Attend this live webinar session to learn more about the volunteer leadership opportunities SOPHE has to offer and how they can impact your professional career growth and skill building.

Speakers include:

Elaine Auld, MPH, CHES

Society for Public Health Education – CEO

Elaine Auld, MPH, MCHES, has served as SOPHE’s Chief Executive Officer since 1995, where she oversees the organization’s portfolio in professional preparation, professional development, research, and advocacy/public policy.  Over her 30+ year career, Ms. Auld has published on more than 40 journal articles and book chapters on health education’s role in community/school health education competencies, health equity, national and international workforce development, and public policy.  For the last five years, she has been involved in quality assurance in school health education, promotion of the the WSCC model, and supported the National Task Force on the Future of School Health Education.  Ms. Auld holds her MPH from the University of Michigan School of Public Health with a concentration in health behavior and is a master certified health education specialist.

Antonio Gardner PhD, MS, CHES

Mississippi State University – Asst. Professor

I am an Assistant Professor of Health Promotion in the Department of Food Science, Nutrition, & Health Promotion at Mississippi State University whose research focuses on health disparities among rural and African American populations.

Darcell Scharff PhD

St. Louis University – Professor

I am a Professor of Behavioral Science and Health Education and Director of the Office of Public Health Practice within the College for Public Health and Social Justice at St. Louis University.

Kirsten Rodgers EdD, MSPH, MCHES

Principal and Lead Consultant – Proximate Learning, LLC

An Educational Consultant and Adjunct Faculty in Public Health for over 15 years who has conducted research and developed trainings in collaboration with National Networks of Public Health Institutes, de Beaumont Foundation, and Regional Public Health Training Centers to develop and improve leadership capacity in professional workforce in public health.  Currently contracts with the CDC to provide continuing education to employees in Leadership and other topics in Public Health.