The School of Public Health’s Board of Advisors provides valuable insight into the changing public health practice and research needs, as well as input on the School’s curriculum, applied practice experiences, and overall planning processes. They maintain the School’s vision to be a leading public health research institution dedicated to understanding and solving contemporary health problem, serving as the destination of choice for students seeking an affordable and meaningful public health education. The Board also shares the School’s values of integrity; accountability and transparency in our operations, scholarship and inquiry; respect for all aspects of diversity; health as a human right; prioritizing health in all policy decisions; sustainable healthy environments; and student success.
Gary D. Nelson, PhD — Board Chairman
President
Healthcare Georgia Foundation, Inc.
Clinton Dye Jr., PhD
Retired President and CEO
The Atlanta Urban League
Elizabeth Ford, MD, MBA
District Health Director
DeKalb County Board of Health
Merrilee Gober, RN, BSN, JD (’89)
Chair, Legislative Committee for the Medical Association of Georgia Alliance
Rosemarie “Rosie” Henson Sampson, MSSW, MPH
Operations Senior Director (CHAMPS)
Emory Global Health Institute
Debra Houry, MD, MPH
Director of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Marshall Kreuter, PhD
Retired School of Public Health Faculty Member;
Scientist & Fellow, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Kirk McGhee, Esq.
Vice President and Regional Counsel
Kaiser Permanente
Frank D. Strickland, MBA
Partner
SignatureFD
Brandon Talley, MPH
Vice President for Non-Infectious Disease Programs
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation
Jana Thomas, MPA
Sr. Vice President
Porter Novelli
Rodney Lyn, PhD
Interim Dean & Professor
School of Public Health
Georgia State University
Non-voting member