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Spotlight: Katie Howard '08
A passion for social systems and a drive to create more equitable health outcomes have defined the career of Katie Howard, MPH ’08. Now serving as senior policy advisor for Quality, Metrics, Surveys, and Evaluations at the Oregon Health Authority, Howard is leveraging data-driven strategies to addr...View Article Details for Spotlight: Katie Howard '08 -
Spotlight: Dillon Balkin '14
A love for sports and a passion for helping others were the twin drivers behind alumni Dr. Dillon Balkin’s career. Today, he's living his dream as one of the NFL’s go-to chiropractors, working with elite players like Washington Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels, and caring for everyday at...View Article Details for Spotlight: Dillon Balkin '14 -
Homecoming 2024 Preview: Red, Black and Gold (Medalists)
It’s not just the first hint of fall foliage—the University of Maryland campus is glowing a definite red this week with crimson lights from Memorial Chapel to Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center. Homecoming 2024 festivities kicked off Sunday night with SEE’s Homecoming Comedy Show, featuring Emmy award-w...View Article Details for Homecoming 2024 Preview: Red, Black and Gold (Medalists) -
Spotlight on Vonai Moyo '13
Vonai Moyo '13 knew her dual passions from the start— as a child she dreamed of becoming a pediatrician and since the first grade she devoted herself to gymnastics. At UMD’s School of Public Health (SPH) she nurtured these two loves and transformed them into two dynamic careers: working as a physic...View Article Details for Spotlight on Vonai Moyo '13 -
Joanne Pérodin: From Haiti to the White House and beyond
As a kid, Joanne Pérodin ('05 BS, ’09 MPH) loved to take things apart and put them back together again, like her bicycle or keyboard, and thought she might become an engineer. By the time she began her studies in kinesiology in 2001 at UMD’s School of Public Health, she had already lived through the...View Article Details for Joanne Pérodin: From Haiti to the White House and beyond -
Cultivating Community: SPH’s Alumni Network wants you involved!
This fall, a new group of accomplished professionals brings a wealth of experience, energy, and vision to the School of Public Health’s 2024-26 Alumni Network Board, with a renewed focus on engaging Alumni communities near and far. As president, Jennifer Clerie, B.S. '16, MBA, a senior data manag...View Article Details for Cultivating Community: SPH’s Alumni Network wants you involved!