Officers

Kim Baskette, PhD, CHES
President
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health & Healthcare Leadership
Radford University Carilion

Ben Barber, MPP
Vice-President
Policy Director
Virginia Health Catalyst
Gilbert Gimm, PhD, MBA
Treasurer
Associate Professor, College of Public Health
George Mason University
Aaron Pannone PhD, MS
Secretary
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
University of Virginia
Ashley Tharpe EdD, MPH, MA, MS, CHES
Past-President
Online Chair, School of Business
Associate Professor, Department of Public & Community Health
Liberty University

Board Members

Katrina Forrest, JD
Co-Executive Director
CityHealth
Kerry Redican, Phd, MSPH, MPH, PhD, CHES
Professor of Public Health
Director, Undergraduate Program in Public Health
Department of Population Health Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech

Jennifer L. Hall, EdD, MCHES
Associate Professor, Department of Public Health & Healthcare Leadership
Radford University Carilion

Maurice Johnson, Jr., MPH, PhD*
Social Scientist
Food and Drug Administration

Melissa Meadows, MPH, MAT
Vice President of Education
The Virginia League for Planned Parenthood

Natalie Pennywell, MPH, CHES
Outreach & Community Engagement Manager
Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services

Shannon Latkin Anderson, PhD
Associate Professor of Sociology
Coordinator, Public Health Studies
Roanoke College

Sue Ann Sarpy, PhD, MS
Principal & Founder
Sarpy and Associates, LLC

Syril Pettit, DrPH, MEM
Executive Director
Health and Environmental Sciences Institute

Vanessa Walker Harris, MD
Director
Office of Family Health Services, Virginia Department of Health
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