD, MCHES®, Professor & Director, Public Health Program, University of Indianapolis
Secretary
Alexis Blavos, PhD, MCHES®, Professor, Health Department, SUNY Cortland
Trustee, At-Large
Jodi Brookins-Fisher, PhD, FESG, MCHES®, Professor, Division of Public Health, School of Health Sciences, Central Michigan University
Demetrice “Dee” Jordan, PhD, MPH, Instructor, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Zazai Owens, MEd, MPH(c), Teacher, Detroit Public Schools Community District
Erin Sweeney, PhD, MCHES®, Assistant Professor, Health and Physical Education, University of Nebraska Kearney
Trustee, Student
Kendall Smith, Student, University of Alabama
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For more information contact: news@sophe.org.
About SOPHE
The Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) is a nonprofit association that supports leaders in public health, health education and promotion to advance healthy and equitable communities across the globe. SOPHE members work in health care settings, communities, organizations, schools, universities, worksites, and in local, state and federal government agencies. For more information visit www.sophe.org
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