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Session:: Plenary Session

Leadership, Mentoring, and Training the Next Workforce
Plenary

Plenary 2: Leadership and the Health Education Workforce

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM PST
Location: Main Stage (International Ballroom), 2nd Floor

Advanced Level CECH Credit

Presentations:

  • 4:00 PM – 4:05 PM PST
    Welcome
  • 4:05 PM – 4:07 PM PST
    Recognize Most Valuable Partner (MVP) Award - Eta Sigma Gamma

    Awardee: Jennifer L. Evans, PhD, MEd, MCHES, CPH – Northeastern University

  • 4:07 PM – 4:09 PM PST
    SOPHE Chapter Award of Excellence

    Awardee: Shelby Flores-Thorpe, PhD, MEd, CHES (she/her/hers) – UTHealth Houston School of Public Health - NCI Cancer Control Research Training Program

  • 4:10 PM – 4:15 PM PST
    FAHE Ann Nolte Award

    Announcer: Sara L. Cole, PhD, MCHES® (she/her/hers) – University of Central Oklahoma

    Awardee: Jody Early, PhD, MS, MCHES – School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Washington-Bothell

  • 4:16 PM – 5:30 PM PST
    Plenary 2: Preparing a Resilient Health Education Workforce: Navigating Winds of Change

    Moderator: Carmen R. Nevarez, MD, MPH – CRNevarez HealthConsulting, LLC

    Speaker: Moose Alperin, EdD, MPH, MCHES (she/her/hers) – Emory University

    Speaker: Tekisha Dwan Everette, PhD, MPA, MPH, CPH (she/her/hers) – Trust for America's Health

    Speaker: Laura Rasar King, EdD, MPH, MCHES (she/her/hers) – Council on Education for Public Health