Age: 31
MPH health management policy ’10
Managing partner, The Bijoux Group; founder, The State of Public Health
My Greatest Accomplishment
I’d like to think it is yet to come. I’ve founded a public health and education consulting firm that evaluates policies and programs that directly impact communities by addressing health disparities, environmental health concerns, obesity and a range of other public health concerns; presented on the state of mental and physical health in minority communities at the 2015 National Education Association annual conference; and founded an online resource portal, the State of Public Health, designed to organize public health in the virtual space. Yet, despite these accomplishments, my February 2012 medical mission to Haiti stands out above the rest. To return to my birth country for the first time in 16 years, as a public health expert, and being able to lecture on public health principles and strategies and empower the medical professionals at Justinian University Hospital was a humbling experience.
How Drexel Helped
My time in the MPH program was my “click moment” and without it I do not believe I would be in the professional position I am in today. I owe my understanding of disruptive innovation and problem-solving through a “wicked” lens to my wonderful professors at Drexel.
Where I’ll Be In Five Years
I hope to still be pushing the boundaries of technological innovation to advance public health initiatives.