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Meet Our Team
Center for Public Health Directors
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Richard Wender, MD
Executive Director
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Heather Klusaritz, PhD, MSW
Director of Community Engagement
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Carolyn Cannuscio, ScD
Director of Research
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Hillary Nelson, PhD, MPH
Director of Education
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Center for Public Health Staff
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Courtney Summers, MSW
Associate Director
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Emily Paterson, MPH
Senior Program Manager
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Rachel Feuerstein-Simon, MPH
Research Program Manager
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Francesca Cameron, MPH
Program Manager
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