Membership Monday Spotlight Series - August
Mark your calendars for the next Membership Monday Spotlight Series event scheduled for Monday, August 19th at 10 am EST featuring Dr. Melicia Whitt-Glover, Executive Director of the Council on Black Health. The Council on Black Health is a Black-led and Black-empowering network of experts that integrates global perspectives, data and research and lived experience to create actionable strategies.
Don't miss out on the chance to connect with like-minded professionals and make a difference in your field. This series goes beyond knowledge-sharing—it's an opportunity to engage with industry leaders, discover innovative insights, and contribute to impactful change.
Meet Our August Spotlight Guest
Dr. Melicia Whitt-Glover, Executive Director, Council on Black Health
Dr. Melicia Whitt-Glover is Executive Director for the Council on Black Health, housed in the Dornsife School of Public at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. CBH's mission is to develop and promote solutions that achieve health in Black communities. She is also President and CEO of Gramercy Research Group in Winston Salem, NC. Gramercy's mission is to positively impact and improve the lives of individuals and communities by addressing health and related issues. For 20+ years, Dr. Whitt-Glover has been engaged in research and evaluation projects to identify effective strategies to promote adherence to national recommendations for physical activity, diet, and healthy weight gain to address disparities in chronic disease morbidity and mortality. Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, national and local foundations, and local government organizations. She was a member of the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee, which was a group of the country's most accomplished physical activity and health expertise who will play a critical role in a comprehensive process, culminating with the publication of the second edition of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. Dr. Whitt-Glover received her BA (Exercise Physiology, 1993) and MA (Exercise Physiology, 1996) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She received her Ph.D. (Epidemiology, 1999) from the University of South Carolina.