I have 30 years of experience, and specialize in the field of public health and communicable disease with specific knowledge in the areas of assessment and appraisal, evaluation and health policy. I have published on such topics as public health education, resiliency and health systems. I have worked both in the private and public sectors of health promotion and disease prevention. I am a CDC certified infection control nurse and previously worked in the fields of HIV/AIDS and epidemiology.