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Day two will focus on how you can help combat the climate crisis using your own unique experience and expertise. We’ll kick things off with communications skill building workshops, followed by a presentation and panel discussion on climate work being done by various APHA sections, and end with two breakout opportunities designed to foster collaboration with fellow public health professionals beyond the Summit.
Ben Fulgencio-Turner leads the Climate for Health program, a
national initiative 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 has 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. He received a BA from Tulane
University and a MPP from Georgetown University.
Don Hoppert is the Director of Government Relations at the
American Public Health Association where he leads the association's federal
government relations and grassroots advocacy activities. He previously served
as Director of Federal and Congressional Affairs at APHA from 1998 through
2004. Don is a long-time former member of the board of directors of the
Coalition for Health Funding, the oldest and largest nonprofit alliance working
to preserve and strengthen federal public health funding. He served as
president of the coalition in 2015 and 2016. From 2004 through 2006, Don was a
public policy and public affairs consultant in San Francisco, Calif. where he
worked for both corporate and nonprofit clients on a variety of public policy
issues, including prescription drug access, tobacco control and emergency
health services. Don served as a congressional aide to U.S. Rep. Sherrod Brown
from 1994 through 1998. He advised Brown on several legislative issues
including the environment, financial services, education and crime and
judiciary matters. He received a BA in Environmental Policy and Analysis from
Bowling Green State University.
Jamie is a climate strategist focused at the intersection of
the labor and climate movements. Her TEDx talk "No matter where we work,
every job is a climate job now" helped accelerate the green jobs
transition and ushered in a wave of employee climate activism inside the
private sector. Previously, Jamie was the founding director of Drawdown Labs at
Project Drawdown where she led the program to push the boundaries of corporate
climate action. Jamie has been a guest on popular news outlets to discuss
climate change including CNN, The Weather Channel, Al Jazeera and NPR. Jamie
has also served in the Office of the UN Secretary General and the Obama
Administration as a civil and foreign service officer at the US Agency for
International Development.
Jonathan is the Principal
Consultant for AJ Rosen & Associates LLC, providing occupational safety and
industrial hygiene services to labor unions, government agencies, and
organizations throughout the U.S. Jonathan works for the National Clearinghouse
for Worker Safety & Health Training, National Institutes of Environmental
Health Sciences Worker Education and Training Program. In that capacity he has
developed worker and leadership training programs on disaster preparedness and
response, resilience, stress, trauma, opioids and the workplace, and infection
prevention and control. Jonathan completed a master’s degree in industrial
health at the University of Michigan and is a Certified Industrial Hygienist.
Matthew Weinburke, DrPH, MPH, MCHES, REHS (he/him) has over
20+ years’ experience working in the public health, public health education and
training, and environmental health fields. He holds a Doctorate in Public
Health (DrPH) conducting research on environmental health disease risk. Matthew
currently serves as an independent public health consultant and is the co-chair
of APHA’s ISC Climate Change and Health Committee.
Nsedu Obot Witherspoon, serves as the Executive Director for the Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN), where her responsibilities include successfully organizing, leading, and managing policy, education/training, and science-related programs. For the past 21 years, she has served as a key spokesperson for children’s vulnerabilities and the need for their protection, conducting presentations and lectures across the country. She is a leader in the field of children’s environmental health, serving on the External Science Board for the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) NIH Research work. She is a Co-Leader the Health/Science initiative of the Cancer Free Economy Network and Co-Chair of the National Environmental Health Partnership Council.
Dr. Padmini (Mini) Murthy is a
globally recognized health professional in her roles as a physician and public
health expert. She is Professor and Global Health Director at New York Medical
College School of Health Sciences and Practice, USA and chair of the
InterSectional Council of American Public Health Association and Global
Health lead for the American Medical Women’s Association and the NGO rep to
United Nations.Dr. Murthy has been working with UN ambassadors and UN missions
to promote women’s health globally with local effort in India, Malawi,
Suriname, Grenada, Liberia and Nepal.
Paige Knappenberger is the director
of partnerships at Climate Nexus. She leads the organization's work with
climate change partner organizations working on climate change, equity and
health. She also serves as an author and media lead for the Lancet
Countdown U.S.
Dr. Raquel Silva is an
environmental health scientist with experience supporting federal agencies
(e.g., U.S. EPA, NIEHS) and other organizations, including coordination of
systematic literature reviews and report development. She explores the links
between chemical risk assessment, cumulative impact assessment, climate
vulnerability, and environmental justice through a health equity lens. Raquel
is an active member of APHA. She has served in a variety of leadership roles
over the years for APHA’s Environment Section (e.g., Program Planner, Section
Councilor). Currently, Raquel is co-chair of APHA's Intersectional Council
Climate Change and Health Committee and a Climate for Health Ambassador for
ecoAmerica.
Dr. Robin Evans-Agnew is a climate
and environmental justice researcher who focuses on photovoice with communities
in the Pacific Northwest. In 2021 heled the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy
Environments’ Global Nurse Agenda for Climate Justice Steering Committee. He
completed his BSN at Johns Hopkins University in 1985 and his PhD in Nursing at
the University of Washington in 2011.