2025 Conference Panelists

The Morning Keynote

Moderated by: Dr. Morgan McDonald, National Director of Population Health and Health Equity Leadership, Milbank Memorial Fund

Featuring: Lori Freeman, Chief Executive Officer, National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)

The Morning Panel

Moderated by: Dr. Lawrence Brown, Professor of Health Policy & Management

Dr. Georgia Heise, District Director, Three Rivers District Health Department, Kentucky

Sarah Ravenhall, Executive Director, New York State Association of County Health Officials (NYSACHO)

Rachael Banks, Public Health Director, Multnomah County, Oregon

The Afternoon Fireside Chat

Moderated by: Sami Jarrah, Vice Dean for Finance and Administration, Executive Director for Public Partnerships, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health

Featuring: Chelsea Cipriano, Managing Director, Common Health Coalition

The Afternoon Roundtable Discussion

Moderated by: Dr. Becky Sale, Managing Director of Academics & Innovation, Health Policy & Management

Panelists:

Kelli Gerdes, Health Promotion Manager, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa Department of Public Health

Steve Hall, Health Officer, Central Michigan District Health Department

Brittany Giles-Cantrell, Program Director, de Beaumont Foundation

The Afternoon Panel

Moderated by: Mitch Stripling, Director, NYC Pandemic Response Institute, Columbia University

Dr. Julia Iyasere, Executive Director, Dalio Center for Health Justice at NewYork-Presbyterian

Dr. Toyin Ajayi, Co-founder and CEO, Cityblock Health

Dr. Virginia Caine, Director, Marion County Public Health Department, Indiana

The Closing Keynote

Moderated by: Dr. Michael Sparer, Director, Center for Public Health Systems, Professor and Department Chair, Health Policy & Management

Featuring: Dr. Michelle Morse, Interim Commissioner of Health, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health); Chief Medical Officer and Executive Deputy Commissioner, NYC Health