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14 <br /> Relevant Experience Board #1 <br /> Trained as an epidemiologist- MPH in environmental epidemiology, PhD in infectious disease <br /> epidemiology. Internship at the CA Department of Public Health Worked as a researcher in academia and <br /> in other nonprofit organizations in close partnership with local and state health departments in NC and <br /> other states to reduce the impact of infectious disease, to design public health interventions, and to <br /> evaluate public health initiatives. For the past 30 years I have conducted research on HIV/AIDS, <br /> tuberculosis (TB), and reproductive tract infections. I have conducted many evaluations of public health <br /> programs and initiatives like the CDC's Community Transformation Grants. Epidemiology and public <br /> health work is inherently collaborative. I have extensive experience working in partnership with others in <br /> government, academia, and community organizations to solve public health problems. I led the NC site of <br /> the CDC funded Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium from 2001-2011. In my professional <br /> experience I have written grants and been responsible for managing all aspects of my research including <br /> budgets, staffing, human subjects, logistics, community review boards, reporting, and publications. My <br /> publications are available at Google Scholar(https:Hscholar.google.com/citations?user=a-X4EUoAAAAJ). <br /> Reasons Want to Serve Board #1 <br /> I seek to bring together my public health skills and experiences with my community involvement to better <br /> the health and well-being of the people of Orange County. I have generally conducted my community <br /> work separate from my professional work but I would like to bring those two pieces together by serving on <br /> the OC Health Board. Recently, I wrote 3 articles about the covid19 epidemic for the News of Orange <br /> (links available on my Linkedln profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-royce/). At this stage in my life I <br /> am not working full time so I have time to help more. <br /> Diversity of Viewpoints Board #1 <br /> Although infectious pathogens do not discriminate, health disparities figure strongly in who gets infected, <br /> tested, becomes sick, receives care, experiences untoward outcomes or recovers fully. For that reason, <br /> my work has always dealt with diversity. I have worked with and made substantive contributions to <br /> improving the health of several special populations include those described by race, birthplace, class, <br /> sexual orientation or gender identity, and individuals involved with substance use. For example, with <br /> others, I established the African American Workgroup of the TB Consortium, led the first study of the <br /> excess of tuberculosis in the African American community, held a national summit directing attention to <br /> the disparity in tuberculosis, and designed and conducted an intervention to address the disparity. My <br /> work has given me insight into a diversity of viewpoints and lived experiences. <br /> Conflict of Interest Board #1 <br /> None <br /> Relevant Experience Board #2 <br /> Reasons Want to Serve Board#2 <br /> Diversity of Viewpoints Board #2 <br /> Rachel Royce <br />