Presenters

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  Ajay Persaud, MPH, CPH (he/him)

  NNPHI Senior Program Associate, Climate and Crisis Preparedness

  "Ajay is a Senior Program Associate within the Climate and Crisis Preparedness program. He supports key programmatic work in CCP projects including Project Firstline, an-infection prevention and control initiative, and the Coaching for Enhanced Disease Intervention Skills program, Public Health LEADS, and is currently the Program Lead for the NNPHI Public Health AmeriCorps Program.
  
  Ajay’s passion for public health began in high school when he joined his local volunteer EMS agency and discovered emergency preparedness and response. His goal to protect families and communities alike from natural and man-made disasters has guided him to advocate for improved climate change adaptation and mitigation research and projects.
  
  Ajay holds his master’s degree in public health with a concentration in Environmental and Occupational Health from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. His graduate thesis focused assessing the impact that wildfire smoke may have on climate change and its implications. Prior to joining NNPHI, Ajay was an Emergency Medical Technician and telecommunications operator at the George Washington University Department of Emergency Medicine."

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  Garlie St-Cyr, MPH (she/her)

  NNPHI, NCCPHT Program Assistant

  Garlie is the Project ECHO Program Assistant for the National Coordinating Center for Public Health Training (NCCPHT) team. She will be coordinating ECHO-related activities and providing administrative and logistical support across NCCPHT.
  
  She earned her Bachelors in Public Health, a minor in Healthcare Management, and her Master of Public Health degree concentrated in Health Policy and Management at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. Garlie is proud to be from a Haitian immigrant family, and her interests lie in creating and coordinating equitable and sustainable programs and resources for different communities.
  
  Her previous experiences include performing a qualitative program evaluation for a resettlement agency, creating and facilitating health promotion workshops for college students, and supporting health equity program efforts within a health department. Garlie is excited to be a part of NNPHI and continue growing her public health career in the DC area! Garlie fills her cup through traveling, trying new restaurants and recipes, and volunteering.

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  Zoila Reyna, MPH (she/her)

  Founder of Public Health Hired

  Passionate and dedicated leader advancing advocacy and grassroots outreach on public health issues, bringing 15 years of experience organizing and implementing community health programs, building strategic alliances with diverse underserved communities, CBOs, local and national healthcare organizations.

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  Omari Richins, MPH (he/him)

  Founder, The Public Health Millenial

  Working towards more equitable systems to empower Black and other disinvested communities to have generational health and wealth. I help organizations and people move towards equitable systems change by first listening and then investing into communities to improve their health. I come from a multicultural background with a focus on public health, health equity, systems change, community empowerment, social determinants of health, and media.
  
  At the Trust, we are working towards equitable systems change through thriving communities, thriving residents, equitable access to care and health outcomes across North Carolina.
  
  The Public Health Millennial is an online platform where we help public health people best navigate their career journeys. Follow on IG @thePHmillennial, follow LinkedIn page, subscribe to my podcast, follow YouTube, and check out thePHmillennial.com/links for more.
  
  I am also an avid traveler with my last international trip was to Trinidad & Tobago. I also love football (soccer) and support Bayern Munich, Arsenal, The Netherlands, and Trinidad & Tobago.