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National Board of Trustees

SOPHE’s Board of Trustees comprises 20 elected members who are charged with: 
  • Determining the organization’s mission and vision.
  • Selecting and evaluating the chief executive officer.
  • Ensuring and managing adequate resources.
  • Effective organizational planning.
  • Determining and monitoring SOPHE’s programs and services.
  • Ensuring legal and ethical accountability.
  • Recruiting and orienting new board members
  • Enhancing SOPHE’s public standing.
All trustees are two-year positions, except the president-elect and student trustee.  

Leonard Jack, Jr., PhD
Leonard Jack, Jr., PhD
President
Term 2024 - 2025
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 
 
Raffy R Luquis, PhD, MCHES®
Raffy R Luquis, PhD, MCHES®
Immediate Past President
Term 2024 - 2025
Penn State Harrisburg
 
 
Heidi Hancher-Rauch, PhD, MCHES®
Heidi Hancher-Rauch, PhD, MCHES®
President-Elect
Term 2024 - 2025
Butler University
 
 
Dr. David M Brown, Ed.D., MA, MLIS, MCHES®
Dr. David M Brown, Ed.D., MA, MLIS, MCHES®
Treasurer
Term 2023 - 2025
University of Wyoming
 
Dr. Alexis (Lexi) A Blavos, PhD, MCHES®
Dr. Alexis (Lexi) A Blavos, PhD, MCHES®
Secretary
Term 2024 - 2027
SUNY Cortland
 
 
Dr. Jodi Brookins-Fisher, PhD, MCHES®, FESG
Dr. Jodi Brookins-Fisher, PhD, MCHES®, FESG
Trustee, At-Large
Term 2024 - 2026
Central Michigan University
 
 
Dr. Meghan E Burroughs, PhD, MA, MCHES®
Dr. Meghan E Burroughs, PhD, MA, MCHES®
Trustee, Advocacy & Resolutions
Term 2023 - 2025
Jacksonville State University
 
 
Dee Jordan, PhD, MPH
Dee Jordan, PhD, MPH
Trustee, At-Large
Term 2024 - 2026
Harvard Medical School
 
 
Mauricia Tricia Lewis, MEd
Mauricia Tricia Lewis, MEd
Trustee, 2024 Annual Conference
Term 2023 - 2025
Port of Spain Corporation
 
 
Ms. Zazai Owens, M.Ed.
Ms. Zazai Owens, M.Ed.
Trustee, At-Large
Term 2024 - 2026
Southfiled Public Schools
 
 
Miguel A Perez, PhD, MS, MCHES®
Miguel A Perez, PhD, MS, MCHES®
Trustee, Publications
Term 2023 - 2025
California State University, Fresno
 
 
Dr. Kimberly Price, PhD, MCHES®, CPH
Dr. Kimberly Price, PhD, MCHES®, CPH
Trustee, Professional Development & Continuing Education
Term 2023 - 2025
Lenoir-Rhyne University
 
 
Dr. Erin Sweeney, PhD, MEd, MCHES®
Dr. Erin Sweeney, PhD, MEd, MCHES®
Trustee, At-Large
Term 2024 - 2026
University of Nebraska Kearney
 
 
Kendall Smith
Kendall Smith
Student Trustee
Term 2024 - 2025
The University of Alabama
 
 
Joanne Chopak-Foss, PhD, FASHA
Joanne Chopak-Foss, PhD, FASHA
Delegate Trustee & Speaker of the House
Term 2024 - 2025
Georgia Southern University
 
 
Caitlyn Jasumback, MSPH
Caitlyn Jasumback, MSPH
Delegate Trustee & Speaker of the House, Elect
Term 2024 - 2025
 
 
Tori Gaston
Tori Gaston
Delegate Trustee
Term 2023 - 2025
Arkansas SOPHE
 
 
Nicole Smith, MPH, MCHES®
Nicole Smith, MPH, MCHES®
Delegate Trustee
Term 2023 - 2025
Ohio Department of Health
 
 
William Datema, DrPH, MS, MCHES®
William Datema, DrPH, MS, MCHES®
CEO (Ex-Officio Member)
Term 2023 - 2099
Society for Public Health Education
 
 

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