Kelly Velazquez-Umaña is a public health professional with over eight years of experience in public, private, government, and non-profit settings. She has worked across multiple public health topics with expertise in implementing community-based programs and community engagement, focusing on health equity.
Ms. Velazquez-Umaña has worked in maternal and child health, neuroscience research, community health center value-based care programs, grassroots community health worker initiatives, and migrant and preventative health. During the pandemic, she led a team of community health workers serving our most underserved communities and those who were significantly impacted by COVID-19. She has advocated enhancing the community health worker workforce at the local and state level. In October 2023, she completed a Health Equity Fellowship at the Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration (BPHC-HRSA) and is currently enrolled in the Doctor of Public Health program at the Milken Institute of School of Public Health.