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MEET THE BOARD
President's Executive Leadership Team
VACANT
PRESIDENT, 2025-2026
VACANT
PRESIDENT-ELECT, 2025-2026
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Kristin Z. Black, PhD, MPH
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT, 2025-2026
ACTING PRESIDENT
Assistant Professor
Department of Maternal & Child Health
Gillings School of Global Public Health
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Deputy Director
Center of Excellence in Maternal & Child Health Education, Science and Practice
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Research Consultant
ResearchTalk, Inc.
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Durham, NC
Kelechi Ibe-Lamberts, PhD, MPH
SECRETARY, 2025-2026
Clinical Associate Professor
Community Health Sciences
University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health
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Chicago, IL
DaRel M. Barksdale, DrPH, MPH, CHES®
TREASURER, 2025-2026
​Washington, DC
SAAPHI Board Members
Paris (AJ) Adkins-Jackson, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Departments of Epidemiology and Sociomedical Sciences
Mailman School of Public Health
Columbia University
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New York, NY
Stephanie L. Baker, PhD, MS, PT
Associate Professor and Department Chair
Public Health Studies Department
Elon University
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Principal
Stephanie L. Baker Consulting
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Durham, NC
Brittney Boakye, MPH
Doctoral Student
School of Community Health & Policy
Morgan State University
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Washington, DC
Asia M. Carter, MPH
Capacity Building and Engagement Associate
The Center for Science in the Public Interest
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Dallas, TX
Kia L. Davis, ScD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Department of Surgery
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
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St. Louis, MO
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Khaliah Fleming, EdD, MPH, CHES®
President
Florida Society for Public Health Education
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Tampa, FL
Ashley Hickson, DrPH, MPH
Director of Health Equity and Social Impact
Center for Science in the Public Interest
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Dallas, TX
Courtney Mcmillian, MPH
Doctoral Student
Department of Maternal & Child Health
Gillings School of Global Public Health
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Chapel Hill, NC
Patsy Polston, MSPH, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Health Behavior
Gillings School of Global Public Health
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Chapel Hill, NC
*All Board Members are volunteers serving in their personal capacity.