Dr. Sami Jarrah, DrPH, MPH, serves as Vice Dean for Finance and Administration and Executive Director for Public Partnerships for Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. Prior to Columbia, Jarrah served for 15 years in various public health leadership roles, including as Deputy Commissioner and Chief Financial Officer for the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and as Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer for the Philadelphia Department of Public Health.

Dr. Patrick Bernet, PhD, MPA, studies the benefits and costs of public health interventions, as well as the impact of community, social, economic and individual characteristics on health decisions. In addition to teaching at Seton Hall University, Dr. Bernet services on many community organizations, with particular focus on pregnancy outcomes.

Dr. Paul Kuehnert, DNP, RN, FAAN, is a retired nurse who served for over 30 years as an executive leader in public health including as a county health officer, deputy state health officer, Associate Vice President at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and President and CEO of the Public Health Accreditation Board. Paul’s commitment to public health provided him with the means to act every day in concrete ways to further healing, build community, and seek justice.