Sherie Lou Santos, MPH, MCHES is currently the Health Policy Director for Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO-01). She leads and manages Rep. DeGette’s very robust health care portfolio, including the Congressional Diabetes Caucus and the Pro-Choice Caucus which Rep. DeGette co-chairs.
Ms. Santos previously worked as an American Public Health Association Congressional Policy Fellow for Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. She served as key staff on legislative negotiations as well as advised Sen. Murray, Ranking Member of the Committee, on Food and Drug Administration-related, drug pricing, and public health policies .
Ms. Santos is a Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES) and earned her dual MPH at the Loma Linda University with concentrations in health promotion and education and maternal and child health. She received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from The George Washington University with minors in biology and sociocultural anthropology. Ms. Santos is also the Chair of the Public Health Education and Health Promotion Section of the American Public Health Association.