About Me
After graduating from Tufts University in 1999 with a BA in International
Relations and Community Health, I served in AmeriCorps for a year
focusing on economic development/ microenterprise in El Paso and
San Antonio, Texas - a really great experience. When I finished
AmeriCorps, I came back to the Boston area for a while and worked
at Harvard on a substance abuse research study before heading back
to school for my Masters in Public Health at Johns Hopkins. I moved
to Washington D.C. in 2002 to work for the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services in the area of primary health care and health
systems integration for uninsured and underserved populations. There
I have been fortunate to work with some great programs and people
dedicated to improving health status throughout the U.S.
Last August I got married to my wonderful husband Rob on an amazing
day on Lake Winnipesaukee, narrowly avoiding the remnants of two hurricanes
that came up the coast! We were fortunate to be joined by many good
CHS friends; Ben Nadeau, Theresa (Madison) and Joe Monteiro, Kasie (Wallace)
Enman, Vicky (Dulac) O‚Sullivan and Jon Mires.
Most of the time, Rob and I live in Bethesda, MD (just outside of DC)
where I am still with Health and Human Services and Rob is teaching
at various universities while he finishes his doctorate. Unfortunately,
we will not be able to make it to the reunion as we are currently living
in Ramallah (West Bank) Palestine for the next six months due to the
fellowship Rob received to finish his doctoral research on the politics
of Palestinian heritage. I was fortunate enough to get a leave of absence
from my job and come to Ramallah as well where I am working with a maternal
and child health and nutrition program focusing on improving health
services in the West Bank and Gaza. Life in the Occupied Territories
is certainly an experience but we've had the opportunity to travel
a bit throughout Israel and the West Bank and meet many wonderful people
amidst the tragedy of the current political situation, the growing impact
of the Separation Wall, and numerous military checkpoints within the
West Bank.
Thanks to all those that put this great website together!
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