Presenters

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  Kimberly Green-Warren

  Facilitator

  Kimberly Green-Warren, an experienced training consultant and facilitator, is dedicated to turning ideas into action through impactful and engaging learning experiences for adult learners in public health. In her facilitation style, she prioritizes active engagement, thoughtful reflection, practicality, action-oriented activities, and human-centered design. Kimberly has successfully led the design and facilitation of 25+ meetings ranging from 1-day skill-building workshops to comprehensive 2.5-day retreat-style meetings for nonprofit leaders, C-suite healthcare executives, and other audiences. Kimberly collaborates with teams and organizations to host impactful meetings, facilitate team-building retreats, or lead action planning workshops to align and execute on project goals.

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  Nia Smart (She/Her)

  Co- Facilitator and Project Manager

  Nia is a passionate advocate for making a positive impact through increased health education and literacy in underserved and underrepresented communities. With over 7 years of experience collaborating with federal, state, local, and community-based organizations, she has worked tirelessly to bridge gaps in access to vital information and resources. She passionately supports early-career public health professionals, providing opportunities for growth and reminding them of their potential for greatness.

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  Amy Jacobs

  Amy Jacobs is a Program Manager for the National Coordinating Center for Public Health Training (NCCPHT) within the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI). Her focus is Project ECHO, a program she’s drawn to because of its mission to deinstitutionalize best practices for equity and innovation in healthcare.
  
  Amy’s public health journey started as a FoodCorps AmeriCorps service member in Camden, New Jersey. Through her role in FoodCorps, she solidified her ethos of care, community, and equity in public health. She worked in program management at FoodCorps for years after, supporting health justice in the northeastern United States and beyond.
  
  In 2021, Amy graduated with a Master of Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland. Most recently, Amy served as the Chief of Staff on the operations and executive leadership teams for the Maryland Department of Health’s Covid-19 Recovery Program. Since living in Baltimore, she has completed meaningful studies with Health Justice Commons and A Sacred Passing, worked at a local nonprofit as a curriculum development manager and training facilitator, and served as a caregiver for older adults.
  
  In her free time, Amy serves on the board of the Mental Health Emergency Fund, a Baltimore-based nonprofit that offers stipends and peer support to folks in need. She is also an avid gardener, a dance enthusiast, and a dog parent to a lively cattle dog mix named Luna.