Officers

Kim Baskette, PhD, CHES
President
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health & Healthcare Leadership
Radford University Carilion

Ben Barber, MPP
President-Elect
Policy Director
Virginia Health Catalyst

Gilbert Gimm, PhD, MBA
Treasurer
Associate Professor
George Mason University

Aaron Pannone PhD, MS
Secretary
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
University of Virginia

Ashley Tharpe EdD, MPH, MA, MS, CHES
Past-President
Online Chair, School of Business
Associate Professor, Department of Public & Community Health
Liberty University

Board Members

Katrina Forrest, JD
Co-Executive Director
CityHealth

Kerry Redican, Phd, MSPH, MPH
Professor, Public Health Administration
Virginia Tech

Jennifer L. Hall, EdD, MCHES
Director of Master of Public Health Program,
Assistant Professor, Health Promotion & Public Health
University of Lynchburg

Maurice Johnson, Jr., MPH
Social Scientist
Food and Drug Administration

Melissa Meadows, MPH, MAT
Vice President of Education
The Virginia League for Planned Parenthood

Natalie Pennywell, MPH, CHES
Outreach & Community Engagement Manager
Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services

Shannon Latkin Anderson, PhD
Associate Professor of Sociology
Coordinator, Public Health Studies
Roanoke College

Sue Ann Sarpy, PhD, MS
Principal & Founder
Sarpy and Associates, LLC

Syril Pettit, DrPH, MEM
Executive Director
Health and Environmental Sciences Institute

Vanessa Walker Harris, MD
Director
Office of Family Health Services, Virginia Department of Health