Washington, D.C. – The Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) congratulates six individuals who were elected to the SOPHE 2025-2026 Board of Trustees after voting by members.

The new board members will be inducted and begin their terms of office on April 17, 2025 during the 2025 SOPHE Annual Conference all-member business meeting (12:45-1:30 pm ET). Along with other volunteer leaders, the Board of Trustees comprises SOPHE’s governing body.

“This is an outstanding group of individuals who will be tremendous additions to this organization,” says SOPHE President Dr. Leonard Jack, Jr. “I am looking forward to working with each of these individuals and hearing their voices and perspectives during this difficult time in public health.”

The full list of new board members and positions:

President-Elect

Michelle S. Williams, PhD, MSPH, MPH, MCHES®, FAACE, Associate Professor, Department of Global and Community Health in the College of Public Health at George Mason University

Trustee, At-Large

Sheree H. Keitt, DrPH, MPH, CHES®, Director of Public Health Strategy and Programs Employer: Community Catalyst

Shannon McMorrow, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs, Western Michigan University

Deborah Gurgel Smith, PhD, MPH, BSN, Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University Health Shreveport

J. Michael Wilkerson, PhD, MPH, MCHES®, Associate Professor, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences

Trustee, Student

Kendall Smith, Student, University of Alabama

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About SOPHE

The Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) is a nonprofit association that supports leaders in public health, health education and promotion to advance healthy and equitable communities across the globe. SOPHE members work in health care settings, communities, organizations, schools, universities, worksites, and in local, state and federal government agencies. For more information visit www.sophe.org