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Ben Fulgencio-Turner is the Director of the Climate for Health program, a national initiative of ecoAmerica to build climate leadership and action in the health sector, advancing solutions that protect personal and community health. Ben started his career as a community organizer in New Orleans, supporting neighborhood leaders and building power in communities recovering from Hurricane Katrina. He studied and worked within systems of safety-net health care for over fourteen years, developing cross-sector partnerships to address root causes of health inequities, and working closely with providers serving Medicaid and uninsured populations. Ben received a BA from Tulane University and a Masters in Public Policy from Georgetown University focusing on systems of healthcare finance and delivery.
Damilola Oluwemimo is an MPH candidate at Western Illinois
University, USA. She is passionate about climate and health communication, planetary
health equity, and policy advancement. She has experience in conducting various
climate and health initiatives in Africa and North America, and Australia.
Damilola is a fellow at the American Journal of Public Health Student Think
Tank Program and also the Executive Director of the Oath for Sustainability
Network
Leyla McCurdy, MPhil is the founder and chair of the Children’s Environmental Health Committee of the APHA’s Environment Section. She has over twenty years of experience in environmental health. Currently she is an environmental health consultant, board member of Children’s Environmental Health Network, and chairs ecoAmerica’s Climate for Health Executive Committee. She serves on several committees, including the American Public Health Association’s Center for Climate, Health, and Equity Advisory Board and the National Council for Environmental Health and Equity.
Michelle Loosli is the Senior Manager for
Climate Education at APHA’s Center for Climate, Health and Equity. Michelle is
a certified project management professional who has worked with several
government agencies including DOL, HUD, USAID and HHS. She previously directed
the Office of Minority Health (OMH) Resource Center for HHS. As the director,
she implemented a program to increase research awards to minority serving
institutions, led the expansion of OMH’s social media presence and modified
OMH’s website to increase its usability to consumers. Michelle has a passion
for identifying unique and interesting education methods, be it health and
hygiene lessons with grade school children to prevent Ascaris or construction
skill training with teen dropouts to support obtaining their GED. Michelle
holds a master's degree in Malnutrition and Hunger Policy from Tufts University
and a bachelor's degree in Anthropology and Spanish from Brigham Young
University. Michelle spends her free time traveling and has been to more than
50 countries.
Tiffany has been passionate about the environment and promoting health since elementary school and has participated in many capacities over the years to advance them. Most recently, she has been leading the Children’s Environmental Health Committee’s Climate Change and Youth Education workgroup dedicated to promoting the Climate and Health Lesson Plan for High School Students. When she's not working, she enjoys hiking and is a self-taught artist.