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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.  

Dr. Michelle S. Williams, PhD, MSPH, MPH, MCHES®, FAACE
Dr. Michelle S. Williams, PhD, MSPH, MPH, MCHES®, FAACE
President
Term 2026 - 2027
George Mason University
 
 
Heidi Hancher-Rauch, PhD, MCHES®
Heidi Hancher-Rauch, PhD, MCHES®
Immediate Past President
Term 2026 - 2027
Butler University
 
 
Antonio J. Gardner, PhD, MS, MCHES®
Antonio J. Gardner, PhD, MS, MCHES®
President-Elect
Term 2026 - 2027
The University of Alabama
 
 
Kennedy Dawson
Kennedy Dawson
Treasurer
Term 2026 - 2029
Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition / AmeriCorps
 
 
Dr. Alexis (Lexi) A Blavos, PhD, MCHES®
Dr. Alexis (Lexi) A Blavos, PhD, MCHES®
Secretary
Term 2024 - 2027
SUNY Cortland
 
 
Janae Bady
Janae Bady
Trustee, At-Large
Term 2026 - 2028
Central Michigan University
 
 
Shelby Flores-Thorpe
Shelby Flores-Thorpe
Trustee, At-Large
Term 2026 - 2028
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Austin
 
 
Sheree H Keitt
Sheree H Keitt
Trustee, At-Large
Term 2025 - 2027
Community Catalyst
 
 
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Shannon McMorrow, PhD, MPH
Trustee, At-Large
Term 2025 - 2027
Western Michigan University
 
 
Tiffany Neal, MPH, MCHES
Tiffany Neal, MPH, MCHES
Trustee, At-Large
Term 2026 - 2028
American Heart Association
 
Deborah Gurgel Smith, PhD, MPH, BSN
Deborah Gurgel Smith, PhD, MPH, BSN
Trustee, At-Large
Term 2025 - 2027
Louisiana State University Health Science Shreveport
 
 
Dr. Gayle Walter, PhD, MPH, MCHES®
Dr. Gayle Walter, PhD, MPH, MCHES®
Trustee, At-Large
Term 2026 - 2028
Allen College
 
Johnny M Wilkerson, PhD, MPH, MCHES®
Johnny M Wilkerson, PhD, MPH, MCHES®
Trustee, At-Large
Term 2025 - 2027
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health
 
 
Ethan Greenblatt, MCHES®, CPH
Ethan Greenblatt, MCHES®, CPH
Student Trustee
Term 2026 - 2027
St. Louis County Department of Public Health
 
 
La Verne D. Partlow, MEd
La Verne D. Partlow, MEd
Speaker of the House
Term 2026 - 2027
Gaston County DHHS - Public Health Division
 
 
Amy Faus, MPH, CPH, MCHES®
Amy Faus, MPH, CPH, MCHES®
Speaker of the House, Elect
Term 2026 - 2027
Bergen's Promise
 
 
Maricela Arias-Cantu, MS, MHA, CAE
Maricela Arias-Cantu, MS, MHA, CAE
CEO (Ex-Officio Member)
Term 2026 - 2099
Society for Public Health Education
 
 

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