Georgia USA
Founded: January 2021
Our Chapter formation began with a Fall 2019 meeting of women across several Georgia global health and higher education institutions. Several of us had reached out to WGH Global about beginning a Chapter, so there is clearly a need! We implemented a stakeholder survey in early 2020 to identify priority goals for the Chapter. While the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted our Chapter development, we were excited to continue to build our leadership team.
Our aims
Building on the global goals of Women in Global Health, the WGH Georgia USA Chapter provides community-building, mentoring, and leadership development. We provide the opportunity to engage with other women working in global health across organizations. While the need for mentoring in early career phases is widely recognized, we also build opportunities for mentorship and peer-based support across all career phases, with a particular emphasis on supporting diversity in the global health workforce. Additionally, we help develop leadership skills for women, who are widely represented across Georgia-based global health organizations but are still not well-represented in leadership, particularly women of color.
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Key Accomplishments:
- Hold bi-monthly events highlighting the work of Women in Global Health
- Building local to global policy advocacy networks
- Building community among women in the Georgia global health workforce
- Creating opportunities for networking and mentorship
Our Leadership:
- Our leadership team consists of:
- Rachel Hall-Clifford (Emory University)
- Alyssa Lowe (Georgia Health Policy Center)
- Lauren Abrams (Task Force for Global Health)
- Samhita Kumar (Carter Center)
- Andie Tucker (Task Force for Global Health)
- Subasri Narasimhan (Emory University)
- Emma Giles (Emory University)
- Stella Zhang (Emory University)
- Maria Thacker Goethe (Georgia Global Health Alliance)
